University of Newcastle

Faculty Member, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Lecturer, Sociology

About

Research Interests
Sociology of youth; socio-economic inequality; social and cultural theories of class; risk, individualisation and reflexivity; consumerism; popular music and popular culture; media; sport; environmental issues; social theory, in particular the works of Pierre Bourdieu.

Refereed Journal Articles
Threadgold, Steven (Forthcoming 2011), ‘Should I Pitch my Tent in the Middle Ground? On ‘Middling Tendency’, Beck and Inequality in Youth Sociology’, in Journal of Youth Studies, DOI: 2/11/2010.

Leahy, Terry, Vanessa Bowden and Steven Threadgold 2010, ‘Stumbling Towards Collapse: Coming to Terms with the Climate Crisis’, in Environmental Politics, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 851-868.

Threadgold, S. & Nilan, P. (2009) 'Reflexivity of Contemporary Youth, Risk and Cultural Capital', in Current Sociology. Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 47-68.

Threadgold, S. & Nilan, P. (2004) 'Young People, Habitus and Opinions about Politics',  Melbourne Journal of Politics. Vol. 29 2003-2004.

Refereed Conference Proceedings
Threadgold, S. (2007) 'Youth, Habitus and Attitudes towards Class'. Proceedings on CDROM of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference 2007.

Threadgold, S. (2006) 'Habitus, Governmentality and Young People's Engagement with September 11'. Australasian Political Studies Association conference, Youth & Politics Stream, University of Newcastle, 25-27 September 2006.

Nilan, P. & Threadgold, S. (2004) 'How Do Young People Define the Good Life? Comparing Data from Australia, Fiji and Indonesia'. Proceedings on CDROM of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference, 2004.

Threadgold, S. & Nilan, P. (2003) 'Using Bourdieu to look at Young People and Politics'. Proceedings on CDROM of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference, University of New England, Armidale, 4-6 December 2003. ISBN 0-646-42927-2. 

Conference Papers
Threadgold, S. (2009) '"Should I pitch my tent in the middle ground?" A Reflexive Response to Woodman's Middling Tendency in Youth Sociology'. The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) December 2009, Australian National University, Canberra.

Leahy, T. Threadgold, S. and Bowden, V. (2009) 'Stumbling towards Collapse: Health Implications'. Presented on TASA Conference Health Day, December 2009, Australian National University, Canberra.

Threadgold, S. (2008) 'Youth, Habitus and Perceptions of Risk'. The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference December 2008, University of Melbourne, Melbourne.

Threadgold, S. (2007) 'Youth, Habitus and Attitudes towards Class'. The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference December 2007, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

Threadgold, S. (2006) 'Habitus, Governmentality and Young People's Engagement with September 11'. Refereed paper presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association conference, Youth & Politics Stream, University of Newcastle, 25-27 September 2006

Threadgold, S. & Nilan, P. (2003) 'Using Bourdieu to look at Young People and Politics', Paper presented at The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference, University of New England, Armidale, 4-6 December 2003

Book Reviews in Refereed Journals
Taylor, Steven (2006) False Prophet: Field Notes from the Punk Underground, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. Review in Perfect Beat: The Pacific Journal of Research into Contemporary Music and Popular Culture, Vol. 8, No. 1, July 2006

DeRogatis, Jim (2004) Milk It! Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the 90s, Cambridge, MA: DeCapo Press. Review in Perfect Beat: The Pacific Journal of Research into Contemporary Music and Popular Culture, Volume 7, Number 1, July 2004

Journalism and Media
Threadgold, Steven and Terry Leahy (2010) 'The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of  Realpolitik and Climate Change' in Adbusters: Journal of the Mental Environment.

Research Supervision
PhD supervision on research about Facebook from a Foucaultian perspective

I have taught in the following courses:

Society and Culture: A Sociological Introduction
Social Analysis: Key Perspectives in the Social Sciences
Health Sociology
Social Science Research Methods
Applied Social Research Project 
Youth Culture and Risk
Popular Culture and Society
Communication and Culture
Contemporary Popular Music: Cultural Production and Use
Music and Culture
Introduction to Politics
Foundations of Modern Politics
International Relations
Democracy and the Politics of Equality
Politics Policy and Government
Global Power and World Order

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