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Dr Kim Allen

Dr Kim Allen

  • Position: University Academic Fellow
  • Areas of expertise: The Sociology of Education; Youth aspirations, transitions and inequalities of class, gender, race and place; Celebrity culture; Class, gender and popular culture; Austerity and welfare.
  • Email: K.Allen1@leeds.ac.uk
  • Location: 12.09 Social Sciences Building

Profile

My research interests span a range of areas including youth studies, education, social class, celebrity studies and the sociology of media and popular culture. A feminist researcher, my work is informed by a commitment to social justice.

I have worked on a range of research projects, including: ‘Celebrity Culture and Young People’s Classed and Gendered Aspirations’ (ESRC);  Young women’s transitions in austerity (British Academy); and most recently 'Living Gender in Diverse Times' (ESRC) with Sally Hines and Sharon Elley at SSP. I am also currently working on the Sociological Review Foundation seminar series, 'Welfare Imaginaries'. 

I sit on the editorial board of the British Journal of Sociology of Education; the Journal of Poverry and Social Justice; and the Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change.  

Responsibilities

  • Module Convenor - Reality TV: Truth or Fiction
  • Social Media
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Student education

I am module leader for Reality TV: Truth or Fiction (SLSP5370M)

I also teach on several modules across the school at undergraduate and postgraduate levels on topics including:

  • educational inequalities and identities
  • youth culture and sub-cultural studies
  • schooling and educational identities (class, gender, race)
  • gender, the media and popular culture
  • research methods (qualitative)
  • education policy and social justice.

Research groups and institutes

  • Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies
<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>The school welcomes enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/research-opportunities">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>