Section: Research Student Profiles
Miriam Snellgrove
- Name Miriam Snellgrove
- Organisation
- Sociology, School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh - Address
- Chrystal MacMillan Building Rm: 6.12 15a George Square Edinburgh Scotland EH8 9LD
- M.L.Snellgrove@ed.ac.uk
- URL
- http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/research_students/snellgrove_miriam
PhD Title
Eat, Sing, Pray: Exploring Camphill Life.
Thesis Overview
My research seeks to define what Camphill is. Often articulated as 'residential schools and homes for children and adults with additional support needs,' I aim to ground my exploration in the everyday practices that underpin Camphill life. Through participant observation at three Scottish Camphills and textual analysis of the extensive Camphill literature, I demonstrate the enduring legacies of Camphill life that have shaped and contine to shape Camphill in the 21st Century. Despite considerable regulatory and structural changes since Camphill first began in 1939, there are I suggest, tangible practices and events around which everyday life is structured. These are often small and mundane and generally taken for granted, and is where much of a Camphill identity is formed.
The research is supported by an ESRC 1+3 Award (2007- 2012)
Supervisors
Dr. Hugo Gorringe, Sociology
Prof. Liz Stanley, Sociology
Research Interests
Everyday Life
Rules
Belonging/Exclusion
Social Identity
Education
- PhD - Edinburgh (2008 - 2012)
- MSc by Social Research - Edinburgh (2008)
- MSc in Social Anthropology - Edinburgh (2007)
- B.A. (Hons) Religious Studies and Sociology - Stirling (2002 - 2006)
Teaching
'Understanding and Responding 3' - University of Aberdeen (2009 - 2011) Occasional Lecturer
Tutor and Occasional Lecturer - University of Stirling (2008 - 2012)
Paper Presentations
I have presented work from my research at the 'BSA Annual Conference 2010', at 'New Directions in Social Research', University of Edinburgh (2008, 2010, 2011) and at 'Vital Signs 2: Engaging Research Imaginations', University of Manchester (2010)
This page was published on 10 January 2012