Staff Profile
Dr Robyn Timothy
Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology
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I am a lecturer and level 5 lead for social sciences at York St John University. Before this I was a postgraduate researcher and graduate teaching assistant at York St John, where I completed my PhD focusing on how digital feminist artists experience and navigate online spaces and embodiment. I have a background in sociology and women's studies, and am interested in feminist theory, gender, bodies, sexualities, and popular cultures.
Qualifications:
- PhD Social Sciences - York St John University (2022)
- MA Women's Studies (Humanities) - University of York (2017)
- BA Sociology - Newcastle University (2015)
- School – York Business School
- Email – r.timothy@yorksj.ac.uk
- Phone – 01904 876 078
- Research - View my work in RaY
- Postgraduate Research Supervisor
Further Information
Teaching
I teach across a range of module on the Sociology and Criminology programmes.
I currently convene the following modules:
- SOC4002M Sociology of Everyday Life
- SOC4004M Social Inequalities: Key Themes
- SOC5001M Gender, Sexuality, and Media
- SSC5001M Social Research Methods (qualitative research)
I also contribute to the delivery of the following modules:
- SSC3005M Problem based Projects
- CRI5001M Working with Criminology
- SSC6001M Social Science Investigation
- SSC7002M Advanced Research Methods
Research
My research interests are focused on feminist theory, gender, bodies, sexualities, and popular cultures. Within this I am interested in researching representation and how it matters, the social, cultural, and political contexts of popular culture, and how women experience selves and identities.
My PhD research explored how digital feminist artists experienced digital spaces with a particular focus on how their bodies mattered in the production of their art. I examined themes of power, resistance, and the subtlety of feminist practice. In more recent research I have been interested in examining popular media with feminist theory.
Publications and conferences
Journal articles
Timothy, R. (2024). Barbie Land as cyberfeminist utopia. Feminist Theory, 25(4), 635-648. doi.org/10.1177/14647001241291462
Book reviews
Timothy, R. (2021) 'Review of Hood Feminism: Notes from the women white feminists forgot, by Mikki Kendall' Feminist Pedagogy. 1(1): 9.
Conference papers
May 2021: 'Exploring online space with feminist artists: how gender is negotiated in the online gallery', Research Spotlight: YSJ Social Science Conference, York St John University [online]
April 2021: 'Exploring online space with feminist artists: Instagram, art, and social justice movements', Enquire Conference, University of Nottingham [online]
September 2020: 'Exploring online space with feminist artists: Feminist voices and censorship on Instagram', New Directions in Media Sociology Conference, Leicester University [online]
December 2019: 'Beyond gendered violence in video games: the reproduction of structural inequality in interactive media' Work-in-Progress group, York St John University
October 2019: 'Researching art and bodies with women: exploring the challenges of feminist methodologies', Eat Sleep Research Repeat Conference, York St John University
March 2019: 'Investigating online feminist art', School of Psychological and Social Sciences PhD seminar series, York St John University
Conferences organised
Critical Research Conference, York St John University, July 2022 (Co-Organiser)
Research Spotlight: YSJ Social Science Conference, York St John University, March 2021(Co-Organiser)
How to survive your research degree event, York St John University, June 2019 (Co-Organiser)
Professional activities
I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and I am a member of the British Sociological Association and the Feminist Studies Association. In 2024 I started an external examiner role at Northumbria University.
