Senior Lecturer in Organisational Ethnography, Keele University
I am an organisational ethnographer, specialising in study of the interactions between the human and nonhuman elements of business.
Recent research projects have included studies of food production and agriculture, disease control, veterinary care and professionalism, among others. I have been at Keele University since 2006 when I was awarded a doctoral scholarship.
Since then I have authored and edited several books (Animals at Work, Ethnography after Humanism and Contemporary Issues in Management) and articles in journals including Organization, Journal of Organizational Ethnography, New Technology Work and Employment. I am a member of the Community Animation and Social Innovation Centre at Keele (CASIC) and have recently become chief editor of its Working Paper Series.
How to teach kids where food comes from – get them gardening
Sep 25, 2018 17:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
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Sep 10, 2018 14:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views
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