RESEARCH PROJECTS

Current Projects

Producing and Consuming Black Women's Self-Help in Britain - PhD Research | Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

This study takes self-help and its lived experience seriously, examining how self-help books written by and for black women circulate to accrue meaning and serve various interests in contemporary Britain. Merging audience research and production studies, this study draws on in-depth interviews with black women authors, publishing professionals, and readers to shed light on the cultural significance and consequence of these racialised and feminised texts.

Past Projects

Listening to Self-Care Stories in the Current Crises - with Professor Shani Orgad (Principal Investigator) and Dr Divya Srivastava (Co-Investigator) | Supported by the LSE Research and Impact Support Fund 

As the cost-of-living, health and social care crises in Britain intensify, members of the public are increasingly sharing through public channels stories of caring for themselves and their loved ones. What are the value and significance, if any, of listening to ordinary people’s stories of self-care in the current crises? Does listening to these stories offer opportunities to the public to understand the connection between personal struggles and the political and structural aspects of the current crises? This project addresses these questions by attending to the lived experience of self-care of people living in London across lines of age, gender, social class, race and ethnicity, and location, and by examining the value of radio shows where listeners call in to share these experiences.