Daryl Martin

Profile

Biography

• PhD (York)
• MA  (York)
• BA (Lancaster)

I am a Lecturer in Sociology, with teaching and research interests in the areas of architectural theory, cultural geography, social theory and urban studies.

Originally from Derry, I moved to Lancaster to study English Literature, graduating in 1996. Following my degree I spent six years living in London, where I worked for various booksellers. I returned to part-time study when living in York, completing the MA in the Sociology of Contemporary Culture in 2006, and my doctoral thesis on the neoliberalization of space in 2012.

I worked for four years from 2006-2010 as an editorial assistant (Medical Sociology) on the journal Social Science & Medicine. After working as a Teaching Fellow in the Department for two years, I took up my current post as Lecturer in September 2012.

Departmental roles

Programme leader for BA Sociology

University roles

I am co-director of the Centre for Urban Research (CURB), an interdisciplinary gathering of academics, working across departments at York, whose research focuses on the social and economic development of ‘majority-urban’ centres; the towns and cities in which most people live and work. CURB has been instrumental in the emergence of a research network on urban issues drawing in researchers and policy professionals in Northern England and across Europe.