I joined CCCU in 2015, following a previous career in journalism and communications.
My research and teaching focuses on generations, education, policy, and parenting culture.
I am Reader in Sociology, and Strategic Lead for Learning and Teaching Enhancement for the School of Law, Policing and Social Sciences.
I convene a number of undergraduate modules focused on social policy, and the module 'Growing Up In Society', which employs a generational lens to engage with developments in the sociology of education and family life. I am also engaged in postgraduate supervision.
My principal area of research investigates the development of rhetoric of generational conflict in cultural, political, and policy discourse. In 2019 I gained funding from the Wellcome Trust to co-convene the Generations Network, an interdisciplinary network of academics and Third Sector organisations actively working with the concept of generation.
I also research developments in education and parenting culture. From 2017-2019, I led a study of the academic-student relationship and the meaning of the university experience, funded by a BA/Leverhulme grant. During Covid-19 pandemic, I delivered a number of articles, public talks and videos reflecting on the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on young people.
Research Projects
- “From Secondary School to Bedroom Walls – Understanding Disrupted Experiences of Sociality for Students and Staff in the Evolving Post-Pandemic Context within Higher Education in the United Kingdom.”. Researcher(s): Mr Troy Broadley. Supervisor(s): Dr Jesse Potter, Dr Jennie Bristow, Professor David Bates. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- 'A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Experiences of using Food Charity Projects.'. Researcher(s): Mrs Daisy Skirton. Supervisor(s): Dr Jennie Bristow, Dr Jennifer Dvorak. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- Assessing the Impact of Participatory Action Research on Police Perceptions and Engagement with Homeless People – The Homelessness Project. Researcher(s): Ms Cassandra Unger. Supervisor(s): Professor Steve Tong, Dr Jennie Bristow, Dr Sarah Lieberman. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Miss Cissie Catherine Buxton. Supervisor(s): Dr Jennie Bristow, Professor Shane Blackman. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- Severed Threads, Enduring Ties. An Anthropological Exploration of the Competing Imaginaries of Inter-Country Adoption from Ethiopia. Researcher(s): Mrs CHIARA COSTA. Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Rogers, Dr Jennie Bristow, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- UK CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY POLICY UNDER THE CONSERVATIVES SINCE 2010:MULTIPLE-ELITISM OR NEO-PLURALISM?. Researcher(s): Dr ASMAA KADDOUR-TREA. Supervisor(s): Dr Matthew Ogilvie, Professor Peter Vujakovic, Dr Jennie Bristow. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- Under the folds of masculinity: A study of young fathers’ parenting identities in London and Kent, in the context of intergenerational relations.. Researcher(s): Miss Cissie Catherine Buxton. Supervisor(s): Dr Jennie Bristow, Professor Shane Blackman. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Parenting Culture Studies
- Co-convener, Generations Network
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Academia.edu - https://canterbury.academia.edu/JennieBristow
Personal website - http://jbristow.co.uk/
- Generation gaps, past and present Bristow, J., 16th European Sociological Association Conference. [Conference paper]
- Generational differences in the workplace: Lessons from and for the university Bristow, J., Impact Kent: CCCU and Community Conference. [Conference paper]
- Studying generations: Multidisciplinary perspectives, (29 Feb 2024). Bristol: Bristol University Press. [Book]
- "This house would respect our elders" Bristow, J.. [Speech]
- Gen Z, identity politics, and the problem of belonging Bristow, J., Clout Culture: Youth Cultures in Changing Societies. [Conference paper]
- Generational tensions in higher education Bristow, J., British Educational Studies Association. [Conference keynote]
- Parenting culture studies Lee, E., Bristow, J., Faircloth, C., Macvarish, J., (27 Dec 2023). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. [Book]
- From ‘protection’ to ‘resilience’ – the Covid-19 pandemic and the rhetoric of children’s wellbeing Bristow, J.. [Conference paper]
- The problem of atomisation: from 'bowling alone' to lockdowns Bristow, J., Ideas Matter 2022: The Old Roots of the New Normal. [Conference keynote]
- The problem of the 'Covid generation' Bristow, J., Connecting Generations Thought Leader Talks. [Lecture]
- Beyond ‘the choice to drink’ in a UK guideline on FASD: the precautionary principle, pregnancy surveillance, and the managed woman Lee, Ellie, Bristow, Jennie, Arkell, Rachel, Murphy, Clare, (10 Nov 2021): Taylor & Francis. [Journal article]
- Growing up In lockdown Bristow, J., (Feb 2021). London. [Discussion paper]
- Parenting the crisis: The cultural politics of parent-blame Tracey Jensen Bristol: Policy Press, March 2018, ISBN:978-1447325062, 216 pages, £20.79 pbk Bristow, Jennie, (18 Apr 2021): Wiley. [Journal article]
- Talking about generations: 5 questions to ask yourself Bristow, J., Kingstone, H., (Mar 2021). [Discussion paper]
- The future of universities Bristow, J.. [Conference paper]
- “Helicopter parents”, higher education, and ambivalent adulthood Bristow, J., (May 2020). [Journal article]
- Generational Encounters with Higher Education The Academic–Student Relationship and the University Experience Bristow, J., Cant, S., Chatterjee, A., (13 Mar 2020). Bristol. [Book]
- Generational Encounters with Higher Education The academic–student relationship and the university experience Cant, S., Bristow, J., Chatterjee, A., (16 Mar 2020). Bristol. [Book]
- Post-Brexit boomer blaming: The contradictions of generational grievance Bristow, J., (23 Jan 2020): SAGE. [Journal article]
- The Corona generation: coming of age in a crisis Bristow, J., Gilland, E., (27 Nov 2020): Zero Books (John Hunt Publishing). [Book]
- Ageism is putting all our retirements at risk Bristow, J., (05 Sep 2019): spiked Ltd. [Journal article]
- Are students these days more fragile? Bristow, J., Cant, S., Chatterjee, A., Talk for the Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology public lecture series. [Speech]
- Have the old stolen young people’s futures? Our contributors debate Bristow, J., Willetts, D., (07 Oct 2019). [Journal article]
- Knowledge, scholarship, and the ‘schoolification’ of the University Bristow, J., Cant, S., Chatterjee, A., Fifth Cambridge Symposium on Knowledge in Education. [Conference paper]
- Stop mugging Grandma : the 'generation wars' and why boomer-blaming won't solve anything Bristow, J., (25 Jun 2019). New Haven: Yale University Press. [Book]
- The futility of generation wars Bristow, J., (21 Jun 2019). [Journal article]
- The graduate generation: how students navigate the contradictions of higher education. Bristow, J., Faculty workshop presentation to the Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences.. [Conference paper]
- The graduate generation: how students navigate the contradictions of higher education. Bristow, J., Cant, S., Chatterjee, A., Dissemination workshop. [Conference paper]
- The real meaning of ‘OK Boomer’ Bristow, J., (13 Nov 2019). [Journal article]
- The toddlers have taken over Bristow, J., (05 Apr 2019). [Journal article]
- Buying off young people Bristow, J., (11 May 2018). [Journal article]
- Don’t turn Britain’s schools into mental health centres Bristow, J., (29 Mar 2018). [Journal article]
- Everyone’s a loser in today’s fabricated generation wars Bristow, J., (05 Oct 2018). [Journal article]
- This strike reminds us what universities are for Bristow, J., (05 Mar 2018). [Journal article]
- Time for a truce in the 'generation wars' Bristow, J., (09 Jan 2018). [Journal article]
- Who cares about the university? Bristow, J., Cant, S., Chatterjee, A., Presentation to CCCU's public lecture programme 'Engaging Sociology'. [Speech]
- After Grenfell: more health and safety? Bristow, J., (20 Jun 2017). [Journal article]
- Constructing the 'perfect pregnancy' today Bristow, J., Policing Pregnancy: Who Should Be a Mother?. [Conference paper]
- From Brexit to the pensions crisis, how did the Baby Boomers get the blame for everything? Bristow, J., (08 Feb 2017). [Journal article]
- Is it time to resist calls for more mental health interventions in education Bristow, J., ResearchEd. [Conference paper]
- Policing pregnancy: the new attack on women's autonomy Bristow, J., (03 May 2017). [Journal article]
- Pregnant women don’t need a blanket ban on drinking. They need the facts Bristow, J., (18 May 2017). [Journal article]
- The manipulative flattery of the youth vote is demeaning to young people and bad for politics Bristow, J., (15 Jun 2017). [Journal article]
- The promotion of 'generational equity' is a divisive pursuit Bristow, J., (10 May 2017). [Journal article]
- Universities and the construction of a new generation gap Bristow, J., Fourth Cambridge Symposium on Knowledge in Education. [Conference paper]
- What should schools teach? Bristow, J., (20 Nov 2017): Institute of Education Press. [Journal article]
- Why are today's students so fragile? Bristow, J., Heads of University Counselling Services meeting. [Conference paper]
- Baby Boomers and the discourse of parental irresponsibility Bristow, J., Parenting and Personhood: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Expertise, Family Life and Risk Management. [Speech]
- Don’t tell young people how to talk to gran Bristow, J., (01 Jun 2016): spiked Ltd. [Journal article]
- Generations and the intimate politics of reproduction Bristow, J., Gender Research Seminar 2016. [Conference paper]
- Policing pregnancy is bad for babies Bristow, J., (11 Jan 2016): spiked Ltd. [Journal article]
- Remain voters, quit the granny-bashing Bristow, J., (27 Jun 2016): spiked Ltd. [Journal article]
- Rules about how to behave in pregnancy diminish women’s freedom Bristow, J., Lee, E., (21 Apr 2016): The Conversation Trust. [Journal article]
- The generation wars Bristow, J., (10 Jul 2016): spiked Ltd. [Journal article]
- The making of ‘Boomergeddon’: The construction of the Baby Boomer generation as a social problem in Britain Bristow, J., (29 Jul 2016): Wiley. [Journal article]
- The sociology of generations: new directions and challenges Bristow, J., (13 Jun 2016). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [Book]
- Theresa May, forget social justice – give us politics Bristow, J., (25 Jul 2016): spiked Ltd. [Journal article]
- Understanding Trump voters Bristow, J., (25 Nov 2016). [Journal article]
- What is a citizen? Bristow, J., (28 Jul 2016): spiked Ltd. [Journal article]
- What we lose when Baby Boomers die Bristow, J., (25 Apr 2016): spiked Ltd. [Journal article]
- After the election: beware the politics of generationalism Bristow, J., (27 May 2015). [Journal article]
- Baby boomers and generational conflict Bristow, J., (May 2015). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [Book]
- Blaming the Baby Boomers does today’s young people no favours Bristow, J., (08 Sep 2015). [Journal article]
- Helicopter or hands-off: today’s parents can’t seem to win Bristow, J., (09 Jun 2015). [Journal article]
- How fear of offending has trumped freedom of speech among today’s young people Bristow, J., (21 Jan 2015). [Journal article]
- Looking back, thinking forward Bristow, J., (2015): Catholics for Choice. [Journal article]
- Millennial terrorism comes of age Bristow, J., (18 Nov 2015). [Journal article]
- Parents! Make the right kind of friends – or else Bristow, J., (22 Sep 2015). [Journal article]
- Schooling goes back to the future Bristow, J., (10 Apr 2015). [Journal article]
- Suffragettes: women in public Bristow, J., The Academy 2015. [Lecture]
- 'Edge of Eternity': before freedom was feared Bristow, J., (10 Oct 2014). [Journal article]
- Parenting culture studies Lee, E., Bristow, J., Faircloth, C., Macvarish, J., (Mar 2014). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [Book]