- Centre for Social Justice Research
About me
Dr Emily Falconer joined the Sociology Team at Westminster in September 2015, after working as a Senior Research Assistant at the Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research (2013-2015). Having completed a PhD in gender and tourism at Manchester Metropolitan University (2012), Emily’s research explored the embodied and emotional experiences of independent women travellers. Her research interests focus on feminism, affect and emotion, incorporating theories from across the disciplines of sociology and human geography, and especially how changing feminist identities are tied in with emotional and embodied encounters and relationships.
Emily currently holds a position on the executive committee for the Feminist and Women’s Studies Association (FWSA) for the U.K and Ireland and is the Co-Convenor of the BSA Gender Study Research Group.
Teaching
MODULE: (2015) SSOC403.1 Researching Society
MODULE: (2015) SSOC406.1 Thinking Sociologically: Understanding the Material and Cultural Nature of Society
MODULE: (2015) SSOC503.1 Research in Action: Qualitative Research Methods
MODULE: (2015) SSOC509.2 Emotional Life: Psycho-Social Dimensions of Self
MODULE: (2015) SSOC601.Y Sociology Dissertation
MODULE: (2015) SSOC607.2 Life and Death: The Medicalisation of the Body
MODULE: (2015) SSOC611.2 Families, Intimacies and Personal Life
Emily holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGC AP; 2009) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research
Emily’s research focuses on the politics of affect, emotion and embodied encounters in everyday life, incorporating theories from across the disciplines of sociology and human geography. Within this, Emily draws on methodologies that attempt to capture the sensual and affective experiences of everyday life and powerful moments of visceral politics. Current research projects include ‘In Harmony or Out of Tune? Transforming gender relations through choirs and collective song’ which focuses on an affective study of group singing and masculinity.
Research specialisms
Gender, sexuality, feminisms
Affect, emotion and sensual geographies of everyday life
Material culture and politics of belonging
Food, embodiment and affects of taste
Queer families and affected adulthoods
Tourism, globalisation and mobilities
Creative and alternative methods
Emily’s research interests further incorporate a sociological and geographical interest in global food culture, affective tastes and food tourism.
Publications
For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.