Author talk: The Personal Life of Debt (Dr Ryan Davey)

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As the cost of living rises, British households face unprecedented levels of debt. But many commentators characterise those who stash away envelopes, leave telephones ringing, or hide from debt collectors as irresponsible. In this session, Dr Ryan Davey will speak about his latest book ‘The Personal Life of Debt’, the first full-length ethnography of debt problems in Britain. The book is based on fieldwork on a southern English housing estate to give a sensitive retelling of the everyday lives of indebted people. It argues that the inequalities of debt go beyond economic questions to include the way state coercion hinders people’s efforts to define what they truly value. This will be of interest to colleagues working on policies around debt enforcement, consumer credit, insolvency and relief, money advice, housing and children and families; and to social researchers interested in ethnographic methods.

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