Empowered Bodies - PhD Conference 2018

Tuesday 26 June 2018

09:00-17:00pm

Speaker: Professor Karen Throsby - Unviersity of Leeds, Professor Nick Crossley - University of Manchester

Art Exhibition: Sally Hewett - http://www.sallyhewett.co.uk/

Presentation:

We are pleased to announce our Postgraduate Conference for students and researchers interested in the role of the body in social sciences and the concept of embodiment as a source of critical reflection in diverse disciplines.

With a diverse of background and studies levels we are pleased to announce that our conference will be composed by four panels that cross along the following topics:

• Identities
• Fat Studies
• Health
• Race
• Representation
• Standards
• Beauty
• Migration
• Senses
• Spaces
• Media
• Discourses

To review the detailed programme please follow the link to view the: PROGRAMME

We are welcoming delegates from all research levels that would like to participate in supportive discussion that would enhance the topics and the conference itself, as well as make it a great opportunity to meet other students and share experiences.

Our registration fee is £5.00 that will help us to provide lunch and refreshments during the day: http://store.york.ac.uk/product-catalogue/sociology/postgraduate-conference-2018-empowered-bodies

Besides of the payment we are asking the delegates to fill a registration for that is available in this link: http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1d-bs1cHUfRyb44c4J_AcAy-GK1NmXfRog94AjOeoXhM/edit

The Research Centre for Social Sciences is located in Heslington West campus, just in front of the Science Park, you can visit their website: http://www.york.ac.uk/social-science/about/directions/

From the train station we recommend to take the 66 Bus that will take you to JB Morrell library and then take a 5 minutes’ walk towards Science Park.

If you have any further queries or questions please contact us at empowered-bodies@york.ac.uk

New Member of Sociology Staff - Tim Huijts

Welcome to Tim Huijts who has joined the Sociology Department as Senior Lecturer. Tim has studied and worked in the Netherlands and also in Oxford before arriving in York this August.

Tim has research interest in socioeconomic inequalities in health, political regimes, gender equity and depression and ethinic diversity. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the European Society of Health and Medical Sociology.

Call for Papers: Discourse(s) in the Social Sciences Conference May 2016

Rosie Smith, Gillian Loomes and Germaine Stockbridge are organising the annual Sociology Postgraduate Conference. The event will be held on 10th May 2016 between10am-5pm at Kings Manor, University of York.

Confirmed keynote speakers are:

Professor Robert Reiner

Professor Charles Antaki

Call for Papers

We invite abstracts that deal with discourse in any thematic or methodological way.

Topics can include (but are certainly not limited to):

• Conversation Analysis

• Power, resistance and discourse

• Crime and deviance and social control

• Discourse and identity

• Political discourses

• Health, disability and lifestyle

Masters students and first year PhD students are especially welcome to submit an abstract, as this is an excellent chance to present your work in a constructive and supportive environment. Other postgraduate students and researchers are also more than welcome to submit.

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please submit an abstract of up to 350 words to discourses2016@york.ac.uk by Friday, 4 March 2016. Please indicate if you would like to be considered for a travel bursary.