Gloria Dawson
editor, proofreader, and copy-editor in the United Kingdom
I'm a writer and researcher, offering research, editing, copy-editing, proofreading, and transcription.
I have a BA (Hons) in English Literature, an MA in Social and Cultural Geography and am an experienced researcher in the voluntary and community sector. As an academic and activist researcher, my interest has been in precarious housing, retail and gentrification. I have a broad working knowledge of housing, planning and urban issues, human geography, social science, literature and film. I have also worked on campaigning reports and toolkits. I am particularly interested in participating in interdisciplinary and campaigning research. I am also a poet.
Research
- Long-term collective activist research project on Property Guardianship and precarious housing
- Campaigning on traditional markets and retail gentrification
- Smaller pieces of mainly qualitative research using media analysis, company reporting, FOI, etc
In 2015 I co-authored a report on traditional markets. I have more recently co-authored two journal articles and one book chapter.
Proofreading/ Copy-editing
- Oil Change International/ Friends of the Earth report into fossil fuel subsidies and Just Transition
- PhD theses in social sciences/ political theory
- Journal articles in the area of work/labour studies
- MA thesis in political theory
Transcription
- Interviews/discussions with housing tenants, precarious workers, sex workers and others exploring their lives and challenges
- Academic conference discussions