Dr Brian Callan

I’m an anthropologist by training and inclination but my work draws upon various disciplines from neurobiology, psychology, cognitive sciences a smattering of political philosophies. My research interests often focus on community, civil society, political engagement and social movements. In this I try to understand the lived experience; the emotions, ideas tensions and the subtle social interactions which carry us through life.

I'm a lecturer on the BA Psyschosocial Studies, where I teach sociological and anthropological theory and how these models intersect with notions of the self, belonging, hope and failure.

I also convene the department's Post Graduate Research Design & Methodology module, which draws on the faculty's diverse skills sets and seeks to innovate forms of knowledge.

I am interested in supervising PhD projects relating to civil society, community activism and ethnographic approaches to research.