Research Profile
Miss Sophie Davies
Position:PhD Student
School:Social Sciences
Email:DaviesSE6@cardiff.ac.uk
Address:1-3 Museum Place, Cardiff
Address:1-3 Museum Place, Cardiff
Qualifications
- 2007-10: BSc Econ Sociology - Cardiff University
- 2010-11: MSc Social Science Research Methods - Cardiff University (Distinction)
- MSc Thesis Title: (Re)Imagining Ageing: An Ethnographic Exploration of Biogerontology
Research Interests
- ageing, anti-ageing, immortality
- posthumanity/transhumanity
- the implications of science and technology
- sustainability
- alternative ‘green’ subcultures/nature-cultures
- social movements
- ethnography/anthropology
- existential phenomenology/philosophy
PhD Topic / Area
Title: Alternative Futures: How and When is Anti-Ageing ‘Green’?
The study will explore ethnographically the ecological significance of different understandings of ageing and longevity at two sites: ‘anti-ageing science and medicine,’ and ‘alternative social spaces.’
Undergraduate Teaching
- Year 1 - Introduction to Anthropology
- Year 3 - Power, Culture and Identity