Ashleigh Watson

I am the creator and editor of So Fi Zine (ISSN 2209-3028), a sociological fiction zine published by my indie press Frances St Press. So Fi Zine publishes short stories, poetry, cartoons, photo essays and other creative works. Read it online at sofizine.com. Edition #4 launched in November 2018 and was inspired by Raewyn Connell’s extensive body of work, linked by the idea of showing social alternatives. Edition #3 launched in July 2018 and was inspired by Les Back and Nirmal Puwar’s work on live […]

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I’m Ashleigh, a sociologist interested in fiction, storytelling, social theory and speculative design. I’m a Resident Adjunct Research Fellow at the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research. I’m the Fiction Editor of The Sociological Review, I run Frances St Press and am the creator and editor of So Fi Zine. I’m the elected Secretary (2019-2020) for The Australian Sociological Association. I have writing in Overland, Bareknuckle Poet, and Pink Cover Zine. I am also a 2017 Endeavour Research Fellow. I completed my Endeavour Fellowship at Goldsmiths, […]

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Possessed by a Sense of the Trap. Overland (online) Allen Key. So Fi Zine, edition 3 Editorial. So Fi Zine, edition 3 Editorial. So Fi Zine, edition 2 Folded Up. Pink Cover Zine, edition 1 10 Scenes in London, 2017, So Fi Zine, edition 1 Editorial. So Fi Zine, edition 1 Joan Didion’s Recipe Book, Bareknuckle Poet Annual Anthology Vol. 2 The Top Job: Reflections on Australia’s First Female Prime Minister, Getamungstit Single Beds Make Sleepovers Difficult, SCUM Magazine Men Are Not From Mars (the death of […]

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On November 22 2018 I gave a paper at The Australian Sociological Association annual conference on Sociological Fiction and the Neoliberal Imaginary. In this I explored how the neoliberal imaginary is not just normalised but naturalised and legitimised in contemporary society, being tied up with both economic and evolutionary discourses and inferring culturally meaningful implications for people. I then unpacked how art – and sociological fiction in particular – can help us understand, illuminate and challenge this imaginary by helping […]

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