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Learning to act like a nurse (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Roberts, D., & Talbot, R. (2011, July). Learning to act like a nurse. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

The evolution of next generation network environments in Europe - the significance of the EU as a policy actor (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2011, May). The evolution of next generation network environments in Europe - the significance of the EU as a policy actor. Presented at International Communication Association, Boston

This paper undertakes an exploration of the current, and likely future, significance of the European Union as an actor in the emerging communication policy area of Next Generation Networks. In so doing, it explores the key approaches taken by the EU... Read More about The evolution of next generation network environments in Europe - the significance of the EU as a policy actor.

The emotive city (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Rooney, J. (2011, May). The emotive city. Presented at 4th Annual Information Studies Postgraduate Symposium, Manchester Metropolitan University

How can a city, with its connections, people and architecture be viewed as a living cultural artefact? Every city has at least one ArtSpace; larger urban conurbations have a multitude of spaces devoted to art. The ArtSpace is a venue designed to con... Read More about The emotive city.

Scrapbooks, albums & notebooks: an act of leisure, a document of leisure, a labour of leisure (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Carson, J., & Miller, R. (2011, April). Scrapbooks, albums & notebooks: an act of leisure, a document of leisure, a labour of leisure. Presented at Recording Leisure Lives: Everyday Leisure in twentieth century Britain, Bolton Museum and Art Gallery

"Thus, scrapbooks serve as particularly useful sources; not only can they reveal culture through their compilation of ephemera, but they also illustrate an individual’s interaction with that culture." (Kuipers, 2004: 87) Scrapbooks, albums and noteb... Read More about Scrapbooks, albums & notebooks: an act of leisure, a document of leisure, a labour of leisure.

The potential of soft governance in the EU information society: lessons from the EU electronic communications regulatory framework (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2011, April). The potential of soft governance in the EU information society: lessons from the EU electronic communications regulatory framework. Presented at UK Political Studies Association Annual Conference ‘Transforming Politics – New Synergies’. Panel: ‘The Public Interest and EU Information Society Policy: the Role of Soft Governance’,, London

The paper has two key findings. First, the EU’s employment of soft governance as a policy tool to stimulate effective transposition and implementation of agreed measures in telecommunications has been utilised alongside the threat (and use of) hard l... Read More about The potential of soft governance in the EU information society: lessons from the EU electronic communications regulatory framework.

The emotive city, a PechaKucha presentation Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop. Presented at Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop, The University of Salford

How can a city, with its connections, people and architecture be viewed as a living cultural artefact? Every city has at least one ArtSpace; larger urban conurbations have a multitude of spaces devoted to art. The ArtSpace is a venue designed to con... Read More about The emotive city, a PechaKucha presentation Media, Digital Technology & the Creative Economy Theme workshop.

The evolution of international policy agendas in the regulation of electronic communications: the internet and telecommunications (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2011, February). The evolution of international policy agendas in the regulation of electronic communications: the internet and telecommunications. Presented at International Political Science Association/European Consortium for Political Research conference, ‘Whatever Happened to North-South?’, Sao Paulo, Brazil

This paper focuses on the recent evolution of global regulatory policy agendas in two key parts of communication media: the Internet and telecommunications. It explores the key regulatory governance ideas and practices that have come to the fore in s... Read More about The evolution of international policy agendas in the regulation of electronic communications: the internet and telecommunications.

Playing in the Wunderkammer (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Carson, J., Miller, R., & Allmer, P. (2011, February). Playing in the Wunderkammer. Presented at Modern/Contemporary Art and the Curiosity Cabinet, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, US

In 2009 Manchester-based collaborative artists Carson & Miller were invited by Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections and the North West Film Archive (UK) to curate an exhibition which explored the museum and archives varied collectio... Read More about Playing in the Wunderkammer.

Interpreting digital gaming practices: singstar as a technology of work (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Light, B. (2011, January). Interpreting digital gaming practices: singstar as a technology of work. Presented at European Conference on Information Systems, Helsinki, Finland

Embedded within discourses of the enactment of information and communications technologies (ICTs) at work is often a tightly constrained range of legitimate application areas of study, a rather thin concept of user-developer relations and a context... Read More about Interpreting digital gaming practices: singstar as a technology of work.