My PhD examines the UK subculture of herptile keepers—those who keep reptiles and amphibians as domestic pets—shaped by the interplay between internal community dynamics and external societal perceptions. Using ethnographic methods across exotic pet shops, breeder conventions, and online forums, alongside analysis of media representations and public discourse, I will reveal how these forces define the cultural identity and societal impact of herptile ownership in the UK. This integrated approach advances understanding of the complex relationship between subcultural practices and public attitudes, offering insights that may inform public policy, animal welfare debates, and approaches to subcultural diversity in contemporary society.
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• “Exiled from Eden – How Urban Legends about Pet Reptile Owners Label them as Folk Devils”, Responsible Herpetoculture Journal (Issue 12), December 2023.
• “Aokigahara: Adrift in a Sea of Trees”, Rooted (Issue 3), December 2023.
• “In Search of a Bigger Boat: An Analysis of Contemporary Folklore about the Survival of the Extinct Shark Otodus Megalodon”. Dissertation, University of Hertfordshire, September 2023.
• “A Meta-Analytical Approach to the Study of the Mara: The Evolution, Impact, Applications and Misinterpretations of the Work of David J. Hufford”. Thesis, University of York, April 2011.
My research looks at the lived experiences of working-class mature students in the South-West of England through a Bourdieusian lens. I am looking to find evidence of emergent forms of capital that students may embody that may enable them to overcome adversity and succeed in Higher Education despite lacking high levels of economic, social, and cultural capital. Unlike most academic research into mature students’ experiences, I am examining how certain forms of embodied experience and dispositions arising from them function as beneficial forms of capital.
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(Manuscript Accepted) Ging, D., Baele, S., Brace, L., Long, S., and Murphy, S. Aesthetics of Misogyny and the Repulsive Gaze: Worldview, Affect, and Ideology in the Visual Landscape of the Incelosphere. New Media and Society.
Jasny, L., Long, S., Minihane, J. and Wu, J., 2022. How to Approach Sampling for Social Network Analysis: Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube. [How-to Guide]. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529610840.
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Member, At Gender
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