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This month we have five copies of Aesthetic Labour: Rethinking Beauty Politics in Neoliberalism by Ana Sofia Elias, Rosalind Gill and Christina Scharff to give away. This volume approaches questions…
The coronavirus has made the familiar strange in a lot of unprecedented ways. At this uncertain and challenging time, as a sociologist it is fascinating to watch society being made…
The dominant discourse around ‘eating disorders’ suggests that in order to help individuals with these conditions, we should improve clinical knowledge and lay ‘awareness’. We need ‘reduced stigma’ so that…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to emerge, the sociological dimensions of the crisis become increasingly apparent. From the global mobilities of people and the underlying goods, services and markets that…
To all BSA members and sociologists. All staff in the BSA office are working remotely in response to the Coronavirus situation, in an effort to support measures to slow the…
It is with a heavy heart that the British Sociological Association (BSA) must announce the cancellation of our Annual Conference in Birmingham (21-23 April) and our Postgraduate Conference (20 April)….
The health and wellbeing of our members, delegates, colleagues and staff is the BSA’s first priority. We are following official government and WHO guidance. Currently we expect the BSA Annual…
The British Sociological Association is the lead nominating body for Sociology in the Research Excellence Framework process. In 2017 we nominated candidates for the following units of assessment for REF…
This month we have five copies of Kardashian Kulture: How Celebrities Changed Life in the 21st Century by Ellis Cashmore to give away. Using the royal family of celebrity culture,…