PhD Supervision

 

Areas of Supervision

General areas: economic geography, creative economy, urban geography, qualitative methods.

Specific topics: music, fashion, digital technologies, creativity and knowledge, creating distinction and value, consumption, intermediation/curation, entrepreneurship, labour, aesthetic labour, networking practices, locational choice.

 

Studentships for 2024-2025

*I am looking to recruit new PhD students for the topics below. If you are interested in these topics, or developing a topic related to my areas of supervision please email me: b.j.hracs@soton.ac.uk

Topic 1: Creative clusters in rural, coastal and post-industrial towns

Topic 3: Exploring the trans-local nature of cultural scenes

Topic 2: The Spatial Dynamics of Creative Work

Topic 4: Craft commons and craft communities: Exploring developments and dynamics of creative enterprises

 

Current Students (5)

Charlotte Campbell (PhD) Title: 'Exploring the roles of physical and virtual space in trans-local cultural scene uniformity'

Hao-Che Pei (PhD) Title: ‘Young adult entrepreneurs providing personalised services within distinctive welfare regimes in the UK and Taiwan.’

Junwanguo Guo (PhD) Title: ‘Industrial cluster evolution in developing countries: A study of e-waste industrial clusters in China’

Xiao Hu (PhD) Title: ‘What Matters for Regional Manufacturing Resilience Amid Multi Shock Situations: A Global-Local Perspective.’

Haolin Liu (PhD) Title: ‘External linkages, knowledge communities and regional path creation in China.’

Completed (6)

Marion Payne Bird (PhD) Title: ‘Digital technology clusters and their built environments: an exploration of the significance of the local built environment for niche sector technology clusters’ (2022)

Timo Koren (PhD) Title: ‘Spatialising Genre: How Music Genres Shape Socio-Spatial Inequalities in Nightclub Production in Amsterdam’ (2021)

Peipei Chen (PhD) Title: ‘Urban–rural mobility, landscape, and displacement: Rural tourism makers in China.’ (2021)

Jack Webster (PhD) Title: ‘Taste in the Digital Age: Music Streaming Services and the Performance of Class Distinction.’ (2019)

Taylor Brydges (PhD) Title: ‘Made in Canada: The strategies, spaces and working lives of independent fashion designers in the Canadian fashion system.' (2017)

Jimi Nilsson (PhD) Title: ‘Creativity On Tour: The Temporal Dynamics of Work and Social Networks for Musicians in Sweden.’ (2014)