Dr Matt Merefield’s Resume

Work history (English; see Chinese below)

  1. Lecturer (f/t), Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, English language and culture classes for undergraduates. This teaching is current.
  2. Lecturer (p/t) Tianjin Senior University, English language and culture classes for senior citizens. This teaching is current and ongoing.
  3. Lecturer (p/t), University of Bradford, Sociology and Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences Module Leader, Global Society and Local Experience; (grade 8/9; September 2016-2017); Undergraduate Dissertations Supervisor, undergraduate, sociology, and criminology (September 2016-June 2017).
  4. Research Associate (f/t), University of Bradford, Centre for Applied Social Science Research, Faculty of Social Science April 2015 – October 2016 (grade 7, ft.).
  5. Research and Inspections Officer (f/t), Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services, Western Australia (Grade 6.4; permanent) 2010-2015.
  6. Research Associate, (f/t), Research Information Unit, Immigration Advisory Service, London, 2009-10。
  7. Honorary Research Fellow, City University, London, 2009-11.
  8. Research Assistant (f/t), Department of Politics and International Studies, Warwick University, 2007-8.
  9. Research Assistant (f/t), Department of Politics, Bristol University. (f/t), 2006-7.
  10. Lecturer (f/t equivalent), Nottingham Trent University, Media Studies, Sociology, Human Geography. Lead lecturer: ‘Postcolonial Cinema’, 2005-6. Module leader: ‘Global Migration and Minorities’; ‘‘Race’, in Contemporary Britain’, 2005-6. Contributing lecturer: People and Places’; ‘Introductory Sociology’; ‘Nation and Narration’, ‘Post-modern Desire’, 2004-6.

Publications (academic)

  • ‘The exceptional inclusion of ‘savages’ and ‘barbarians’: the colonial liberal biopolitics of mobility and development’ in Mark Duffield and Vernon Hewitt, (eds.) Colonial Developments: the Past in the Present, James Curry, August 2009.
  • ‘How was Howard’s War Possible? Winning the War of Position over Iraq’, Australian Journal of International Relations, 2009, with Matt McDonald (40%).
  • ‘Gendered Migrations: Towards gender-sensitive policies in the UK’, Institute of Public Policy Research Asylum and Migration Working Paper No. 6, IPPR, 2005, with Eleonore Kofman and Parvati Raghuram (25%).

Current academic working papers/book chapters

  • ‘‘Trafploitation’ and counter-narratives: moral narcissism and failures of transculturation in Western anti-trafficking discourse,’ intended for submission to the Journal of Asian Cultural Studies.
  • ‘A Tale of conflicting fields: China’s relational filiality, socio-economic inequality, and the commodification of sexuality, intended for submission to the Journal of Critical Asian Studies.
  • ‘The neo-protectionist misrecognition of Aboriginality and Modern Slavery in Western Australia’, intended for submission to The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology.
  • ‘Critical justice theory and complex equality: theorizing the scope for redressing socio-penal disadvantages’, intended for submission to the Punishment and Society.

Samples of my academic writing are accessible at:

https://bradford.academia.edu/MattMerefield

Samples of my global sociology lectures and blogs on global and trans-national mobility and immobility are available at https://globalimobility101.com/

Academic qualifications and awards                                 

PhD Historical Sociology, Nottingham Trent University (2006); British migration policy within colonization and globalization, 17th to 20th Centuries.

  • M.A.Cultural Studies (Distinction), University of Queensland (2001).
  • Bachelor of Arts (1st). English Literature/Cultural Studies, University of Tasmania (1999).
  • British Academy Small Research Grant, ‘UK-Uganda deportation monitoring network’, 2009-11, with Dr Liza Schuster (City University);
  • UK Vice-Chancellor’s Overseas Research Scheme Award (2002-3);
  • Nottingham Trent Postgraduate Award (2004);
  • Australian Postgraduate Award (2001).

Knowledge and expertise

  • Sociology of globalization, migration, multiculturalism, ‘race’ relations; social inclusion; historical sociology of colonization and migration; social/criminal justice.
  • Refugee, asylum politics, law and policy including detention, deportation, monitoring.
  • Human Trafficking and people smuggling, Neo-abolitionism, ‘Modern Slavery’.
  • Human rights law and policy; equality (including socio-economic, migrant, labour & indigenous) rights and policy.
  • Critical theory, Marxism, classical liberalism, neoliberalism; post-colonial theory; biopolitics; intersectionality (with a focus on class, gender, ‘race’, disability).

Other languages

  • Mandarin (elementary, spoken [ongoing student])
  • Italian (elementary, spoken and written)

Matt Merefield 迈特 麦尔福尔德博士简历

Mobile: 135-161-324-39   e-mail: mattlumerefield@gmail.com

学历

.博士学位

诺丁汉特伦特大学(英国) 2006

  • 历史社会学博士;英国在十七到二十世纪殖民化和全球化过程中的移民政策

.硕士学位

昆士兰大学(澳大利亚) 2001

  • 文化研究硕士

.学士学位

塔斯马尼亚大学(澳大利亚) 1999

  • 文学学士;英语文学/文化研究

工作经历

1.天津老年大学          2017-目前

  • 讲师 (p/t);英语

2.塘沽英语阅读室     2017-目前

https://englishreadingroom.wordpress.com/

  • 指导老师 (p/t)

3.布拉德福德大学(英国)                     2016.9-2017.6

  • 讲师;社会科学系社会学、犯罪学;全球化和地方变革;本科论文指导教师,社会学和犯罪学

4.布拉德福德大学(英国)    2015.4-2016.10

  • 副研究员;应用社会科学学院社会科学研究中心

5.西澳政府监禁监察部,(澳大利亚)   2010-2015

  • 研究及检察官员

6.移民咨询服务中心(伦敦) 2009-2010

  • 副研究员;研究信息部

7.城市大学(伦敦)        2009-2011

  • 荣誉研究员

8.华威大学(英国)          2007-2008

  • 研究助理;政治与国际研究系

9.布里斯托尔大学(英国) 2006-2007

  • 研究助理;政治系

10.诺丁汉特伦特大学(英国)             2004-2006

  • 讲师;媒体研究、社会学、人文地理学;“后殖民电影”;“全球移民和少数族裔”;“当代英国的‘种族’”;“人与地区”;“社会学入门”;“民族叙事”、“后现代欲望”

文章发表(学术)

  • ‘The exceptional inclusion of ‘savages’ and ‘barbarians’: the colonial liberal biopolitics of mobility and development’ in Mark Duffield and Vernon Hewitt, (eds.) Colonial Developments: the Past in the Present, James Curry, August 2009.
  • ‘How was Howard’s War Possible? Winning the War of Position over Iraq’, Australian Journal of International Relations, 2009, with Matt McDonald (40%).
  • ‘Gendered Migrations: Towards gender-sensitive policies in the UK’, Institute of Public Policy Research Asylum and Migration Working Paper No. 6, IPPR, 2005, with Eleonore Kofman and Parvati Raghuram (25%).

目前在写的学术文章/

  • ‘‘Trafploitation’ and counter-narratives: moral narcissism and failures of transculturation in Western anti-trafficking discourse’, intended for submission to the Journal of Asian Cultural Studies
  • ‘A Tale of conflicting fields: China’s relational filiality, socio-economic inequality, and the commodification of sexuality, intended for submission to the Journal of Critical Asian Studies.
  • ‘The neo-protectionist misrecognition of Aboriginality and Modern Slavery in Western Australia’, intended for submission to The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology.
  • ‘Critical justice theory and complex equality: theorizing the scope for redressing socio-penal disadvantages’, intended for submission to the Punishment and Society.

Samples of my academic writing are accessible at:

https://bradford.academia.edu/MattMerefield

Samples of my global sociology lectures and blogs on global and trans-national mobility and immobility are available at https://globalimobility101.com/

知识和技能

  • 社会全球化、移民、多元文化、种族关系;社会融合;殖民和移民的历史社会学;社会/刑事司法
  • 难民,政治庇护,包括拘留、驱逐出境、监管的法律和政策。
  • 贩卖人口和人口走私,新废奴主义,“现代奴役”
  • 人权法律和政策;平等(包括社会经济、移民、劳工、原住民)的权利和政策
  • 批判理论、马克思主义、古典自由主义、新自由主义;后殖民理论;生命政治;交叉性(侧重阶级,“种族”,残障者)。

其他语言

中文(初级,口语,持续学习中)

意大利(初级,口语和书面)

London Wlogger

Walking blogger exploring London's hidden gems, parks, bridges, landmarks, sights and history!

Golondrinas 21

Movilidades y migraciones en contexto de crisis

Refugees World

This is a blog created by Afghan refugee Mehdi Shams to give insight into life as a refugee on Lesvos, Greece.

The Indigenous Resistance Writers

Amplifying space for all past, present and future generations of Indigenous Writers and Storytellers.

Reflections on Gender and Postcolonial Issues

the truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off--gloria steinem

settler colonial studies blog

A blog for the advancement of settler colonial studies

Postcolonial Text

Introducing the sociology of migration and im/mobility

Sex Work Research

For researchers, students, activists and anyone interested in research on sex work and related topics, including human trafficking

looking beyond borders

foreign policy and global economy

Border Criminologies blog

Introducing the sociology of migration and im/mobility

Chinozery

for the love of things home, in-between, and away