Kate Brooks – Bath Spa University

Personal statement

Kate is a Senior Lecturer in Education History and Heritage, having previously taught for many years in Cultural Studies and Screen Media. She is also the Award Leader for MA Professional Practice.

Having published in a number of books and journals on aspects of teaching and learning, she is currently undertaking a doctoral thesis on the history of children in institutionalised care.

Academic qualifications

MA Education Studies - Bath Spa University

Areas of expertise

Education
History and heritage
Widening participation and inclusion
Critical discourse analysis

Academic outputs

Research projects

Brooks, K (2018) Non-attendance: Bristol students’ responses report presented at: Attendance Strategy Consultation Workshop, Bristol City Council
Brooks, K (2014) Attendance Report – students, staff & families and the new attendance regulations, Bristol Metropolitan Academy.
Brooks, K, Mayer, K and Noonan, A (2010) Teachers, facilitators, gatekeepers?
Tutors’ perceptions of the Graduate Development Programme in SCA Faculty of Creative Arts, UWE
Brooks, K (2009) Student Review of the Graduate Development Programme, Faculty of Creative Arts, UWE
Brooks, K and Kelly, K (2007) Feedback on Feedback: Student Feedback Report, School of Cultural Studies, UWE
Brooks, K and Kelly, K (2006) Student Transition Project, School of Cultural Studies, UWE

Conference and seminar papers (selected)

‘Foucault, fever and ‘working in the real’ approaching archive research’ - IfE Conference, June 2019
‘‘It’s been a rollercoaster year of swings and roundabouts’ – supporting students in their transitional year’ From Great Expectations to hard Times? Supporting students’ transition - UWE Academic Literacy Forum, March 2012
‘ ‘The hardest experience of my life so far’: using unassessed writing exercises in student feedback’ presented at The Assessment Swapshop Conference - University of Chichester, May 2010
‘Why do Media Studies in a recession?’ talk and workshop, HELOA South West: HE Advisers Day - UWE, June 2009
‘Conceptualising the transition… Understanding change in Higher Education’, Bristol Business School Teaching and Learning Conference - UWE, September 2008
‘Talking through transition: students’ talk and investments in campus culture’ presented at University Life Uncovered, Social Policy and Social Work Conference - Manchester Conference centre, November 2007
‘Negotiating professional identities: undergraduates’ perceptions of teaching and learning’ Workshop co-presented with Debbie Flint, ADM-HEA, at MECCSA Post-Graduate Conference - UWE, July 2007
'Good work? Volunteering as a 'way in' to the labour market' presented at The Caring face of Capitalism? ESRC Seminar Series - Sheffield University, April 2001.

Talks and events

Performer (2019): Won poetry competition; performed poem (relating to fostering and the Foundling Museum) at ‘Charismatic Objects’ event, run by St Martins College and Foundling Museum
Facilitator (2019-): Series of art workshops relating to my research topic, with children in care: ‘History? Our Story’ to be exhibited at Bristol City Hall
Facilitator/speaker (2019): Care-leavers and children in care session on ‘history of the language of care’ workshops
Speaker (2019): Foster carer workshop on ‘SEN children – historical perspective ‘
Speaker (2018): Talk on ‘The History of Care’ to Foster carers for Bristol City Council.

Research and academic outputs

Go to ResearchSPAce

Making sense of men's magazines

book

Jackson, P, Stevenson, N and Brooks, K (2001) Making sense of men's magazines. Polity, Cambridge. ISBN 9780745621760

Living and learning: students’ talk and investments in university culture

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Brooks, K (2008) 'Living and learning: students’ talk and investments in university culture.' In: University life uncovered: making sense of the student experience. Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Social Policy and Social Work (SWAP), Southampton, pp. 34-43. ISBN 9780854328901

Loaded with meaning: men's magazines and the appropriation of tabloid talk

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Brooks, K (2007) 'Loaded with meaning: men's magazines and the appropriation of tabloid talk.' In: Biressi, A and Nunn, H, eds. The tabloid culture reader. Open University Press, Maidenhead, pp. 197-204. ISBN 9780335219315

Reading men’s lifestyle magazines: cultural power and the information society

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Stevenson, N, Jackson, P and Brooks, K (2003) 'Reading men’s lifestyle magazines: cultural power and the information society.' In: Benwell, B, ed. Masculinity and men's lifestyle magazines. Blackwell, Oxford, pp. 112-131. ISBN 9781405114639

Alternative retail spaces

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Crewe, L, Gregson, N and Brooks, K (2003) 'Alternative retail spaces.' In: Leyshon, A, Lee, R and Williams, C.C, eds. Alternative economic spaces. SAGE, London, pp. 74-106. ISBN 9780761971290

'In this age of wonders': exploring the myth of George Muller

article

Brooks, K (2019) ''In this age of wonders': exploring the myth of George Muller.' Question, 4. pp. 58-65. ISSN 2632-5454

Barbarous custom: discursively deconstructing The Prevent Duty

article

Brooks, K (2019) 'Barbarous custom: discursively deconstructing The Prevent Duty.' Educationalfutures, 10 (1). pp. 58-82. ISSN 1758-2199

Could do better? Students’ critique of written feedback

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Brooks, K (2008) 'Could do better? Students’ critique of written feedback.' Networks, 5. ISSN 1756-963X

Talking about volunteering: a discourse analysis approach to volunteer motivations

article

Brooks, K (2002) 'Talking about volunteering: a discourse analysis approach to volunteer motivations.' Voluntary Action, 4 (3).

Scrap [poetry performance]

performance

Brooks, K (2019) Scrap [poetry performance]. In: Charismatic Objects, Foundling Museum, London, UK, 7 June 2019.

Making a stand with Mary [blog post]

other

Brooks, K (2020) Making a stand with Mary [blog post]. Research Exchange - The Social History Society.

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