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Staff Profile

Dr Clifton Evers

Senior Lecturer in Media & Cultural Studies

  • Address: Media, Culture, Heritage
    Room 2.77
    2nd floor Armstrong Building,
    Newcastle University,
    Newcastle upon Tyne,
    Tyne and Wear, UK.
    NE1 7RU
Background

Research Interests and Practice

Men and masculinities, action/lifestyle sports and leisure, pollution and environment, blue spaces, just transitions, arts-based methods, ethnography


Education

BA Cultural Studies, Philosophy (1st class Honours) Griffith University, Australia.

PhD Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney, Australia

Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. Fellow of Advance HE


Biography

In 2015, I became a part of Newcastle University's Media, Culture, Heritage unit. I am the Postgraduate Research Director in the School of Arts and Cultures and have previously been the Director of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion committee for the same school. I am involved in the Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty and SACS EDI initiatives, including the Faculty Athena Swan silver accreditation. Additionally, I oversee the Media Culture Heritage unit PARTNERS program, which is an assisted entry program aimed at increasing participation of disadvantaged young people in higher education.


External professional Affiliations, Roles, and Memberships:

Professional Memberships:


- Royal Geographical Society (2019–present)

- Leisure Studies Association (2015–present)

- Cultural Studies Association (2006–present)

- Cultural Studies Association of Australasia (2004–present)


Editorial Roles:


- Editorial Board, _International Journal for Sociology of Leisure_ (2023–present)

- Editorial Board, _Journal of Bodies, Sexualities, and Masculinities_ (2021–present)

- Editorial Board, _International Journal of Cultural Studies_ (2019–present)

- Editorial Board, _Journal of Sport and Social Issues_ (2018–present)

- Editor-in-Chief, _Kurungabaa: A journal of literature, history and ideas from the sea_ (2008–2013)


Research Networks:


- SSHRED network (Skating | Sustainability | Health Research | Environmental Design) (2023–present)

 UK, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, USA

- SolasArts - an Arts Education Platform (2022-present)

- Newcastle University Climate and Resilience NuCore network (2022-present)

- HEAL network (Health, Environment, Arts and Literature) (2021–present)

 Spain, UK, USA

- Newcastle University Environmental Humanities Initiative (2022-present)

- Shadow Places Network (2018–present)

 Comprising artists, scholars, and activists dedicated to fostering connections for justice amidst climate change

 Australia, Sweden, UK, Japan, South Africa


My research has been widely published in reputable journals including Leisure Sciences, Cultural Studies Review, Environment and Planning E, Social & Cultural Geography, Journal of Sport & Social Issues, and Leisure Studies, among others. Furthermore, my expertise has been sought out by many prestigious publications, as I have reviewed articles for numerous journals such as Men and Masculinities, Gender Place and Culture, Communication and Sport, Human Relations, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, and History of Sport.


I curate research exhibitions, create award-winning arts-based research method outputs (e.g., textile, film, sound, performance art), and appear in documentaries.


I was part of the international advisory committee of the project 'Crushed But Okay', which concluded in 2022 and was funded by the Alannah & Madeline Foundation's eSafety Online Safety Grants Program and supported by the Australian Government's 'Improve Your Play' initiative. The resource was released in April 2022 on Instagram's IGTV and won the Swinburne University Vice Chancellor impact award.


Currently, I am a member of several influential networks, including Newcastle University Centre for and Environmental Resilience Centre, Newcastle University Environmental Humanities Network, HEAL (Health, Environment, Arts and Literature) led by Oviedo University and the ; and  which is ecologically centred. Additionally, I am proud to be part of The Shadow Places Network, an international collaboration of artists, academics, and activists committed to creating connections for justice in an era of climate change. As a member of the Surf & Nature Alliance, I can contribute to the conservation of the marine environment and the development of ocean science and literacy.


My experience includes contributions to news outlets like Le Monde, Arte, BBC, Sydney Morning Herald, and The Conversation demonstrate my commitment to bringing important ideas to a wider audience.


I am a former lecturer in media and cultural studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, and Deputy Director of the Institute for Creative and Digital Cultures. Additionally, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the prestigious Journalism and Media Research Centre at the University of New South Wales and Research Fellow at University of Sydney in Australia.



Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching

MCH1026 Social & Cultural Studies

MCH2075 Representations: Identity, Culture & Society

MCH2069 Research Methods

MCH3074 Critical Approaches to Media, Communication and Culture

MCH3073 Research Dissertation

MCH3072 Research Dissertation


Postgraduate Taught

MCH8199 Research Dissertation



Research

Research Interests and Practice

Men and masculinities, action/lifestyle sports and leisure, pollution and environment, blue spaces, just transitions, arts-based methods, ethnography


Postgraduate Research Supervision

I welcome postgraduate researchers who want to work in any of the areas relating to my research:

  • Gender, particularly men and masculinities
  • Sport, leisure, recreation (particularly action / lifestyle / extreme sports)
  • Culture and pollution 
  • Cultural studies
  • Mobile media
  • Arts-based methods
  • Blue spaces


Research projects


1. "Polluted Leisure" (2019-ongoing)


2. "The First Fossil Free Welfare State? Swedish Petro-Dreams, Resistances, and Coastal Transformations" (2019-2024)

  - Funded by: Formas - Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development

  - Amount: £560,000

  - Role: Partner investigator


3. "Age of Extinction: Anglophone Narratives of Personal and Planetary Degradation" (2019-2023)

  - Funded by: Spanish National Research Programme

  - Amount: £41,000

  - Role: Partner investigator


4. "Northeast Coastal Community Resilience: A Just Transition from Industrial Heritage to a Low Carbon Future" (2022)

  - Role: Partner investigator


5. "Temperature Life Histories: Experiencing a Changing Climate through Stories, Poetry and Data" (2021)

  - Amount: £5,000

  - Role: Partner investigator


6. "The Shadow Places Network Artist Bursary" (2019)

  - Funded by: Macquarie University

  - Amount: £3,000

  - Role: Chief investigator


7. "Using New Media Cultures to Provide Sexual Health Information for Young Australians" (2010)

  - Funded by: New South Wales State Government Health, Australia

  - Amount: £16,000

  - Role: Partner investigator


8. "Social Cohesion through Sport" (2010)

  - Funded by: Australian Research Council

  - Amount: £200,000

  - Role: Partner investigator


9. "Respectful Relationships" (2009)

  - Funded by: National Rugby League and Australian Federal Government

  - Amount: £50,000

  - Role: Partner investigator


10. "Towards a Level Playing Field: Research and Evaluation of the Portrayal of Female Athletes and Women in Sport by the Media" (2010)

  - Funded by: Australian Sports Commission

  - Amount: £12,000


11. "Strategies for Building and Sustaining Respect in New South Wales Public High Schools" (2008)

  - Funded by: New South Wales State Government Department of Education

  - Amount: £33,000

  - Role: Partner investigator


12. "Peer-Based Mentoring in Sport: Strategies for Best Practice" (2007)

  - Funded by: Australian Research Council

  - Amount: £120,000

  - Role: Partner investigator


13. "Safer Sex Beliefs and Practices in Multi-Partner Heterosexuals" (2006)

  - Funded by: Australian Research Council

  - Amount: £20,000

- Role: Partner investigator


Publications