Professor Ellie Lee
professor of family and parenting research, University of Kent, Canterbury; director, Centre for Parenting Culture Studies

Ellie is Professor of Family and Parenting Research at the University of Kent, where she is also the Director of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies . Her research and teaching addresses why bringing up children has been re-cast as ‘parenting’ and why everyday, personal  issues – for example how women feel after abortion or how mothers feed their babies – turn into major preoccupations for policy makers and become heated topics of wider public debate.

She is co-author of Parenting Culture Studies (Palgrave), now in its second edition, and co-author of Growing Up in the Culture Wars, just published by Polity. Ellie is an active member of Academics for Academic Freedom.

RELATED SESSIONS

Saturday 17 October, 10:15 Robert Runcie Room, Church House
Surrogacy: buying a baby or building a family?

Saturday 17 October, 13:45 Temple Room, Church House
After Arday: is Sociology worth saving?

Sunday 18 October, 17:15 Harvey Goodwin Suite, Church House
Podcast Live: Take Me Home – Growing up in the Culture Wars