Smashed!

Smashed! cuts through some of the ways intoxication and drunkenness have been thought about in policy and academic settings. It disrupts the certainty of science … alerting readers to the fluidity of these terms and the changing possibilities for new cultures, and new ways of problematising human behaviour.

Smashed! will soon become a ‘must read’ for all those interested in the area.

Jenny Advocat is a Research Fellow in the Southern Academic Primary Care Research Unit (SAPCRU) in the School of Primary Health Care, Monash University. With a background in Medical Anthropology and Health Sociology, she has researched and published in a variety of areas, including around the use of the Internet for research and treatment, young people and alcohol use, work/life balance and complementary medicine. Lyn Harrison is an Associate Professor in the School of Education (Faculty of Arts and Education) at Deakin University, and coordinates the university’s Graduate Certificate in Higher Education. Her research interests lie in exploring youth subjectivity and the production of risks in late modernity, particularly in relation to health, wellbeing and sexuality. Chris Hickey is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head in the School of Education at Deakin University. His research has focused on youth studies and the links between identity and issues of social cohesion and exclusion. His work investigating the behaviours of young males as members of peer groups within sport, physical education and popular culture is recognised internationally. He maintains a strong interest in the translation of research into practice and has enjoyed extensive work with schools and sporting clubs. He is currently Chief Editor of the AsiaPacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education. Peter Kelly is an Associate Professor/Principal Research Fellow in the Alfred Deakin Research Institute at Deakin University. He has published extensively on young people, youth atrisk and the practice of Youth Studies. His research is currently focused on exploring the emergence of new work identities, obligations, and responsibilities in a globalised risk economy, and the ways these concerns find expression in discussions about new work ethics in populations such as young workers.