In an entirely on brand bit of fun I’ve had a conversation with #ChatGPT published in @sociologyjnl where we playfully ‘discuss’ #AI ethics, affect & reflexivity. Spoiler alert: ChatGPT doesn’t start a nuclear STS war but it does do some funny stuff.

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Published a piece today with @JamesHodgsonUoM @DrHEHolmes @VanessaLKMay Kirsty Pattrick at @MassObsArchive in @SocresOnline about the material culture of mass observation, and its focus on personal life, family, objects and methodology. Celebrates the 30th anniversary of SRO!

RT @AndyBalmer: We're recruiting a PhD student. ESRC funded, for a Msc. Sociology & then PhD Sociology. PhD on Mass Observation Project, lo….

Get in touch with me via email if you have further questions (more info in the link).

Some degree of flexibility for the student to select the aspects of everyday life they might explore, e.g. looking at how visual and material dimensions figure in people's accounts of their home life, or intimate relationships, or experiences of nature, etc.

Project will explore visual and material aspects of the archive. Like why someone writes on scraps of paper from around the house. How someone uses doodles and drawings in their responses. And use these, along with their written narratives, to explore themes in everyday life.

PhD based in @MCRSociology in the .@morgancentre, to be supervised by me & @sophierwoodward, & with Ben Wiggins in Library & Archive Studies, & Kirsty Pattrick at @MassObsArchive. Full stipend and fees covered.

We're recruiting a PhD student. ESRC funded, for a Msc. Sociology & then PhD Sociology. PhD on Mass Observation Project, looking at visual and material aspects of the archive and how this helps us to understand everyday life. More info in thread & link:

RT @sophierwoodward: Want to hone your creative methods skills? Come and join the @morgancentre Summer School to learn about facet methodol….

More information on the Melbourne project here:

@Ash_Barnwell is the primary supervisor on the @unimelbsoc project 'What are Our Secrets Now?' exploring secondary data analysis of focus groups and using this to elicit new data with young people about sexuality and openness today. You'll spend 12m in Manchester in the middle.

More information on the Manchester project here:

I am the primary supervisor for the @MCRSociology project on 'Sexual Secrets Past and Present' which uses @MassObsArchive data to explore people's views on sexuality and secrecy in family/ personal life. Based in the @morgancentre you'll spend 12 month in Melbourne in the middle.

There are two PhD scholarships available to work with me and @Ash_Barnwell on secrecy and sexuality, exploring secondary data analysis and social change. One based in Melbourne and one in Manchester, with funding for 3.5 years, and a 12m stay at the alt institution. See below. .

RT @JamesHodgsonUoM: I have a new paper out in @SocresOnline . Woohoo. It explores the shenanigans that go on during meditation retreats -….

I'm turning 40 this week. I'm celebrating my big gay life with a big gay fundraiser for LGBT Foundation in Manchester. .LGBTF support queer folks in all sorts of ways and if you know me, I hope you'll consider chipping in a small amount if you're able. 🏳️‍🌈

RT @soc_researcher: We're excited to announce @austerityalters' upcoming seminar on creative data analysis. Nicole Brown (UCL) and @AndyBa….

RT @austerityalters: Creative Data Analysis on 7th November with Nicole Brown and @AndyBalmer .[2/2].

RT @DrHEHolmes: And it’s finally open access. Find it here (apologies for the typos 😬): .

RT @JamesRuFletcher: New policy paper with @UoMPolicy on mental capacity & #dementia research governance.Covers some current problems & ide….