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Celebrity culture and ageing (2015)
Book Chapter
Fairclough, K. (2015). Celebrity culture and ageing. In J. Twigg, & W. Martin (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology. Routledge

Despite the proliferation of images of ageing in Western popular culture online and in print media in recent years, it is striking that media and cultural studies has virtually ignored the subject of ageing until recently. However, in recent years... Read More about Celebrity culture and ageing.

Representations of blackface and minstrelsy in twenty-first century popular culture (2015)
Thesis
Harbord, J. (in press). Representations of blackface and minstrelsy in twenty-first century popular culture. (Thesis). University of Salford

Blackface minstrelsy just ain’t what it used to be. This statement should not be understood as a call for the return of the minstrel show. Quite literally, minstrelsy and its central feature blackface manifest themselves in divergent ways from their... Read More about Representations of blackface and minstrelsy in twenty-first century popular culture.

Constructing the Mangaverse : narrative patterns in Marvel’s appropriation of manga products (2015)
Book Chapter
Hernandez Perez, M. (2015). Constructing the Mangaverse : narrative patterns in Marvel’s appropriation of manga products. In C. Brienza (Ed.), Global manga : 'Japanese' comics without Japan? (167-184). Farnham: Ashgate Publishing (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315584898-15

It´s well known that the major global comic producers are Japan and U.S. There are not so many countries where this medium has achieved this importance not only as high-quality producers but also as powerful creators of contents. In fact, there is al... Read More about Constructing the Mangaverse : narrative patterns in Marvel’s appropriation of manga products.

Convergence with the Arts (2015)
Book Chapter
Miah, A. (2015). Convergence with the Arts. In Handbook of Science and Technology Convergence (1-10). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04033-2_33-1

This chapter examines convergence in science and arts by considering two complementary trajectories over the last 25 years. First, it examines the institutional drivers behind convergence, from the perspective of governance and public value within sc... Read More about Convergence with the Arts.

Human enhancement in sports (2015)
Book Chapter
Miah, A. (2015). Human enhancement in sports. In W. Bainbridge, & M. Roco (Eds.), Handbook of Science and Technology Convergence (1-13). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04033-2_85-1

This chapter examines the range of sciences and technologies that converge around sports and the implications of this for issues of fairness and ethics. First, it outlines some of the recent scientific developments that speak to the convergence of di... Read More about Human enhancement in sports.

Representations of religion, spirituality and philosophy as international narratives in the manga “Full Metal Alchemist” (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, 2001-2010) (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hernandez Perez, M. (2015, June). Representations of religion, spirituality and philosophy as international narratives in the manga “Full Metal Alchemist” (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, 2001-2010). Presented at CSS Research Day : Spirituality and Popular Culture / Arts, Centre for Spirituality Studies, University of Hull

Japanese Entertainment Industries may be defined by two main features: its transmedia vocation, or its ability to disseminate narratives through several media at once, and its cross-cultural, or heterogeneous representation of different cultural back... Read More about Representations of religion, spirituality and philosophy as international narratives in the manga “Full Metal Alchemist” (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, 2001-2010).

(Japanese?) cartoons and manga movies : the hard rise of anime in UK market and society (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hernandez Perez, M. (2015, June). (Japanese?) cartoons and manga movies : the hard rise of anime in UK market and society. Presented at Mutual Images 3rd International Workshop, Kobe University

This paper has as main objective to explore, adopting a historical and critical perspective, the release of film and anime TV in UK. This would be a first step towards the studio of the peculiar implementation of manganime Culture in Britain. Comp... Read More about (Japanese?) cartoons and manga movies : the hard rise of anime in UK market and society.

Costa del Salford (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Peploe, G., & Greenhalgh, J. (2015, June). Costa del Salford. Presented at Faultlines: Bridging Knowledge Spaces Irish Design Research Conference, Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland

We have developed a model of student & industry engagement. This is through the creation of a catalytic platform, which allows a symbiotic exchange of knowledge between industry, educators and students. The outcome enables the creation of new jobs.... Read More about Costa del Salford.

No pain, no awareness and no memory (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Giles, L. G. (2015). No pain, no awareness and no memory. [Film based circular narrative]. 15 May 2015 - 31 May 2015. (Unpublished)

Explores the role of the custodian of a family album in the collating and orchestration of future remembering. Central to this activity is the process of editing with the aim of not making something factually impeccable, but seamlessly persuasive.... Read More about No pain, no awareness and no memory.

The evolution of Conservative Party social policy (2015)
Book
Williams, B. (2015). The evolution of Conservative Party social policy. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137445810

This book addresses how the Conservative Party has re-focused its interest in social policy. Analysing to what extent the Conservatives have changed within this particular policy sphere, the book explores various theoretical, social, political, and e... Read More about The evolution of Conservative Party social policy.

The age of celebrity politics (2015)
Journal Article
Coen, S. (2015). The age of celebrity politics. Psychologist (Leicester), 28(5), 372-375

From celebrity candidates and aspiring singing Prime Ministers to candidates becoming the focus of gossip magazines, the boundaries between celebrity and politics are becoming increasingly blurred. With the National Elections approaching, this... Read More about The age of celebrity politics.

Creating a comprehensive archive of Maltese music on CD (2015)
Book Chapter
Sant, T. (2015). Creating a comprehensive archive of Maltese music on CD. In S. Baker (Ed.), Preserving Popular Music Heritage : Do-it-Yourself, Do-it-Together (114-125). Routledge (Taylor & Francis). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315769882-9

Accurately preserving data encoded on an audio CD is a more complex concern than preserving information on a data CD. This complexity is due in part to restrictions imposed upon the format by the music industry, but also to how the data itself is str... Read More about Creating a comprehensive archive of Maltese music on CD.

Henry Moore : back to a land (2015)
Journal Article
Correia, A. (2015). Henry Moore : back to a land

Exhibition review of "Henry Moore: Back to a Land", held at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 7 March – 6 September 2015

Of anime myths and author cult. Tezuka and Miyazaki consideration through authorship film criticism (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hernandez Perez, M. (2015, April). Of anime myths and author cult. Tezuka and Miyazaki consideration through authorship film criticism. Presented at Exploring 30 Years of Studio Ghibli: Spirited Discussion, Cardiff University

In the world of Japanese anime, few animators’ works have been appreciated by both communities of scholarship and journalism for their valuable and singular forms of authorship. This paper will focus on one of the most prominent figures, namely Hayao... Read More about Of anime myths and author cult. Tezuka and Miyazaki consideration through authorship film criticism.

Convergence, net neutrality and European Media Policy (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2015, April). Convergence, net neutrality and European Media Policy. Presented at FACE conference, ‘European Media Policy 2015: New Contexts, New Approaches’,, Helsinki

Net Neutrality - in its origins the idea that Internet Service Providers should treat without discrimination communication traffic of a broadly similar kind - was once in Europe thought a technically arcane subject with little policy relevance beyond... Read More about Convergence, net neutrality and European Media Policy.

Sanctuary volume 2 by Boscombe Band of the Salvation Army (2015)
Digital Artefact
Evans, H. (2015). Sanctuary volume 2 by Boscombe Band of the Salvation Army. [CD Recording]

This is a follow up to Sanctuary vol 1, and my doctoral survey of the Salvation Army brass band, meditational literature. This second volume fills in some of the gaps in the early repertoire and also have five premièred composition recordings. Some o... Read More about Sanctuary volume 2 by Boscombe Band of the Salvation Army.

More great women (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Neylon, C. More great women. [Live performance]. 27 March 2015. (Unpublished)

A site-specific performance involving live performance and video projections re-imagining the suffrage play "A Pageant of Great women for the present day".