Sophie Lively
Sophie's PhD project title is 'Narrating Masculinities: Racism, Nationalism and Belonging amongst Working Class Men in Tyneside.' Read more about Sophie's research.
About Sophie
I’m an ESRC funded doctoral researcher in Human Geography. My interests include masculinities, nationalism and nationhood, class and race and ethnicity.
Project description
Amidst ongoing mainstreaming of far-right and reactionary rhetoric, I draw upon biographical methods to examine how masculinities are lived and narrated in the present.
Research interests
Situated in post-industrial Tyneside, my work takes the everyday as a critical site of inquiry. I explore how broader reactionary formations can take hold, gain legitimacy and are negotiated and/or resisted.
Publications
- ‘Class and masculinity are connected – when industry changes, so does what it means to ‘be a man’’ – The Conversation
Class and masculinity are connected – when industry changes, so does what it means to ‘be a man’ - ‘Hyper-individualistic and focused on worth, the manosphere is a product of neoliberalism’ – The Conversation
Hyper-individualistic and focused on worth, the manosphere is a product of neoliberalism
Presentations
- RGS mid-term 2025 – ‘Masculinities on the move: reflections on walking interviews as biographical method’
Teaching
Academic qualifications
- MSc Global Development (2020-2023)
- BSc Criminology and Psychological Studies (2010-2014)
Contact
E-mail: s.lively2@newcastle.ac.uk