In this article I discuss Burawoy’s (2005) argument for public sociology in the context of the sociologist as both citizen and as social scientist; that is, as simultaneously a member of any ‘society’ being researched and as researcher claiming validity for the knowledge produced by research. I shall suggest that the relation between citizenship and social science necessarily places a limit on ...

This article outlines the collaborative process of making a watercolour animation drawn from research with women who swim wild in rivers, lakes and seas. Discussing graphic storytelling sociology, anthropology related disciplines, we share our experiences creative collaboration, describing detail practical research-led to wider swimming community situating project within larger discussion publi...