Kath Bassett

- Name
- Kath Bassett
- Address
- Edinburgh UK EH8 9LD
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 749 867 3281
- Kath.Bassett@ed.ac.uk
- Research Interests
- Digital Sociology, Locative Media, Mobilities, Affect and Emotions, Qualitative Research, Space and Place, New Media Ontologies, Power and Subjectivation, Algorithmic Culture, Queer Theory, work and labour, digital labour, Geoweb, tourism
- URL
- http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/people/research_students2/kath_bassett
PhD Title: (Digitally-Entangled) Touristic World-Making: Affective Labour, Reflexive Practice, and Algorithmic Navigation by Practitioners of Edinburgh’s Harry Potter Tourism Scene
Supervisors: Dr. Kate Orton-Johnson & Dr. Karen Gregory
Education & Training
University of Amsterdam // Digital Methods Certificate
July 2019, Amsterdam, Netherlands, EU
Summer School Theme: Trolls, Bots and Dictators: On the Current State of Social Media Research
Project #1: Research Personas as Digital Method: Methodological Considerations for Studying the Personalized Internet ['Proxying Slotomania']
Project #2: App (Store) Policy Histories ['The Shifting Governance of App Developers from 2008 to 2019']
University of York // MA Social Research
October 2013 - January 2015, York, England, UK
Dissertation title: ‘Refashioning ‘Rugged Individualism’: Trauma Work and Power in the Re-Entry Therapeutic Encounter'
Supervisor: Dr. Nik Brown
Pacific University // BA Sociology & Gender and Sexuality Studies
August 2008 - September 2012, Forest Grove, Oregon, US
Thesis title: Masculinity and Intimacy Beyond the University Campus
Capstone title: Afro-Trinidadian Masculinity in the Context of Family and Community
Supervisor: Dr. Jaye Cee Whitehead
Publications
Journal Articles
WHITEHEAD, J.C., BASSETT, K., FRANCHINI, L. and IACOLUCCI, M. (2015) ‘The Proof is in the Pudding’: How Mental Health Practitioners View the Power of ‘Sex Hormones’ in the Process of Transition. Feminist Studies, 41(3): 623-650.
Reviews
BASSETT, K. (2018) ‘Book Review: Metagaming’. New Media and Society, 20(6): 2226-2228.
Teaching
University of Edinburgh / Teaching Assistant (‘Tutor’) in Sociology
January 2018 - Present, Edinburgh Scotland, UK
Courses: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals & Society (SCIL08004); The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles and Public Problems (SCIL08005); Digital Culture (SCIL10079); Sociology of Emotions (SCIL10072)
Pacific University / Adjunct Lecturer of Sociology
January 2015 - May 2017, Forest Grove, Oregon, US
Courses: Social Problems (SOC 102), Inequality in America (SOC 155) and Internet & Society (SOC 255)
Pacific University / Substitute Lecturer of Sociology
November 2011 - November 2014, Forest Grove, Oregon, US
Courses: Social Problems (SOC 102), Gender & Sexulaity (SOC 217) and Social Theory (SOC 414)
Forest Grove Community School / Tutor
September 2012 - June 2013, Forest Grove, Oregon, US
Pacific University /Mentor
August 2010 - May 2012, Forest Grove, Oregon, US
Courses: First Year Seminar (HUM 122) & Intro to Gender and Sexuality Studies (GSS 201)
Conference Presentations
- BASSETT, K (2019) The (Digitally Augmented) World of Harry Potter in Edinbrugh: Methodological Principles for Studying Mediated Popular Culture Tourism in the Age of the Geoweb [themed session]. British Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2019, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- BASSETT, K (2019) The (Digitally Augmented) World of Harry Potter in Edinbrugh: Methodological Principles for Studying Mediated Popular Culture Tourism in the Age of the Geoweb [themed session]. Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2019, Oakland, California, USA.
- BASSETT, K. (2018) The (Digitally Augmented) World of Harry Potter in Edinburgh: Methodological Considerations for Researching Mediated Pop-Culture Tourism and Mobile, Location-Based Gaming [themed session]. New Directions 2018 Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- BASSETT, K. (2018) Out of the living room and onto the streets: A sociological reflection on the media attention surrounding the release of Pokemon Go [themed session]. British Sociological Association 2018 Annual Meeting, Newcastle, England, UK.
- BASSETT, K. (2015) Refashioning ‘Rugged Individualism’: Trauma work and Power in the Re-Entry Therapeutic Encounter [themed session]. Pacific Sociological Association 2015 Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, US.
- BASSETT, K. (2014) Emotion Work in the Therapeutic Encounter between Mental Health Practitioners and Individuals Transitioning out of Prison [themed session], Access and Opportunity Postgraduate Conference, York, England, UK.
- BASSETT, K. (2014) The ‘Therapeutic Container’: Trauma and Emotion Management in the Therapeutic Encounter between Mental Health Practitioners and Individuals Transitioning out of Prison [themed session]. British Sociological Association 2014 Annual Meeting, Leeds, England, UK.
- BASSETT, K. and MASLENITSYN, D. (2013) Gender Performativity, Emotions, and Normative Power in the Trans-Clinical Encounter [themed session]. The Fifth Christina Conference on Gender Studies; Feminist Thought—Politics of Concepts, Helsinki, Finland.
- WHITEHEAD, J.C., BASSETT, K., DAHL, R. and MASLENITSYN, D. (2012) ‘Transition is the Hero’s Journey’: Trans Emotional Narratives in the Process of Gender Transition [poster session]. Pacific University Undergraduate Research Conference Forest Grove, OR, US.
- WHITEHEAD, J.C., BASSETT, K., DAHL, R. and MASLENITSYN, D. (2012) ‘Transition is the Hero’s Journey’: Trans Emotional Narratives in the Process of Gender Transition [regular session]. Pacific University Summer Research Conference, Forest Grove, OR, US.
- WHITEHEAD, J.C., BASSETT, K., DAHL, R. and MASLENITSYN, D. (2012) Just Fit in or Subvert the Norm? Considering Gender Norm Resocialization in the Clinical Encounter Between Professional Counselors and Transgender Clients [themed session]. Pacific Sociological Association 2012 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, US.
- WHITEHEAD, J.C., BASSETT, K., DAHL, R. and MASLENITSYN, D. (2011) Just Fit in or Subvert the Norm? Considering Gender Norm Resocialization in the Clinical Encounter Between Professional Counselors and Transgender Clients [poster session]. Pacific University Undergraduate Conference. Forest Grove, OR, US.
- WHITEHEAD, J.C., BASSETT, K., DAHL, R. and MASLENITSYN, D. (2011) Mental Health Practitioners as Agents of Gender Re-socialization [regular session]. Pacific University Summer Research Conference. Forest Grove, OR, US.
- WHITEHEAD, J.C., BASSETT, K., FRANCHINI, L. and IACOLUCCI, M. (2011) ‘Gender Prophets’: Clinical practitioners and hormones in the process of diagnosing and restoring fragmented gender identities [themed session]. Pacific Sociological Association 2011 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, US.
University Service
University of Edinburgh / Digital Sociology Blog Manager & Content Administrator
February 2018- August 2018, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
University of Edinburgh Sociology Department / PhD Representative
September 2017-August 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
University of York Sociology Department / MA Board of Studies Representative
October 2012- June 2013, York, England, UK
Pacific University Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies / BA Curriculum Committee Representative
August 2010 - May 2012, Forest Grove, OR, US
Pacific University Sociology Department / BA Student Liaison
February 2009 - May 2012, Forest Grove, Oregon, US
Pacific University Rainbow Coalition / Vice President & Safe Space Coordinator
August 2008 - May 2012, Forest Grove, Oregon, US
Honors & Awards
Mary Fehrs Award in Gender & Sexuality Studies / Pacific University / 2012
Max Weber Protestant Work Ethic Award / Pacific University / 2011
Grants & Scholarships
Digital Scholarship Training Bursary / University of Edinburgh / 2019
PhD Research Support Grant / University of Edinburgh / 2019
PhD Research Support Grant / University of Edinburgh / 2018
Overseas Student Scholarship / University of York / 2013-2014
Pacesetters Scholarship /Pacific University / 2008-2012
Pacific Community Grant/Pacific University / 2008-2012
Presidential Scholarship /Pacific University/ 2008-2012
Affiliations
British Sociological Association
Pacific Sociological Association
Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society