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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Yesterday's @acadsocsciences.bsky.social week seminar on The False Divide between Nature and Culture with Celia Roberts, Ben Matthews and Gav Smith was great. You can view it here: youtu.be/4xaAGM9etBk?...

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The False Divide between Nature and Culture

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Please check out and submit to the ISA panel in Korea 2027 organised by Rose Butler, Anita Harris and me on 'Getting Ahead? New Perspectives on Class and Social Mobility for Young People' isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc20...

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Session: Getting Ahead? New Perspectives on Class and Social Mobility for Young People (XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 4 - 10, 2027))

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Thanks to the @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social Social Stratification Thematic Group for the invitation to talk about our @newcastleyouth.bsky.social research on young people, financial practices and fintech. Sorry I couldn't be there in person, so I recorded this video for them.

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The Financial Dispositional Distinctions of Young People in Australia

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

TASA Sociology of Youth event is happening at USyd Monday October 12, please come along if you can

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

here's me talking about some aspects of this paper at last year's BSA Bourdieu conference in Vienna

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Bourdieu in a Digitalised and Financialised World: Steve Threadgold Keynote at BSA Bourdieu.

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

New article out with Bev Skeggs and @rogerjburrows.bsky.social in @culsoc.bsky.social on how cultural consumption data's enrolment into insurance, health, housing and other areas that extends symbolic violence and means we nee to think about culture differently

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Please join us on Wednesday for our next NYSC online seminar where will be joined Peta Cook (University of Tasmania), Elizabeth Humphrys (University of Technology) and Nicole Asquith (Queensland University of Technology) for “Scholarship Disabled: Crip research, crip scholars”.

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Scholarship Disabled: Crip research, crip scholars

A discussion designed to increase awareness but also provoke conversations on the place(lessness) of crip scholars in Australian high

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Please join us for our next NYSC online seminar when we are joined by Dan McQuillan (Goldsmiths) to talk about the critical politics of AI and his work on decomputing.

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From Resisting AI to Decomputing

Dan McQuillan talks critical AI politics

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

If you use fintech, live in Australia, and are between 18 and 30 years old, please sign up to be interviewed in our project. Interviewees get a $50 gift card while workshops participants get $75! youthfintechfutures.wordpress.com/participate/

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Our next NYSC Online Seminar is no tomorrow at 3pm. Maternal Secrets: Shame, Silence, and the Materiality of Mothering, featuring Giverny Lewis (UoN), Briony Lipton (UNSW) and Eva Neely (Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington).

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Maternal Secrets: Shame, Silence, and the Materiality of Mothering

This seminar brings together three explorations of what often remains hidden in maternal experiences.

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Had a fun chat with the great Mark Mordue on his podcast The Slider. We talked about the research @newcastleyouth.bsky.social is doing, plus a bunch of other stuff like " 'data gaze' surveillance, fintech auctions for your identity, online gambling and some hope with rock n roll"

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Different Class

Newcastle youth, 'data gaze' surveillance, fintech auctions for your identity, online gambling and some hope with rock n roll

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Tomorrow (Tues March 17, 2pm) we have Sam Friedman (LSE) presenting on his award winning work on the British elite. The seminar is online and in person at NuSpace (X204).

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Born to Rule

The Making and Remaking of the British Elite

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Please join us online on Wednesday March 11 (tomorrow!) at 3pm for @samfriedman.bsky.social (LSE) and Rose Butler (Deakin) for our next online seminar "Class Diplomacy: Cross-Class Friendship and Social Mobility'

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Class Diplomacy: Cross-Class Friendship and Social Mobility

Negotiating class based tensions and the politics of friendship

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

On Wednesday at 2pm we have our NYSC visitor Sam Kirwan from University of Bristol presenting on The Debt Cycle. This will be online and for those in Newcastle please join us in person at X401 in NuSpace.

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The Debt Cycle

Presents work from Sam Kirwan's forthcoming book

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Our online seminar series kicks off Wednesday February 11 at 3pm, on ‘Algorithmic Dwelling: Digital Technologies as Intermediaries in Housing Access and the Enactment of Home’.

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Algorithmic Dwelling

Digital Technologies as Intermediaries in Housing Access and the Enactment of Home

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Congratulations to our new research team member Dr Niamh White on her PhD conferral and becoming a newly minted Dr! We look forward to working with you on young people and fintech over the next few years

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Journal of Youth Studies @youthstudies.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

SAVE THE DATE! Journal of Youth Studies Conference, University of Porto in May 4-6, 2027.

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Our next online seminar is on at 3pm tomorrow. The False Divide between Nature and Culture: How Estrogens, Yeasts and Snakes Reveal the Entanglement of Everyday Life See you there!

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The False Divide between Nature and Culture

How Estrogens, Yeasts and Snakes Reveal the Entanglement of Everyday Life

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

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).

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The Materialities of Inequality: Mould, Acid and Glitter

How Stuff Matters

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

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. 2/2

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Subculture in the 21st Century

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

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

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. 1/2

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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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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Next Wednesday at 3pm AEST we have our third NYSC online seminar taking place on zoom. The topic is The Political Dynamics of the Weird World of Wellness featuring Naomi Smith (University of Sunshine Coast), Natalie Ann Hendry (University of Melbourne) and Matt Wade (La Trobe University).

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The Political Dynamics of the Weird World of Wellness

Explore how contemporary discourses of wellness are aligned with the enactments and dynamics of everyday politics, and their consequences.

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

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.

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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 · 05/08/2025

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 · 29/07/2025

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...

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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 · 28/07/2025

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?...

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Filtered Reality

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Our 'Automating Everyday Life' online seminar is less than a week away, 3pm Wednesday July 30. Get you Eventbrite ticket here: tinyurl.com/ysj826bu

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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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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

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 · 15/06/2025

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 k.allen1@leeds.ac.uk

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Call for Papers

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

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...

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

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

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

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Microfinancing a Burrito

YouTube video by Second Thought

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

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-...

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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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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Julia Cook and Julia Coffey have new The Conversation articles out today. Julia Cook with Jun Eric Gu ask "what do young Australians think of their schooling?" theconversation.com/outdated-and-i… 1 of 2

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

If you are aged between 18-30 and live in Australia, please complete our anonymous online survey asking questions about what platforms you use, as well as some general background questions. uninewcastle.questionpro.com.au/a/TakeSurvey... uninewcastle.questionpro.com.au/a/TakeSurvey...

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

If you are aged between 18-30 and live in Australia, please complete our anonymous online survey asking questions about your sources of financial advice, as well as some general background questions. This should take around 10 minutes. uninewcastle.questionpro.com.au/t/ARnkpZR2IB

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Platform practices and everyday lives

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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

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Platform practices and everyday lives

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Steve Threadgold @stevethreadgold.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

So chuffed to be asked to be a keynote at the BSA Bourdieu Study Group’s Mid Term International Conference 2025 in Vienna in September. The theme is Rising Complexities in Education: Opportunities and Inequalities. Hope to see you there! britsoc.co.uk/bourdieu25

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