Jack
Bailey
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
PhD Student
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School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
The Wave
- Profile
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I joined the School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations as a PhD researcher in 2025, having previously completed postgraduate study under the Sheffield Methods Institute.
My research project examines how drag performers practice resistance against gender-critical and anti-drag discourses across digital and physical space.
My research thus spans across queer sociology, (trans)gender studies, digital sociology and politics, and social movement studies.
- Qualifications
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BA Politics and Sociology, University of Leeds
MA Social Research, University of Sheffield
- Research interests
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PhD title: Wigs On, Gloves Off: Drag, Protest and Resistance across UK Digital and Physical Spaces
My research employs a multi-sited ethnographic approach to explore how drag performers practice resistance against gender-critical and anti-drag sentiment across a range of digital and physical spaces.
My research interests include:
- Drag and gender performance
- LGBTQ+ identities and (sub)cultures
- Gender and sexuality
- Queer theory and queer studies
- Digital sociology
- Protest, resistance and social movement studies
- Qualitative methods; Creative and ethnographic methods
- Research group
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PhD Supervisors
- Grants
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ESRC White Rose DTP +3.5 studentship (Digital Technologies, Communication and Artificial Intelligence (DCA) interdisciplinary pathway)
- Professional activities and memberships
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Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)