Dr Charlotte Bates
Senior Lecturer
- batesc2@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 0544
- Room 2.11, Glamorgan Building
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Both in the water and on dry land, my work explores the entanglements and connections between the body, everyday life and place, with a particular focus on belonging, wellbeing and our relationships with the natural world.
Biography
Before coming to Cardiff in 2017, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, and then a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Goldsmiths, where I also studied for my PhD in Visual Sociology.
Publications
2023
- Bates, C., Moles, K. and Kroese, L. M. 2023. Animating sociology. The Sociological Review (10.1177/00380261231156688)
- Bates, C. and Moles, K. 2023. Submerging bodies in cold waters. In: Bates, C. and Moles, K. eds. Living with water. Everyday encounters and liquid connections. Manchester University Press
- Bates, C. and Moles, K. eds. 2023. Living with water. Everyday encounters and liquid connections. Manchester University Press.
- Moles, K. and Bates, C. 2023. Living with water. In: Bates, C. and Moles, K. eds. Living with water. Everyday encounters and liquid connections. Manchester University Press
- Bates, C. and Moles, K. 2023. Immersive encounters: video, swimming and wellbeing. Visual Studies 38(1), pp. 69-80. (10.1080/1472586X.2021.1884499)
2022
- Bates, C., Hancock, R. and Truong, A. H. 2022. Bodies, with Charlotte Bates [audio podcast episode]. Uncommon Sense 22 September 2022. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.51428/tsr.cltk5976
- Bates, C. and Moles, K. 2022. Swimming without water: Buckets, bins and bathtubs. [Online]. (10.51428/tsr.arsq2915) Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.51428/tsr.arsq2915
- Bates, C., Jackson, E. and Sharma, P. 2022. Introduction to August's theme: Water. [Online]. (10.51428/tsr.pnwb3923) Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.51428/tsr.pnwb3923
- Bates, C. and Moles, K. 2022. Bobbing in the park: wild swimming, conviviality and belonging. Leisure Studies (10.1080/02614367.2022.2085774)
- Bates, C. and Moles, K. 2022. My cold hug and confidante. [Online]. Online: The Outdoor Swimming Society. Available at: https://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/my-cold-hug-and-confidante/
2021
- Moles, K. and Bates, C. 2021. Laughter, trust and friendship in the water. [Online]. Vol. June. Orca Community Blog. Available at: https://www.orca.com/gb-en/community/blog/20210617/frienship-water/
- Bates, C., Moles, K. and Kroese, L. M. 2021. The water holds me/the water binds us. Vimeo.com: Vimeo. Available at: https://vimeo.com/596662522
2020
- Bates, C. and Moles, K. 2020. Suspended and immersed: video methods and wild swimming. [Online]. The Sociological Review. Available at: https://www.thesociologicalreview.com/suspended-and-immersed-video-methods-and-wild-swimming/
- Bates, C. 2020. Rewilding education? Exploring an imagined and experienced outdoor learning space. Children's Geographies 18(3), pp. 364-374. (10.1080/14733285.2019.1673880)
- Bates, C. 2020. Video diaries. In: Vannini, P. ed. The Routledge International Handbook of Ethnographic Film and Video. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 135-154.
2019
- Bates, C. 2019. Vital bodies: Living with illness. Bristol: Bristol University Press.
2018
- Bates, C. 2018. Conviviality, disability and design in the city. The Sociological Review 66(5), pp. 984-999. (10.1177/0038026118771291)
2017
- Bates, C. 2017. Desire lines: walking in Woolwich. In: Bates, C. and Rhys-Taylor, A. eds. Walking Through Social Research. London: Routledge
- Bates, C. and Rhys-Taylor, A. eds. 2017. Walking through social research. Routledge.
- Bates, C. and Rhys-Taylor, A. 2017. Finding our feet. In: Bates, C. and Rhys-Taylor, A. eds. Walking Through Social Research. Routledge
2016
- Bates, C., Imrie, R. and Kullman, K. eds. 2016. Care and design: bodies, buildings, cities. Wiley.
- Bates, C., Imrie, R. and Kullman, K. 2016. Configuring the caring city: ownership, healing, openness. In: Bates, C., Imrie, R. and Kullman, K. eds. Care and Design: Bodies, Buildings, Cities. Chichester: Wiley, pp. 95-114.
- Bates, C. and Kullman, K. 2016. Caring urban futures. In: Bates, C., Imrie, R. and Kullman, K. eds. Care and Design: Bodies, Buildings, Cities. Chichester: Wiley, pp. 236-240.
2015
- Bates, C. 2015. Intimate encounters: making video diaries about embodied everyday life. In: Bates, C. ed. Video Methods: Social Science Research in Motion. Routledge Advances in Research Methods Abingdon and New York: Routledge, pp. 10-26.
- Bates, C. 2015. Introduction: Putting things in motion. In: Bates, C. ed. Video Methods: Social Science Research in Motion. Routledge Advances in Research Methods Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 1-9.
- Bates, C. ed. 2015. Video methods: social science research in motion. Routledge.
2013
- Bates, C. 2013. Video diaries: audio-visual research methods and the elusive body. Visual Studies 28(1), pp. 29-37. (10.1080/1472586X.2013.765203)
Teaching
In 2022-23 I am teaching Ethnography and Everyday Life (Year 2), Sociology on the Move (Year 3), and Multisensory Methods (Masters).