Research Associate in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at Aberystwyth University
Flossie Caerwynt began her postdoctoral post with the Civil Society Research Centre in Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD) at Aberystwyth University in 2020. The topic of her doctoral research was Countercultural Cymru: stories of lifestyle migration to rural Wales, 1965–1980. This was centred on primary data collected through interviews with the migrants themselves and dealt with themes of reacting against cultural change and political chaos, alongside concepts of belonging and identity. The use of stories and oral testimony as research sources continues to play a central part in Flossie’s research interests, as she explores reactions to cultural change and political chaos through the lens of contemporary civil society and polarisation. Other research interests include the development of sustainable/alternative lifestyles; heritage (in particular heritage values, intangible heritage, and heritage interpretation); and interdisciplinary research methods. Flossie has been on the board of the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society.