The PG Forum is pleased to present the first in a series of PG poster presentations from the BSA Annual Conference 2010 at Glasgow Caledonian University 6-9 April 2010.

Our first presenter is Julia Bennett (University of Manchester), who gave us a summary of her project 'Theories of Belonging' at the BSA 2010 Annual Conference @ Glasgow Caledonian University.

Julia's work focuses on intergenerational experiences of belonging for members of the same family in Wigan.  She draws on the phenomenological work of Alfred Schutz, Martin Heidegger and Maurice Merleau-Ponty in her theoretical approach; and is using reflective diaries and photo elicitation in data collection.

You can watch the film below or on the BSA PG Forum's new YouTube channel here - http://www.youtube.com/user/BSAPGForum - for the best view of the poster, go to the actual YouTube page to view in full HD resolution.

This video was produced and edited by Mike Bracher for the BSA PG Forum.

Positions for doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars to participate in this research are now open for competition in five of the GEXcel themes:

•    GEXcel Themes 3 & 6 - Distinctions and Authority: Power Shifts and New Divisions in Society, Work and Universities. EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 9 APRIL 2010.

•    GEXcel Themes 7 & 8 - Teaching Normcritical Sex - Getting Rid of Violence. TRANSdisciplinary, TRANSnational and TRANSformative Feminist Dialogues on Embodiment, Emotions and Ethics. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 16 APRIL 2010.

•    GEXcel Theme 9 - Gendered sexualed transnationalisations, deconstructing the dominant: Transforming men, “centres” and knowledge/policy/practice. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 16 APRIL 2010.

Please go here for further information:

http://www.genderexcel.org/

The aim of the Summer School is to provide methods training opportunities as a supplement to MA and PhD curricula at European universities, as well as to foster debate, interaction, and mutual understanding of various methodological perspectives.

The curriculum covers introductory and intermediate courses in both quantitative and qualitative methods. Participants who successfully complete their courses will be awarded up to 5 ECTS credits by the University of Ljubljana.

http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/events/summerschools/ljubljana/index.aspx