Garry Crawford

Professor of Cultural Sociology

The University of Salford

Speaker Biography

Garry Crawford is a Professor of Cultural Sociology at the University of Salford.

He is co-lead of the GAMEHEARTS Horizon Europe project, working with Manchester City FC, Ubisoft, the London Symphony Orchestra, Imperial War Museums, & others.

He has published numerous books, including Consuming Video Games (2027), Digital Football Cultures (2019), Cosplay & the Art of Play (2019), Video Games as Culture (2018), Video Gamers (2012), and Consuming Sport (2004).

Garry is a Principal Fellow of the HEA, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science, & a REF panel member (UoA34) for REF21 & REF29.

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