Below are some details of current research projects and books/articles in the process of being produced.
Forever Goth? Subcultural Identities and Ageing
I have completed the first set of interviews for a new project focused on the development of identities within the goth scene as participants become older. These initial interviews will form the basis for two initial articles as well as some conference presentations.
Separately, work is underway, with Andy Bennett, on a new edited collection with Berg, provisionally entitled Ageing and Youth Cultures: Music, Style and Identity.
Social Networking Software
Ongoing research into the use of blogs, online journals and other forms of social networking software by young people, in relation to issues of identity, community and personal space.
Media, Culture and Society
Work on Media, Culture and Society: An Introduction is now complete and the book is on schedule for release in autumn 2010. The book provides a comprehensive and up to date account of core debates relating to technological, textual, institutional and audience related approaches to media. See publications page for further detail.
Grounded Theory
Work is completed for a chapter critically outlining grounded theory and inductive research approaches for the forthcoming new edition of Nigel Gilbert's Researching Social Life text, published by Sage.
