Lead supervisor:
Dr Charlotte Bates 
Other supervisor(s):
- Dr Kate Moles
Start date: October 2023 (Full time)
Award: General
Subject Pathway:
Sociology / Science and Technology Studies
Thematic Cluster:
Society and Well-Being Cluster
A Year of Immersion into the River Thames: Diving into the seasonal social worlds of river swimming
I am currently conducting my PhD research into the swimming communities of England's longest river: the Thames. My research aims to explore the inclusions and exclusions of this community, the bodily entanglements that arise from immersion into wild waters, and ideas of ecological and human wellbeing. My research will journey over the course of one year to capture the seasonal variations of these social worlds, using mobile and sensory methods to, quite literally, dive in.
Biography
I am a first year PhD candidate in Sociology. My research explores the seasonal social worlds of the swimming communities of England's river Thames. To dive into these worlds, I am using a range of mobile and sensory methods including video technologies. I am particularly interested in themes of belonging and becoming, nonhuman entanglements, and ecological and human wellbeing.