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Dr Kim Allen

Dr Kim Allen

  • Position: Associate Professor in Social Inequalities (Teaching & Research)
  • Areas of expertise: The sociology of youth and education; youth transitions and inequalities of class, gender and race; class, gender and popular culture
  • Email: K.Allen1@leeds.ac.uk
  • Location: 12.09 Social Sciences Building

Profile

An interdisciplinary feminist researcher, my research is located at the intersections of youth studies, sociology, and cultural studies.

I have published widely on issues including: youth and graduate transitions; educational inequalities; representations of class and gender in popular culture; and the cultural politics of austerity.  My co-authored book - Celebrity, Aspiration and Contemporary Youth: Education and Inequality in an Era of Austerity – was published by Bloomsbury Press in 2018.

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 ‘Living Gender in Diverse Times’(ESRC). 

I sit on the editorial board of journals including: British Journal of Sociology of Education; Journal of Youth Studies; and Cultural Sociology.

Responsibilities

  • Deputy Director of Research (DoRI)
  • Module Convenor - Reality TV: Truth or Fiction
<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>

Professional memberships

  • HEA (Fellow)
  • BSA

Student education

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

  • the sociology of gender
  • educational inequalities and identities
  • youth culture and sub-cultural studies
  • gender, the media and popular culture
  • research methods (qualitative)

Research groups and institutes

  • Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies

Current postgraduate researchers

<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://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>