Sociology and Philosophy
Former and current postgraduate students edit and support the online 'Music and Arts in Action (MAiA)' journal.Research culture
Our research culture is characterised by our commitment to foster thinking and analysis that crosses over traditional academic boundaries (such as between philosophy-sociology-anthropology as well as social sciences-life sciences). The research culture for postgraduate students reflects this spirit.
Postgraduates in the department actively contribute to its research culture by:
- participating in research-related seminars, including departmental seminars, Egenis seminars, Science and Technology Studies briefings, technical briefings on developments in contemporary biology and the annual School of Humanities and Social Sciences' postgraduate conference
- organising workshops and symposiums
- producing their own on-line Music and Arts in Action journal
- running intermittent student-only reading groups on the philosophy of science
- taking part in the History and Philosophy of Biology Journal Club
- participating in the Sociology of the Arts Group
Despite this only being my first year at Exeter I have already had the opportunity to go to a number of academic conferences. These networking opportunities are invaluable to my development as an academic, and will hopefully stand me in good stead in my future career.
Louise Bezuidenhout
PhD Sociology
