Gareth Thomas
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Reader @CUSocSci. Sociologist. Disability | Health and Illness | Medicine | Reproduction.
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A second article from my walking football project has been published today:
'The boots will be on the coffin!': multiple meanings of ageing for older people playing walking football (cambridge.org/core/journals/…)
Published open access at Ageing&Society 📑🔓⚽️
📣 #UnityFestival is back this year with a bumper programme of inclusive arts performances taking place PontioTweets 27 June, TheatrauSirGar Ffwrnes 29 June, Chapter Arts Centre 4 - 6 July & Wales Millennium Centre 3 – 7 July. ☀ 👉 hijinx.org.uk/unity-festival…
📸 Oliver Crawford, The Air Between Us
New article by Prof Katherine Runswick-C, Dr Martina Smith, Prof Ryan & Dr. Patty Douglas examines understandings of care through the lenses of ableism and sanism🌱
Link: doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.…
#OpenAccess SpinningPlates_CarerMH
Full citation below 👇
📢CFP: Routines, rhythms and affective intimacy in everyday life
🗓️ 11th June 11am-4pm
📍Centre for Social Justice Research - University of Westminster
‼️ Keynote from Helen Holmes
✍️ Abstracts ➡️ Emily Falconer by 24th April
Journeys of #Masculinity online symposium 22 March - 15 papers on #caring #bodyimage #fathering #laterlife #wellbeing #support + Journeys of Hair Loss The British Academy findings - free but REGISTER to attend - prog & registration at: surrey.ac.uk/research-proje…
Opportunity to be part of the new Sociology of Health and Illness Journal team as book review editors come Oct 2024!
Thanks to SHI Foundation for funding the fascinating conference Loughborough University exploring the sociological intersections of sport and health. Thanks esp to the stellar line-up inc Graham Scambler Louise Mansfield Emma Pullen Gareth Thomas Oli Williams
Had a blast yesterday at Loughborough University, for a SHI Foundation funded seminar, on the dialogue between medical sociology & the sociology of sport. Cheers again Dominic Malcolm Catherine Coveney Emma Pullen Gareth Wiltshire for inviting me to share my walking football research! 👍
An interesting day ahead at the SHI Foundation symposium on sociologies of health, sport and illness, hosted by Loughborough School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences.
Delighted to have been shortlisted (alongside Greg Davies) for the SLSA Article Prize 2024. Many thanks to Modern Law Review and all those who kindly commented on earlier drafts of the paper Law & Social Justice Research Cardiff Law
The full article is available here: modernlawreview.co.uk/july-2023/pris…
It's official. Thanks Sociology of Health and Illness Journal & SHI Foundation for appointing me Janice McLaughlin @janicemcl.bsky.social ros williams Nicky Hudson Tim Huijts Ellen Stewart Sarah Nettleton & Sally Brown as the editorial team for the Sociology of Health and Illness journal. Excited to work with such a brilliant team! 🥳