Cameron Coakley

I am working on a SEED-funded PhD project in Human Geography, supervised by Dr Nate Millington and Prof Erik Swyngedouw. My research explores the relationships between climate change activism and social media platforms, using ethnographic, discursive, and psychoanalytic methods. 

Through my work, I hope to develop our understanding of communication technologies and their place in society, and consider their potential for imagining alternative futures within a changing climate.

I am a member of the Society and Environment Research Group.

Through my MSc Research Methods with Human Geography, I developed a variety of qualitative and quantitative research skills. I had the opportunity to learn about and apply a variety of discursive, thematic, and narrative analysis approaches. I also completed modules on Researcher Reflexivity and Research Literacy and Design. 

During my BA Geography with International Study, I also gained experience in corpus analytics as a tool to aid discourse analysis. Corpus analysis formed the basis of my undergraduate dissertation, 'Coal-ition?: Applying novel corpus analyses and the ‘What’s the Problem Represented to be?’ approach to Australian politicians’ speech on climate change.'

• 2023 - MSc Research Methods with Human Geography (University of Manchester) - Distinction
• 2021 - BA Geography with International Study (University of Manchester) - 1st Class

Climate change activism; Social media; Digital geographies; Psychoanalytic approaches; Democracy and values

I am available to contact via email at: [email protected]