Congrats to Dr Rachel Ashman for her appointment as Research Fellow of the Hufschmid Chair (Robert V. Kozinets) USC where she will undertake ground-breaking research in adult entertainment consumption, developing new methodologies & techniques in mobile ethnography shorturl.at/U4JEM

New issue is out!

ACR 2024: Paris begins in just TWO weeks! You can check the preliminary schedule and select talks you plan to attend now! Here’s the link: acrwebsite.org/wp-content/upl…

Alan Bradshaw and Chris Hackley have essays in the latest issue of Journal of Customer Behaviour free to access online for a short time researchjcb.com/content/

Great article by GoodtoKnow which highlights support for #workingparents, showcasing financial aid, #flexiblework options, and emergency leave to help balance #family life! 👏 #workingfamilies #futurefamilieswork #flex goodto.com/family/family-…

📣 Announcement! 📚 I'm thrilled to introduce our new book series, Routledge Research in Consumer Culture, co-edited by Kathy Hamilton and Dr Stephanie Anderson! (1) #consumerculture #consumerstudies #consumerresearch

Looking forward to participating in this upcoming webinar on Creativity and Innovation in Marketing Education on Monday October 21st 📽️ Academy of Marketing

I talk on Toby’s Strand Reviews podcast about my book But…How do you teach business? linkedin.com/posts/tobychap…

I’m very happy to share our upcoming Economic and Social Research Council Festival of Social Science event: ‘Social Media and Digital Technology in Childhood and Beyond: Friend or Foe?' Save the date: 7th November 2024 Register here: festivalofsocialscience.com/events/social-… We hope to see you there! #ESRCFestival #MIBT

#DidYouKnow… That 40% of UK #WorkingMothers take only 12 weeks or less #MaternityLeave? Current pay is only 43% of the living wage, causing debt, stress & #mentalhealth struggles 😮‍💨 Discover more from this @PregnantScrewed⁩ press release👇 pregnantthenscrewed.com/4-in-10-mother…

Will the #EmploymentRightsBill enhance security for workers? 🤔 Whilst a step in the right direction, we believe #flexibility must be core principle, not a 'special request'. What's your thoughts? 💡 lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio… #FlexibleWorking #FutureOfFlex #FutureFamiliesWork

Today, on #InternationalMensDay, we’re shining a light on often overlooked topic - #WorkingFathers 👨 How can leaders better support the diverse needs of #FathersInTheWorkplace? Find practical solutions in our free toolkit: futurefamilieswork.org.uk

A new paper: Beyond the Body Productive: Exploring the Transformative Potential of Self-Tracking - Rachel Spence, Rachel Ashman, Anthony Patterson, Philippa Hunter-Jones, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

We have launched what we believe to be our finest issue yet. It's a thing of beauty. Come see for yourself researchjcb.com/content/ It's free to access for the next fortnight. There is much to enjoy.

On Repeat: 690) FILLY - Fruit Punch (official video) - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=In3p1T…

Rachel Spence, Rachel Ashman, Anthony Patterson, and Philippa Hunter-Jones explore the affective capacities of self-tracking in fostering wellbeing and forging meaningful relationships. Read the article #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1177/003803…

A new special issue of JCB on the theme of World’s Reimagined, guest curated by Astrid Van den Bossche, is out now. You can read it for free for the next two weeks at: researchjcb.com

One of my biggest fears about being cryogenically frozen and then defrosted 150 years later is: "Will I still remember my email password?"

Hi Smiths fans, in order to celebrate getting 5K followers I'm giving away a copy of my book about The Smiths in London. Just give this a RT and I'll pick a winner at random next Saturday at 10am (UK addresses only) #TheSmiths amazon.co.uk/Did-Really-Wal…

New special issue out on Health Technology Revolutions. Our editorial is available here: La révolution est là : Réfléchir à la capabilisation des technologies de la santé doi.org/10.1177/076737…