GGM358 Geographies of the Body

This is my main block of teaching and was set up as a new module in 2017-18 from the ashes of my old module Gender, Body & Performance.  Sometimes it's good to shake things up.

We're exploring  a bunch of interesting issues building on my current work including questions around atmospheres, creativity, physiological response to environments, privacy and videogaming.  Yes, it's eclectic, but it's methods-led which is what my research is all about, so that makes it okay.

Fieldcourses

I've been involved with a number of different fieldcourses over the year (Snowdonia, Coniston, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Berlin).  When in Berlin I have been known to talk about the late and (very) great David Bowie...

Currently I am the leader for our Year 1 fieldcourse to Rotterdam.  This involves getting somewhere upward of 200 students onto coaches at seven in the morning.  I do a whole block of teaching on project design and research methods in advance of the fieldcourse so that students can design and implement their own research projects while in the field.

Dissertation lab

All undergraduate dissertation students that I supervise become affiliate members of my Playful Methods Lab.  We have weekly meetings during semester 1 to exchange ideas, refine projects and hone skills as researchers.  Sometimes there's snacks...