Ad Carter
@adcarter.bsky.social
Sociologist of emotion/humour in everyday life. Co-Editor - Families, Relationships and Societies. Uni of Sheffield, RA. Cat dad. Bit of a gaymer he/him.
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If you’re doing the “trans men in women’s toilets” gotcha, 1) you’re making what was always a crap argument 2) you’re revealing that you haven’t read the UK Supreme Court judgment because it says trans men aren’t allowed in women’s spaces (because we look like men) OR men’s spaces
April 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
If you’re doing the “trans men in women’s toilets” gotcha, 1) you’re making what was always a crap argument 2) you’re revealing that you haven’t read the UK Supreme Court judgment because it says trans men aren’t allowed in women’s spaces (because we look like men) OR men’s spaces
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New article, co-authored with Donald Simpson, about entrenched gendered and classed pathways into paid adult social care and childcare work in north-east England bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
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March 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New article, co-authored with Donald Simpson, about entrenched gendered and classed pathways into paid adult social care and childcare work in north-east England bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
@ltowers728.bsky.social invading my safe space
November 28, 2024 at 10:39 AM
@ltowers728.bsky.social invading my safe space
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📚NEW BOOK:
Death, Dying & Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives
Sharon Mallon & Laura Towers (eds)
Published by Routledge as part of @britsoci.bsky.social #SociologicalFutures series
@uomsociology.bsky.social
www.routledge.com/Death-Dying-...
Death, Dying & Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives
Sharon Mallon & Laura Towers (eds)
Published by Routledge as part of @britsoci.bsky.social #SociologicalFutures series
@uomsociology.bsky.social
www.routledge.com/Death-Dying-...
Death, Dying and Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives
While death, dying and bereavement are universal life events, the social conditions under which death takes place are fundamental in shaping how it is experienced by the individual. Bringing together ...
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November 22, 2024 at 10:47 AM
📚NEW BOOK:
Death, Dying & Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives
Sharon Mallon & Laura Towers (eds)
Published by Routledge as part of @britsoci.bsky.social #SociologicalFutures series
@uomsociology.bsky.social
www.routledge.com/Death-Dying-...
Death, Dying & Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives
Sharon Mallon & Laura Towers (eds)
Published by Routledge as part of @britsoci.bsky.social #SociologicalFutures series
@uomsociology.bsky.social
www.routledge.com/Death-Dying-...
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A good excuse for my first post! Super happy to share a call for chapter abstracts for an edited collection on representations of adult children and their parents in TV comedy. Some excellent people on board already and we are looking for more. Take a look #comedystudies
November 19, 2024 at 2:34 PM
A good excuse for my first post! Super happy to share a call for chapter abstracts for an edited collection on representations of adult children and their parents in TV comedy. Some excellent people on board already and we are looking for more. Take a look #comedystudies
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What happens when the politics of #Brexit seep into our personal lives?
Katherine Davies and Adam Carter (University of Sheffield) look at mundane routines, family relationships, everyday racism and exhaustion.
Out now #OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/40vWL9i
Katherine Davies and Adam Carter (University of Sheffield) look at mundane routines, family relationships, everyday racism and exhaustion.
Out now #OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/40vWL9i
November 4, 2024 at 11:20 AM
What happens when the politics of #Brexit seep into our personal lives?
Katherine Davies and Adam Carter (University of Sheffield) look at mundane routines, family relationships, everyday racism and exhaustion.
Out now #OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/40vWL9i
Katherine Davies and Adam Carter (University of Sheffield) look at mundane routines, family relationships, everyday racism and exhaustion.
Out now #OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/40vWL9i
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Please share: whilst the Words We Live By glossary was written by young LGBTQ+ people in England, this project also involves collecting & archiving the words used by those outside of this group. Complete our quick online form to suggest words & definitions important to you! nott.ac/yourLGBTQwords
September 12, 2024 at 5:46 AM
Please share: whilst the Words We Live By glossary was written by young LGBTQ+ people in England, this project also involves collecting & archiving the words used by those outside of this group. Complete our quick online form to suggest words & definitions important to you! nott.ac/yourLGBTQwords
New article from me and Dr Katherine Davies, on how people used humour to navigate Brexit tensions in their families. We explore the potentials and pitfalls of humour in managing everyday political tumult. Have a look and please RT (if you fancy). journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Laughing through Brexit: Family humour practices, political troubles and everyday life - Adam Carter, Katherine Davies, 2024
Humour has a well-established role in the public life of politics; however, its use within families affected by macro-level political events remains understudie...
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September 5, 2024 at 1:41 PM
New article from me and Dr Katherine Davies, on how people used humour to navigate Brexit tensions in their families. We explore the potentials and pitfalls of humour in managing everyday political tumult. Have a look and please RT (if you fancy). journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Laughter and humor are not healthy.
Research on the health effects of humor & laughter have not yielded any consistent evidence that laughter is a medicine -- let alone the best one. What is true that laughter reduces pain, but killing pain in itself is not healthy & may even be bad for you.
Research on the health effects of humor & laughter have not yielded any consistent evidence that laughter is a medicine -- let alone the best one. What is true that laughter reduces pain, but killing pain in itself is not healthy & may even be bad for you.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
September 5, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Laughter and humor are not healthy.
Research on the health effects of humor & laughter have not yielded any consistent evidence that laughter is a medicine -- let alone the best one. What is true that laughter reduces pain, but killing pain in itself is not healthy & may even be bad for you.
Research on the health effects of humor & laughter have not yielded any consistent evidence that laughter is a medicine -- let alone the best one. What is true that laughter reduces pain, but killing pain in itself is not healthy & may even be bad for you.
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I've collaborated with artist Ivana Stefanova on an exhibition showcasing eight stories from my 'Laughing through Life?' study. It's about the complicated role of humour in families facing challenging times. Have a look if you fancy, and please share! player.sheffield.ac.uk/exhibits/lau...
Laughing through life? | The University of Sheffield Player
An exhibition of stories and portraits by social researcher Dr Adam Carter and artist Ivana Stefanova, exploring the role of humour in UK family life.
player.sheffield.ac.uk
August 5, 2024 at 1:03 PM
I've collaborated with artist Ivana Stefanova on an exhibition showcasing eight stories from my 'Laughing through Life?' study. It's about the complicated role of humour in families facing challenging times. Have a look if you fancy, and please share! player.sheffield.ac.uk/exhibits/lau...
I've collaborated with artist Ivana Stefanova on an exhibition showcasing eight stories from my 'Laughing through Life?' study. It's about the complicated role of humour in families facing challenging times. Have a look if you fancy, and please share! player.sheffield.ac.uk/exhibits/lau...
Laughing through life? | The University of Sheffield Player
An exhibition of stories and portraits by social researcher Dr Adam Carter and artist Ivana Stefanova, exploring the role of humour in UK family life.
player.sheffield.ac.uk
August 5, 2024 at 1:03 PM
I've collaborated with artist Ivana Stefanova on an exhibition showcasing eight stories from my 'Laughing through Life?' study. It's about the complicated role of humour in families facing challenging times. Have a look if you fancy, and please share! player.sheffield.ac.uk/exhibits/lau...
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Doubt, grief, guilt, joy – and ambivalence: what does it feel like to parent? And is sociological theory a useful guide through its messy realities?
Dive into PARENTING, our June magazine – out now. Guest editors: Charlie Rumby and Sevasti-Melissa Nolas.
thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/jun...
Dive into PARENTING, our June magazine – out now. Guest editors: Charlie Rumby and Sevasti-Melissa Nolas.
thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/jun...
June 11, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Doubt, grief, guilt, joy – and ambivalence: what does it feel like to parent? And is sociological theory a useful guide through its messy realities?
Dive into PARENTING, our June magazine – out now. Guest editors: Charlie Rumby and Sevasti-Melissa Nolas.
thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/jun...
Dive into PARENTING, our June magazine – out now. Guest editors: Charlie Rumby and Sevasti-Melissa Nolas.
thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/jun...
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Today is the #PublicationDay of my FIRST book: ‘Feminism and the Religious Significance of Laughing Bodies’ (Routledge) 🥳
Available at: www.routledge.com/Feminism-and...
Available at: www.routledge.com/Feminism-and...
Feminism and the Religious Significance of Laughing Bodies
This book identifies the significance of the body through a feminist reconceptualisation of laughter as a means of insight.
It positions itself within the emerging scholarship on religion and humour b...
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June 3, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Today is the #PublicationDay of my FIRST book: ‘Feminism and the Religious Significance of Laughing Bodies’ (Routledge) 🥳
Available at: www.routledge.com/Feminism-and...
Available at: www.routledge.com/Feminism-and...
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I loved working on this paper and feel very proud of it.
New OA paper in Area:
'Walking-with/worlding-with in a global pandemic: A story of mothering in motion' by @drluplatt.bsky.social
This paper stages an autoethnographic reflection on the experience of walking-with infants as a means of making mothering worlds legible.
doi.org/10.1111/area... #geo
'Walking-with/worlding-with in a global pandemic: A story of mothering in motion' by @drluplatt.bsky.social
This paper stages an autoethnographic reflection on the experience of walking-with infants as a means of making mothering worlds legible.
doi.org/10.1111/area... #geo
February 29, 2024 at 7:01 PM
I loved working on this paper and feel very proud of it.