Doctor Lucy Nicholas
Associate Professor in Gender and Sexuality Studies,
Anthropology & Sociology
Biography
My research specialises in gender and sexual diversities, social and political theory, queer theory, whiteness and feminisms. My first book, Queer Post-Gender Ethics, was published in 2014 by Palgrave McMillan and my second book, The Persistence of Global Masculinisms, co-authored with Chris Agius, was published in 2018. My PhD was awarded at University of Edinburgh where I worked before moving to University of Portsmouth and then to Australia. I have taught across sociology, social and political theory, gender and sexualities and academic skillsnd I was awarded an Australian Office of Learning and Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in 2015.
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Qualifications
- PhD University of Edinburgh
- MPhil Griffith University
Professional Memberships
- The Australian Sociological Association (2012)
Interests
- Gender
- Critical Race Studies
- Feminism
- Political Theory
- Queer Theory
- Sexuality
- Social Theory
- Whiteness
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Anthropology & Sociology
Committees
- National Australian Awards for University Teaching
- SAGE Athena Swan
Contact
| Email: | L.Nicholas@westernsydney.edu.au |
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Publications
Books
- Nicholas, L. and Agius, C. (2018), 'The Persistence of Global Masculinism: Discourse, Gender and Neo-Colonial Re-Articulations of Violence', : Palgrave Macmillan 9783319683591.
- Nicholas, L. (2014), 'Queer Post-Gender Ethics: The Shape of Selves to Come', : Palgrave Macmillan 9781349458127.
Chapters in Books
- Thorneycroft, R. and Nicholas, L. (2021), 'Queer and crip temporalities during COVID-19 : sexual practices, risk and responsibility', The COVID-19 Crisis: Social Perspectives, Routledge 9780367628956.
- Nicholas, L. (2021), 'Transcend', Bent Street 5.1: Soft Borders, Hard Edges, Clouds of Magellan Press 9780645193510.
- Nicholas, L. (2020), 'Anarchism and sexuality', SAGE Handbook of Global Sexualities, SAGE 9781526424129.
- Nicholas, L. (2020), 'Genderation : am I allowed to be non-binary too?', Non-Binary Lives: An Anthology of Intersecting Identities, Jessica Kingsley Publishers 9781787753396.
- Nicholas, L. (2020), 'Lucy Nicholas', Feminism in our Times: Crises, Connections & Cares, University of Strathclyde .
- Nicholas, L. (2019), 'Gender and sexuality', Palgrave Handbook of Anarchism, Palgrave Macmillan 9783319756196.
- Nicholas, L. (2018), 'Positive regard for difference without identity', The Politics of Identity: Place, Space and Discourse, Manchester University Press 9781526110244.
- Nicholas, L. (2012), 'Anarchism, pedagogy, queer theory and poststructuralism : toward a positive ethical theory, of knowledge and the self', Anarchist Pedagogies: Collective Actions, Theories, and Critical Reflections on Education, PM Press 9781604864847.
Journal Articles
- Tran, D., Sullivan, C. and Nicholas, L. (2023), 'Lateral violence and microaggressions in the LGBTQ+ community : a scoping review', Journal of Homosexuality, vol 70, no 7 , pp 1310 - 1324.
- Nicholas, L. and Clark, S. (2023), 'Gender, sex and freedom : testing the theoretical limits of the twenty-first-century 'gender wars' with Simone de Beauvoir, Shulamith Firestone and Luce Irigaray', Paragraph : the journal of the Modern Critical Theory Group, vol 46, no 3 , pp 354 - 371.
- Nicholas, L. (2023), '[In Press] Young masculinities, masculinism, backlash, and the complexities of fostering change', Journal of Applied Youth Studies, .
- Storr, R., Nicholas, L., Robinson, K. and Davies, C. (2022), ''Game to play?' : barriers and facilitators to sexuality and gender diverse young people's participation in sport and physical activity', Sport, Education and Society, vol 27, no 5 , pp 604 - 617.
- Agius, C., Edney-Brown, A., Nicholas, L. and Cook, K. (2022), 'Anti-feminism, gender and the far-right gap in C/PVE measures', Critical Studies on Terrorism, vol 15, no 3 , pp 681 - 705.
- Nicholas, L., Newman, C., Botfield, J., Terry, G., Bateson, D. and Aggleton, P. (2021), 'Men and masculinities in qualitative research on vasectomy : perpetuation or progress?', Health Sociology Review, vol 30, no 2 , pp 127 - 142.
- Nicholas, L. and Budgeon, S. (2021), 'Introduction : 'remembering feminist theory forward'', Feminist Theory, vol 22, no 2 , pp 159 - 164.
- Nicholas, L. (2021), 'Remembering Simone de Beauvoir's 'ethics of ambiguity' to challenge contemporary divides : feminism beyond both sex and gender', Feminist Theory, vol 22, no 2 , pp 226 - 247.
- Nicholas, L. (2020), 'Whiteness, heteropaternalism, and the gendered politics of settler colonial populist backlash culture in Australia', Social Politics, vol 27, no 2 , pp 234 - 257.
- Nicholas, L. (2020), 'Introduction to the Special Issue : positive non-binary and/or genderqueer sexual ethics and politics', Journal of the International Network for Sexual Ethics and Politics, vol 8, no Special Issue 2020 , pp 3 - 10.
- Nicholas, L. and Clark, S. (2020), 'Leave those kids alone : on the uses and abuses and feminist queer potential of non-binary and genderqueer', Journal of the International Network of Sexual Ethics and Politics, vol 8, no Special Issue , pp 36 - 55.
- Callahan, S. and Nicholas, L. (2019), 'Dragon wings and butterfly wings : implicit gender binarism in early childhood', Gender and Education, vol 31, no 6 , pp 705 - 723.
- Gray, E. and Nicholas, L. (2019), ''You're actually the problem' : manifesations of populist masculinist anxieties in Australian higher education', British Journal of Sociology of Education, vol 40, no 2 , pp 269 - 286.
- Nicholas, L. (2019), 'Queer ethics and fostering positive mindsets toward non-binary gender, genderqueer, and gender ambiguity', International Journal of Transgenderism, vol 20, no 2-3 , pp 169 - 180.
- Nicholas, L. (2017), 'Beyond quiet tolerance to diversity perspectives : when you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression', Ethos, vol 25, no 4 , pp 9 - 11.
- Nicholas, L. (2016), '"Transcending" analysis/anything goes? : response to review symposium on "queer post-gender ethics"', Journal of the International Network for Sexual Ethics and Politics, vol 4, no 2 .
- Nicholas, L. (2014), 'Academically literate/queerly literate', Journal of Academic Language and Learning, vol 8, no 3 , pp 72 - 83.
- Nicholas, L. (2014), 'Symposia: Lesbian and Post-Gender Ethics: 'Belonging in difference[s]' : the potentialities of post-gender ethics', Journal of the International Network for Sexual Ethics and Politics, vol 2, no 1 , pp 5 - 18.
- Nicholas, L. (2009), 'A radical queer utopian future : a reciprocal relation beyond sexual difference', Thirdspace: A Journal of Feminist Theory and Culture, vol 8, no 2 .
Conference Papers
- Nicholas, L. (2014), 'The shape of selves to come : selfhood without sexual difference', World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan.
Other Publications
- 2022, 'Gender Equity in the Workplace: Intersectional and Gender & Sexuality Diverse Approaches', Report
- 2022, 'Vice-Chancellor's Gender Equality Fund Final Report 2021: Addressing Intersectionality in Gender 'Equity' at WSU: Experiences, Policies, and Everyday Practices', Report
- 2021, 'An Exploration of WSU Staff's Understandings of Trans and Gender Diversity: Vice Chancellor's Gender Equality Fund 2020', Report
- 2020, 'Game to Play? Exploring the Experiences and Attitudes Towards Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity Amongst Same Sex Attracted and Gender Diverse Young People', Report
- 2020, 'Mapping Right-Wing Extremism in Victoria: Applying a Gender Lens to Develop Prevention and Deradicalisation Approaches', Report
Current Projects
| Title: | Interventions for young men and boys using IPV in early relationships: Analysing identification, referral and practices, and investigating motivating and protective factors for targeted intervention |
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| Western Researchers: | Lucy Nicholas and Benjamin Hanckel |
| Years: | 2022-07-04 - 2024-12-15 |
| ID: | P00027976 |
| Title: | Positive Peace and Cultural Wellbeing and Agency Initiative: Exploring peaceful solutions to living well in diverse communities [COMPACT] |
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| Western Researchers: | Kerry Robinson, Sarah De Nardi, Lucy Nicholas, Karin Louise, Nichole Georgeou, Selda Dagistanli, Kevin Dunn, Rachel Sharples, Cristina Rocha, Oznur Sahin and Erika Smith |
| Years: | 2021-02-02 - 2024-06-30 |
| ID: | P00026883 |
Previous Projects
| Title: | CatholicCare 'Back On Track' Evaluation |
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| Western Researchers: | Lucy Nicholas, Kate Huppatz and Benjamin Hanckel |
| Years: | 2023-07-01 - 2024-03-29 |
| ID: | P00028796 |
| Title: | Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and Evaluation Tools for Men's Behaviour Change Programs |
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| Western Researchers: | Lucy Nicholas, Ann Dadich, Caroline Compton, Gabrielle Drake, Benjamin Hanckel, Kate Huppatz and Kerry Robinson |
| Years: | 2022-04-19 - 2022-06-03 |
| ID: | P00027959 |
Media
| Title: | The Benchmark Sociologist |
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| Description: | The Australian Sociological Association blog |
| Title: | Catholic schools??? ???alternative??? to Safe Schools isn???t all that alternative |
| Description: | The Conversation |
| Title: | Safe Schools review findings: experts respond |
| Description: | The Conversation |
| Title: | Explainer: what is Safe Schools Coalition? |
| Description: | The Conversation |
| Title: | We must celebrate gender and sexual diversity in our schools |
| Description: | The Conversation |