Steven has been teaching in higher education since 2002. He has worked at numerous institutions in this time and in various roles. At Staffordshire University he has led the BA (hons) Photojournalism and BA (hons) Digital Content Creation. He also supervises students on the MA in Arts and Creative Technologies (By Negotiated Study).
Professional memberships and activities
Academic qualifications
BA (hons) Photography and Literature
MA Communication Media
Currently a PhD candidate at Manchester University
Expertise
Media and Social Movements
Research interests
Steven is currently working on an ethnographic project about the transformative qualities of small-scale farming communities engaged in agroecology, food sovereignty and community land ownership.
He is interested in visual sociology and journalistic practices as methods for research.
Teaching
Undergraduate
Level 4
Level 6
- Journalism Portfolio
- Final Project
- Work Placement and Career Development
- Contextual Essay
- Photojournalism in Context
Postgraduate
- MA Negotiated Study (supervisor)
Publications
SPEED, Steven (2018) The Battle of Barton Moss. In: From Financial Crisis to Social Change. Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 129-148. ISBN e- ISBN 978-3-319-70600-9 H/B ISBN 9783319705996
SPEED, Steven (2017) Evicting Manchester’s street homeless. In: The Violence of Austerity. Pluto Press, pp. 203-211. ISBN 9780745399485
SPEED, Steven (2014) The Battle of Barton Moss (web archive). [Artefact]