Prof. Lisa Adkins

Biography

Lisa Adkins holds the BHP Billiton Chair of Sociology in the School of Humanities and Social Science. Before coming to the University of Newcastle in 2010 she was Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has also held posts at the University of Manchester, the Australian National University, and the University of Kent.

Qualifications

• PhD (Sociology), Lancaster University - England, 1992
• Bachelor of Arts (Urban Studies)(Honours), University of Sussex - UK, 1987

Research

Research keywords

• Economic Sociology (the sociology of post-industrial economies, the new political economy)
• Social and Cultural theory
• Sociology of Gender

Research expertise

Lisa Adkins' research interests and contributions to sociology fall into three main areas: economic sociology (especially the sociology of post-industrial economies and the new political economy), social and cultural theory, and the sociology of gender. Her contributions to economic sociology have included both empirical and theoretical interventions. A current project considers changing temporalities of labour and value. In the area of social and cultural theory her work includes a wide-ranging critical exploration of the work of Pierre Bourdieu. Finally, in the area of the sociology of gender her interventions have included a broad scale exploration of shifting formations of gender in late modernity.

The BHP Billiton Research framework brings together and extends Professor Adkins’ extensive research and publication record in the areas of economic sociology, social and cultural theory and social science methodology. Details of the BHP Billiton Research Framework “Labouring Futures” can be found @ www.labouringfutures.com

Fields of Research

Centres and Groups

Centre

Memberships

ARC Committee member

• Member - ARC College of Experts

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

• Member - Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences (SBE) panel, ARC College of Experts
• Member - The Journal of Cultural Economy
• Member - Subjectivities
• Member - Feminist Theory

Awards

Research Award.

2009	Young Women in Movement University of London (United Kingdom) ESRC Research Seminar Series 'Young Women in Movement'. Reference Number RES-451-26-0715 (Co-award holders Angela McRobbie and Carrie Paechter)
2005	Evaluating the Cultural Economy Thesis: Creativity and the Labour Process University of Manchester (United Kingdom) ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-cultural Change grant
2004	Making Use of Culture University of Manchester (United Kingdom) British Academy Conference Grant for the Cultural Theory Institute's inaugural conference.
2002	Bourdieu and Feminist Social Theory University of Manchester (United Kingdom) University of Manchester Small Grant to organise and international worksop on Bordieu and Feminist Social theory.
2002	Gender, Culture and Work: A Cast Study of Accountancy University of Manchester (United Kingdom) University of Manchester Research Support Fund for "Gender, Culture and Work: A Case Study of Accountancy".
2000	Re-thinking Work: New Agendas for Research and Theory Macquarie University (Australia) Macquarie University Small Grant (co-holder K. Agostino) for "Re-thinking Work: New Agendas for Research and Theory" workshop.
1994	The Family Work of Young People their Education and Post-16 Careers ESRC (United Kingdom) Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) grant (co-award holder D. Loenard) for a project on "The Family Work of Young People their Education and Post-16 Careers" (reference number R000221179).

Invitations

Critical Hope: Radicalism After Radicalism University of London , United Kingdom (Invited Presenter)	2009
Cultural Work and Creative Biographies Open University , United Kingdom (Invited Presenter)	2009
Prospects for Feminist Methodology University of Bristol , Australia (Invited Presenter)	2009
Gender, Class, Employment and Family: International Conference City University , United Kingdom (Invited Presenter)	2008
Revisiting the Material: New Directions in Gender, Sexuality and Law Studies University of Westminster , United Kingdom (Invited Presenter)	2010
Interrogating Embodiment University of Kent , United Kingdom (Invited Presenter)	2006
Gendering the Knowledge Economy Lancaster University , Australia (Invited Presenter)	2006
Sociological Theory from a Gender Perspective Universitat, Frankfurt am Main, United Kingdom (Invited Presenter)	2006
Compositing Gender Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut, Essen Germany, Germany (Invited Presenter)	2005
Post-Feminism: New Femininities and Sexual Citizenship The London School of Economics, United Kingdom (Invited Presenter)	2004
Reclaiming the Social: Feminist Perspectives and Critiques South Bank University/Open University , Australia (Invited Presenter)	2003

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Contemporary social and cultural theory
• Economic sociology (especially the sociology of post-industrial economies, the new political economy)
• Feminist theory
• The sociology of gender