Section: Research Student Profiles

Erik Tiley Lyman

Name
Erik Tiley Lyman
Organisation
Sociology, School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
Address
rm 6.14, Chrystal Macmillan Building 15A George Square Edinburgh UK EH8 9LD
Telephone
+44(0)131 650 3990
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URL
http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/research_students/lyman_erik
Erik Tiley Lyman

Areas of Interest 

  •    Cultural Sociology         
  •    Qualitative Methodology         
  •    Sociology of Nationalism

Doctoral Research 

My doctoral research is primarily informed by interviews with serving soldiers in the British Army.  These interviews are framed by soldier considerations of an amalgamation involving long-standing Scottish infantry regiments.  The data obtained from these interviews is complimented by information drawn from hard-copy and electronic news, modest ethnographic experiences supported by visual images, and instances recorded from daily life in and around Edinburgh.  This broad approach to data collection was employed so as to offer a range of evidence reflective not only of the military context, but also of the larger (civilian) communities to which military personnel belong.  The final synthesis of interpretations, as guided by the aforementioned data, will hopefully promote a better understanding of national, organisational, and professional identities in Scotland.

Education  

  •    MSc, University of Edinburgh         
  •    BA, Saint Mary’s University         
  •    BA, Boston College 

Postgraduate Honours and Awards  

Teaching:

  • 2009   Edinburgh University Student Association (EUSA), Staff Teaching Award Nomination.  Edinburgh, Scotland.  UK.  

Research:

  • 2009-2010   Sociology Bursary, Graduate School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh.  Edinburgh, Scotland.  UK.  
  • 2008-2009   Sociology Bursary, Graduate School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh.  Edinburgh, Scotland. UK. 
  • 2005-2006   Scholarship, Lithuanian Foundation.  Chicago, Illinois.  USA. 

  
 

This page was published on 16 May 2011


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