Research
My research focuses on the geographies of sport and leisure. I am strongly interdisciplinary, drawing on insights from human geography, cultural politics, sociology, media studies and history. My research has examined: recreational access to the countryside; countercultural sports and the regulation of leisure space; British cultures of adventure and the heroic masculinities associated with climbing and mountaineering; new media and lifestyle sport; heritage tourism and blue space; allotment gardening, community supported agriculture and food cultures; and, literary cultures of labouring-class poets. I continue to pursue research interests in these areas and would love to hear from anyone who is interested in finding out more.
current projects
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Celebrity Embodiment and Climbing Mount EverestI have longstanding research interests in the relationships between mountaineering, gender, heroism, fame and the media. This project looks explicitly at the phenomenon of celebrities on Everest, particularly the ideologies, meanings and affecting qualities that are attached to the bodies of these erstwhile adventurers.
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The Future of Outdoor Informal Leisure SpacesThis is a collaborative project with Dr Katherine King (Bournemouth University) and Prof Andrew Church (University of Bedfordshire) which is investigating the practices of youth participation and access to nearby nature spaces for informal leisure and sport. It seeks to inform understandings of the democratic management of public space and the contribution of informal cultures of youth environmental citizenship to the making of space.
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