
Alison Phipps
Professor of Gender Studies (Sociology)
E: A.E.Phipps@sussex.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1273 877689
Feminist theory, Gender and Sexuality, higher education, Laddism, neoliberalism, political sociology, Rape, Reproductive Justice, Sex industry, Sex work, Sexual harassment, sexual violence
Teaching
I currently convene and teach two modules:
- Gendering the Life Course is a 12-week core module for first-year undergraduate students. It is an introduction to the study of gender and intersecting inequalities, within the intersecting systems of heteropatriarchy, racial capitalism, and colonialism.
- Critical Reading in Advanced Gender Theory is a Masters-level 12-week core module which approaches gender and feminist theory at advanced levels and helps students develop their capacities for critical thinking and become more autonomous as learners.
I also teach two sessions on core first-year module Themes and Perspectives in Sociology, focused on feminist social and political theory.
A series of five of my undergraduate lectures, entitled Feminism 101, is publicly available and can be downloaded from my blog for colleagues to adapt, use and share.
I supervise a number of PhD candidates in various areas related to my research interests, including sexual harassment in Saudi hospitals, classed narratives of abortion, and sex work and motherhood in Zambia.