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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

ESRC RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES ON Identities and Consumption

3rd –4th September 2007, University of Bath

‘Disorders of consumption’: Health, identities and

social policies on consumption

Speakers

Sally Casswell, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand

‘From a public health perspective: Alcohol harms, players and policies.’


Robert Hollands, University of Newcastle

‘Putting binge drinking into context: Alcohol consumption, corporatisation and the night-time economy.’


Christine Griffin, Willm Mistral and Andrew Bengry-Howell, University of Bath; Isabelle Szmigin, Universityof Birmingham; Chris Hackley, Royal HollowayCollege, London

Presentation on ESRC ‘Young people and alcohol’ study
‘Re-framing ‘Binge drinking’ as a culture of intoxication.’


Giuseppina Cersosimo, University of Salerno, Southern Italy

‘L’equilibrio desiderata: Women and alcohol in Southern Italy.’


Mandi Hodges, De Montfort University

‘Talking in ‘addiction-speak’ in calls to an alcohol helpline.’


Fiona Measham and Karenza Moore, University of Lancaster

‘Policing pleasure: Official and user constructions of ‘pleasure’ in illicit alcohol and
drug use.’


Martin Holt, University of New South Wales, Australia

‘Defined by disorder: Drug treatment clients and the search for normal consumption.’


Sarah Riley, Christine Griffin and Yvette Morey, University of Bath

Presentation on ESRC ‘Reverberating rhythms’ study: Social Identity and Political Participation in Clubland.


Fin Cullen, Goldsmith’s College, London

“Where are we gonna go?”: Cotching, respectability and teenage girls’ drinking
identities.


Peter Thomas, University of Newcastle

”I don’t care how I feel tomorrow because it’s worth it. Everybody’s just in a party
mood and having a good time with each other, and I don’t see how you could do that sober”: The place of alcohol in producing social spaces at Glastonbury Music
Festival.


Shane Blackman, Christ’s College, Canterbury

‘Abstinence on the offensive?’ critical reflections on drug normalisation, youth
subcultural identities and the new forms of drug prevention, desistance, normative education and the ‘Blueprint.’


Ciaran O’Hagan, Hackney Drug Action Team, London

‘A model of contemporary drug use at dance events’


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