Jenny Thatcher's guest appearances

Jenny Thatcher

Surviving Society

The Sociology Show

Alison Phipps

Aaron Winter

Gary Younge

Ali Meghji

Bev Skeggs

Andrew Doyle

Finn Mackay

Julie Bindel

Catherine Hakim

Angela Saini

Kim Constable

Danny Dorling

Steve Roberts

Tommy Robinson

Jo Cox

OwlTail

In this episode, Matthew interviews Dr. Jenny Thatcher from The University of East London. In part one Jenny explains her dislike of school leading to an unexpected route into Sociology and academia. In part 2 Jenny discusses her ethnographic research at a bridal store and her current research in a London pub.

Interview with Dr. Jenny Thatcher

Jenny joined Chantelle to talk through class and the sociology of working in wedding boutiques and hair and beauty salons. Expect laughter and rage as they both narrate their lived experiences of working in these spaces as working class teenagers and women.Useful links-https://www.routledge.com/The-Wedding-Spectacle-Across-Contemporary-Media-and-Culture-Something/Kay-Kennedy-Wood/p/book/9781138586239The Sociological Review article: Disgusted subjects: the making of middle‐class identities, by Stephanie Lawler https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-954X.2005.00560.x

Jenny joined Chantelle to talk through class and the sociology of working in wedding boutiques and hair and beauty salons. Expect laughter and rage as they both narrate their lived experiences of working in these spaces as working class teenagers and women. Useful links- <a href="https://www.routledge.com/The-Wedding-Spectacle-Across-Contemporary-Media-and-Culture-Something/Kay-Kennedy-Wood/p/book/9781138586239" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.routledge.com/The-Wedding-Spectacle-Across-Contemporary-Media-and-Culture-Something/Kay-Kennedy-Wood/p/book/9781138586239</a> The Sociological Review article: Disgusted subjects: the making of middle‐class identities, by Stephanie Lawler <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-954X.2005.00560.x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-954X.2005.00560.x</a>

E065 The Surviving Society Alternative to Woman's Hour: Jenny Thatcher