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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 1d

NYSC online seminar on ‘The Materialities of Inequality: Mould, Acid and Glitter’ featuring Beckie Coleman, Bev Skeggs, Imogen Tyler and Roger Burrows is on tomorrow night, Wednesday October 8 at 7pm (9am London time).

The Materialities of Inequality: Mould, Acid and Glitter

How Stuff Matters

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 5d

The book also has an open to anyone support site, with support materials, videos and discussion questions. If you would like multiple choice questions to set quizzes for each chapter, please email me.
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Subculture in the 21st Century

A book for teaching and learning about subculture as a sociological concept

subcultureinthe21stcentury.wordpress.com

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 5d

It's finally out!
After what could only be described as a very long gestation, our edited collection is now available.
It will be great for teaching about the concept of subculture and also contains interesting contemporary examples and research case studies.
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Subculture in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Subculture Studies

Subculture in the 21st Century is a key text for all students of sociology and cultural studies. Drawing on case studies and supported by a range of resources on its dedicated companion website, it is...

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Will Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 8d

A factor in this triumphant return is how platforms (Spotify) dissolve historical time, with the effect that a) nobody needs to remember that this was a band whose 'good' patch lasted circa 18 months and b) they provide the backdrop for inter-generational bonding

Luke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social · 8d

Oasis stadium jaunt ends (for now), it has been odd seeing how massively they’re loved, and also odd that it is seen as churlish to critique it. For me, they inescapably represent the worst of the 90s, the banterous homophobia, the conservatism. It made life miserable & I struggle to get over that.

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 21d

this is excellent
www.e-flux.com/architecture...

Intensification - Kate Crawford - Eating the Future: The Metabolic Logic of AI Slop

AI slop isn’t invested in the order of events or even looking like reality. The slop is not the territory: it just smothers it in synthetic goop. It’s flooding the zone with AI shit.

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Erdem Avşar @erdemavsar.bsky.social · Aug 26

The new special edition of So Fi Zine is live! A beautiful collection of sociological fiction - HUGE thanks to the legend that is Ash @awtsn.bsky.social for making this possible and including my piece, and to everyone involved.

Read here: sofizine.com/latest-editi...

Edition #17

OUT NOW! So Fi Zine #17 is a special issue created with sociologists and other academic kin at the University of Glasgow in 2025 – full of new sociological fiction, poetry and visual art. Thi…

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · Aug 18

Please join us for the second in our NYSC Series Online seminar on Wednesday to hear all about New Possibilities: Young People and Democratic Renewal, featuring Philippa Collin, Judith Bessant, Luigi Di Martino, Rob Watts and Varsha Yajman.

New Possibilities: Young People and Democratic Renewal

This panel shares some of the findings of the New Possibilities project

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · Aug 5

No silver bullet: why social media ban is full of holes
www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/903228...

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · Jul 29

Tomorrow at 3pm AEST we have our first NYSC online seminar taking place on zoom.
The topic is Automating Everyday Life and we are joined by Nicholas Carah and Lauren Hayden, Joel Stern, and Thao Phan and Fabian Offert.
You can register at Eventbrite for it here www.eventbrite.com.au/e/automating...

Automating Everyday Life

As everyday life has been digitalised, more and more of the things we do, like and consume are being automated.

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · Jul 28

Check out Filtered Reality, a short film that discusses aspects of the ARC DP project led by @juliacoffey.bsky.social ‬on how photo editing apps, tools and filters affect young people’s self-image.

youtu.be/iewwq34sCdk?...

Filtered Reality

YouTube video by Steven Threadgold

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Thao Phan @thaophan.bsky.social · Jul 27

Join me, Joel Stern, and Nic Carah for what's shaping up to be a stimulating seminar on Automating Everyday Life!

⚡Wed 30 July, 3 - 5pm AEST
⚡Register for zoom details

I'll be talking about generative AI and the problem if representing political violence.

www.eventbrite.com.au/e/automating...

Automating Everyday Life

As everyday life has been digitalised, more and more of the things we do, like and consume are being automated.

www.eventbrite.com.au

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · Jul 17

Coming soon
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@megansharp.bsky.social ‪
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‪@benhanckel.bsky.social
‪@projectnat.bsky.social
@stevethreadgold.bsky.social
@paulhodkinson.bsky.social
‪@indigowilling.bsky.social‬

Subculture in the 21st Century | An Introduction to Subculture Studies

Subculture in the 21st Century is a key text for all students of sociology and cultural studies. Drawing on case studies and supported by a range of resources

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · Jul 13

When @bengreenfuz.bsky.social‬ and I wrote our chapter for this great collection on Pub Rock, Amyl and The Sniffers were an up and coming band just about to release their second record... academic publishing eh!
Unlikely to see them play in a pub these days...
www.routledge.com/Pub-Rock-in-...

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · Jul 1

Coming soon

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · Jun 28

This is not satire

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · Jun 15

Call for Papers for a special issue of Work, Employment and Society on Earning While Learning: experiences, patterns and the political economy of working students’

www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...

For further information and queries, please contact Kim Allen [email protected]

Call for Papers

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · Jun 15

The next day, Wednesday July 9, the three of us are being hosted by David Beer in the University of York Research Live! seminar series talking about Young Lives Under the Data Gaze, you can see the details of that here: www.york.ac.uk/sociology/ab...

Young Lives Under The Data Gaze

We will explore different dimensions of the data gaze where the classificatory logics of algorithmic and machinic gazes intersect with (and sometimes cross over) with young people’s own capacities to...

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · Jun 15

On Tuesday July 8, Julia Coffey, Roger Burrows and myself are being jointly hosted by The Centre for Research on Families, Life Course and Generations and The Bauman Institute talking about ‘Digital Inequalities in Financialised Late Capitalism: How can young people build a future?’

Digital Inequalities in Financialised Late Capitalism: How can young people

Joint-hosted with The Centre for Research on Families, Life Course and Generations.

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · Jun 15

Wednesday June 25 I am at University of Western England talking about Youth Studies in an Era of Financialisation and Digitalisation, along with Ciaran Burke. It is at 11.30am, not sure of the room details yet...

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · Jun 15

On Monday July 23 at Bristol, we are doing a session on the work of Pierre Bourdieu as applied to the analysis of social class in Australia and the UK with Will Atkinson, Sarah McLaughlin and Richard Waller. The workshop will on at 1400-1600 in the Common Room (G1) in 8 Priory Rd (SPS).

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · Jun 15

Wednesday June 18 I’m up at University of Durham talking about ‘School to Work Transitions in an Era of Financialisation and Digitalisation’, you can see the details of that talk here: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Research Seminar 18Jun25 - Durham University

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · Jun 15

On Monday June 16 at Bristol I’m talking about NYSC research on ‘Young People’s Financialised Futures in a Life Under the Data Gaze”, along with Liza Cirolia from Uni of Cape Town who will be talking about fintech in African cities. Details here: www.bristol.ac.uk/internationa...

School of Policy Studies Event: New Perspectives on Fintech and Financialisation

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · Jun 15

UK friends, I’m visiting University of Bristol until July 22 on a NextGen fellowship and doing some research seminars around the place. If you are around Bristol would be great to catch up, but I’ll also be going around the country to do some research seminars too.

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · Jun 9

Was great to share some of Newcastle Youth Studies Centre’s research on BNPL services with Second Thought
youtu.be/7kmfv-njojk?...

Microfinancing a Burrito

YouTube video by Second Thought

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · Jun 2

Really proud of the online seminar series we have put together for the second half of the year, get to our Eventbrite page and book in now!

Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · Jun 2

We are pleased to announce our online seminar series taking place in the 2nd half of the year with 6 sessions that cover a wide range of important social issues.
You can see full details including abstracts and can book Zoom tickets at our Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.com.au/o/newcastle-...

Newcastle Youth Studies Centre

The Newcastle Youth Studies Centre is a collaborative group of researchers who work with young people to understand their lives, and the social, cultural, and economic forces they are living in.Too of...

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