Research Profile
Dr Peter Hemming
Publications
Hemming, P.J. (forthcoming) ‘Geographies of faith in education’, in Brunn, S.D. (ed.) The Changing World Religious Map, New York: Springer.
Madge, N. & Hemming, P.J. (forthcoming) ‘Using a survey to investigate the role of religion in young people’s lives’, Innovative Methods in the Study of Religion: Research in Practice, Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Hemming, P.J. (2013, in press) ‘Spaces of spiritual citizenship: children’s relational and emotional encounters with the everyday school environment’, International Journal of Children’s Spirituality.
King, K. & Hemming, P.J. (2013, in press) ‘Exploring multiple religious identities through mixed qualitative methods’, Fieldwork in Religion.
Madge, N., Hemming, P.J., Goodman, A., Goodman, S., Kingston, S., Stenson, K. & Webster, C. (2012) ‘Conducting large-scale surveys in schools: the case of the Youth On Religion Project’, Children & Society 26(6): 417-429.
Hemming, P.J. & Madge, N. (2012) ‘Researching children, youth and religion: identity, complexity and agency’, Childhood 19(1): 38-51.
Hemming, P.J. (2011) ‘The place of religion in public and private life: school ethos as a lens on society’, Sociology 45(6): 1061-1077.
Hemming, P.J. (2011) ‘Educating for religious citizenship: multiculturalism and national identity in an English multi-faith primary school’, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 36(3): 441-454.
Hemming, P.J. (2011) ‘Meaningful encounters? Religion and social cohesion in the English primary school, Social & Cultural Geography 12(1): 63-81.
Cook, V.A. & Hemming, P.J. (2011) ‘Education spaces: embodied dimensions and dynamics’ (Special Issue Editorial), Social & Cultural Geography 12(1):1-8.
Hemming, P.J. (2010) ‘Building a sense of community: children, bodies and social cohesion’, in L. Holt (ed.) Geographies of Children, Youth and Families: An International Perspective, London: Routledge, pp.55-66.
Hemming, P.J. (2008) ‘Mixing qualitative research methods in children’s geographies’, Area 40(2): 152-165.
Hemming, P.J. (2007) ‘Renegotiating the primary school: children’s emotional geographies of sport, exercise and active play, Children’s Geographies 5(4): 353-371.
Presentations
Hemming, P.J. (2012) ‘Geographies of faith in education’, Geographies of Education conference, Loughborough University, September.
Hemming, P.J. (2012) ‘Faith, citizenship and social cohesion in the English primary school: qualitative insights’, British Educational Research Association annual conference, Manchester, UK, September.
Hemming, P.J. (2012) ‘Primary schooling and the politics of scale: the difference that faith makes’, Education, Culture and Society Research Group seminar, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, February.
Hemming, P.J. (2011) ‘The place of religion in public and private life: school ethos and values as a lens on society’, Department of Sociology & Communications Seminar Series, Brunel University, February.
Hemming, P.J. (2010/11) ‘Making spiritual spaces: children and embodied practices in the everyday school environment, Centre for Human Geography Seminar Series, Brunel University, November 2010, and Department of Geography Seminar Series, Loughborough University, February 2011.
Madge, N. & Hemming, P.J. (2010) Youth on religion: the use of an online questionnaire to investigate the role of religion in young people’s lives’, Innovative Methods in the Study of Religion conference, AHRC/ESRC Religion & Society Programme, London, UK, March.
Hemming, P.J. & Madge, N. (2010) ‘Children, youth and religion: mapping the terrain’, Geographies of Religion conference, Newcastle University, UK, March.
Hemming, P.J. (2009) ‘School spaces of belonging: educating children for religious citizenship’, Geographies of Education conference, Loughborough University, UK, September.
Hemming, P.J. (2009) ‘Religious citizenship in the primary school: spaces of national identity and Difference’, Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers annual conference, Manchester, UK, August.
Hemming, P.J. (2009) ‘Religion and community in the English primary school: spaces of social cohesion?’International Seminars at National University of Singapore, University of Otago and University of Waikato, New Zealand, January-March.
Hemming, P.J. (2008) ‘Faith, culture and community cohesion in the spaces of the primary school’, Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers annual conference, London, UK, August.
Hemming, P.J. (2008) ‘Exploring religion and spirituality in children’s everyday school spaces: some ethical and methodological considerations’, Association of American Geographers annual conference, Boston, Massachusetts, US, April, and also BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group annual conference: religion & youth, Birmingham, UK, April.
Hemming, P.J. (2007) ‘Geographies of health & exercise in the primary school: children, bodies & emotions, 1st International conference on geographies of children, youth & families, Reading, UK, September.
Hemming, P.J. (2007) ‘Children’s geographies of sport, exercise and active play in the primary school’, Centre for Research on Families, Lifecourse & Generations Seminar, Leeds, UK, May.
