Newcastle Youth Studies Centre

Class Diplomacy: Cross-Class Friendship and Social Mobility Negotiating class based tensions and the politics of friendship

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'

The Debt Cycle Presents work from Sam Kirwan's forthcoming book

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.

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

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’.

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

ANU School of Sociology Seminar Series: Prof Roger Burrows ANU School of Sociology Seminar series on

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Hustling in the projectariat? Financialisation and precarious creative industries The Creative Industries are precarious, emblematic of what has become known as “wageless life” in the “projectariat”. In this article, we use qualitative data to explore how young people who are st...

After over 2 years under review, our paper discussing strategies to get by in the creative industries is out

Intergenerational Dialogues and Activism How is activist knowledge created and transferred across generations?

Wednesday November 18, 3pm: ‘Intergenerational Dialogues and Activism’ with Newcastle Youth Studies Centre
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Youth Side-Hustles Entrepreneurship and Employment in Enterprise Culture

Wednesday October 14, 3pm: ‘Youth Side-Hustles: Entrepreneurship and Employment in Enterprise Culture’ with David Farrugia (Deakin), Brendah Churchill (UniMelb), and Stephanie Patouras (Deakin)
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Lived Experiences of LGBTQ+ Religious Youth in a hostile policy landscape Digital Media, Wellbeing, and Visual Methods

Wednesday September 16, 3pm: ‘Lived Experiences of LGBTQ+ Religious Youth in a hostile policy landscape: Digital Media, Wellbeing, and Visual Methods’ with Anna Hickey-Moody (Maynooth), James Gardiner (RMIT) and Taghreed Al-Deen (La Trobe)
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Fintech Futures Young People, Fintech Use and Future Financial Security

Wednesday August 19, 3pm: ‘Fintech Futures: Young People, Fintech Use and Future Financial Security’ with Newcastle Youth Studies Centre
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Wed July 22, 3pm: ‘Scholarship Disabled: Crip research, crip scholars’ with Peta Cook (UTAS), Elizabeth Humphrys (UTS) and Nicole Asquith (QUT)
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From Resisting AI to Decomputing Dan McQuillan talks critical AI politics

Wed June 17, 6pm: ‘From Resisting AI to Decomputing’ with Dan McQuillan (Goldsmiths)
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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.

Wed May 13, 3pm: ‘Maternal Secrets: Shame, Silence, and the Materiality of Mothering’ with Giverny Lewis (University of Newcastle), Eva Neely (Victoria University, NZ) and Briony Lipton (UNSW)
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Gambling and the Financialisation of Everyday Life A deep dive into the world of gambling and finance.

Wed April 8, 3pm: ‘Gambling and the Financialisation of Everyday Life’ with Aino Sumi (ANU), Alex Russell (CQU) and Sam Kirwan (University of Bristol)
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Born to Rule The Making and Remaking of the British Elite

Tuesday March 17, 2pm: ‘Born to Rule’ with Sam Friedman (LSE)
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Class Diplomacy: Cross-Class Friendship and Social Mobility Negotiating class based tensions and the politics of friendship

Wed March 11, 3pm: ‘Class and Friendship’ with Rose Butler (Deakin) and Sam Friedman (LSE)
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/class-dipl...

The Debt Cycle Presents work from Sam Kirwan's forthcoming book

Wed March 4, 2pm: “The Debt Cycle’ with Sam Kirwan (University of Bristol)
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Algorithmic Dwelling Digital Technologies as Intermediaries in Housing Access and the Enactment of Home

Wed Feb 11, 3pm: ‘Algorithmic Dwelling’ with Roger Burrows (University of Bristol), Lina Przhedetsky (UniMelb) and Sophia Maalsen (USyd)
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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...

We are very happy to announce our huge online seminar series for 2026!
You can see the details for the whole thing at our Eventbrite page and each one below.

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

The False Divide between Nature and Culture How Estrogens, Yeasts and Snakes Reveal the Entanglement of Everyday Life

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!

The class signals that decide who gets promoted in Australia Having a “bogan” accent or a “hick” degree can cruel leadership aspirations, according to a new report. Oh, and add watching reality TV and rugby league to that mix.

Who world have thought i'd be talking in the the Australian Financial Review about class, but there you go...

Understanding the Role of Migration, Culture and Transnational Ties in Family Financial Assistance With Home Ownership Family financial assistance with home ownership has attracted significant scholarly attention in recent years. However, the role of culture and ethnicity, transnational ties, and migration in this pr....

New article by @juliacook.bsky.social in @bjsociology.bsky.social
'Understanding the Role of Migration, Culture and Transnational Ties in Family Financial Assistance With Home Ownership'

Buying with a sibling or rentvesting: some unorthodox approaches to buying a first home While these strategies work for some people, they are not necessarily possible for most aspiring first home owners.

@juliacook.bsky.social on unorthodox approaches young people are using to buy their first home
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The Materialities of Inequality: Mould, Acid and Glitter How Stuff Matters

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).

Subculture in the 21st Century A book for teaching and learning about subculture as a sociological concept

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.
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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...

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.
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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.

Hope to see you at today’s seminar on The Political Dynamics of the Weird World of Wellness at 3pm, please see details and register at the below

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.

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).