Portfolio of music compositions (2014)
Thesis
Efstathiou, D. Portfolio of music compositions. (Thesis). University of Salford

The following pages form a commentary on my own thoughts, notes, sketches and final printed texts of six pieces written between 2009 and 2013. The purpose of the text is twofold: to inform the reader of the intentions and poetic impulses of the compo... Read More about Portfolio of music compositions.

The cybersport nexus (2014)
Book Chapter
Miah, A. (2014). The cybersport nexus. In The Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media (76-86). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203114711.ch7

Exercise machines increasingly incorporate computer-controlled motion and force feedback and will eventually become reactive robotic sports partners.…Today’s rudimentary, narrowband video games will evolve into physically engaging telesports.

Politicians, personal image and the construction of political identity : a comparative study of the UK and Italy (2014)
Book
Archetti, C. (2014). Politicians, personal image and the construction of political identity : a comparative study of the UK and Italy. Basingstoke: Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137353429

Is the media obsession with image leading to a degeneration of politics? Are politicians more concerned with their appearances than with policy substance? By relying on the frank and colorful voices of over 50 politicians across the UK and Italy, th... Read More about Politicians, personal image and the construction of political identity : a comparative study of the UK and Italy.

Getting under the skin-whitening cultures : discourses, rhetoric and representations across text types and media in Taiwan in the early 21st century (2014)
Thesis
discourses, rhetoric and representations across text types and media in Taiwan in the early 21st century. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis concerns the ways in which the importance of practicing skin whitening is promoted and represented in newspaper advertorial articles and visual advertisements across different media in contemporary Taiwan, approximately between 2008 and 2... Read More about Getting under the skin-whitening cultures : discourses, rhetoric and representations across text types and media in Taiwan in the early 21st century.

Reciprocity/Reciprocita 2014 (2014)
Exhibition / Performance
Tait, A., & Clegg, I. (2014). Reciprocity/Reciprocita 2014. [Exhibition Catalogue]. 1 January 2014 - 31 December 2014. (Unpublished)

An artists residency in two locations; Salford, UK and Macerata, Italy investigating the Fine Art student population via the use of the world's only ceramic pinhole Polaroid camera.

Resulting outcomes consist of a body of ceramics/photographic pra... Read More about Reciprocity/Reciprocita 2014.

The Second World War and the Baltic States [Introduction] (2014)
Book Chapter
Corum, J., Mertelsmann, O., & Piirimäe, K. (2014). The Second World War and the Baltic States [Introduction]. In The Second World War and the Baltic States. Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-653-04447-8

This volume places the history of the Second World War and the Baltic states into a multidisciplinary and international perspective. It includes contributions from the fields of diplomacy, strategy, military operations, intelligence and propaganda. I... Read More about The Second World War and the Baltic States [Introduction].

Introduction : the importance of method in the study of the ‘Political Internet’ (2014)
Book Chapter
Sudulich, L., Wall, M., Gibson, R., Cantijoch, M., & Ward, S. (2014). Introduction : the importance of method in the study of the ‘Political Internet’. In Analyzing social media data and web networks (1-21). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137276773_1

In this introduction, we outline our understanding of the ‘political Internet’ and present the methodologically focused approach that we take to the topic in this volume. We then discuss the growing social and political relevance of the Internet and... Read More about Introduction : the importance of method in the study of the ‘Political Internet’.

Barbara Hepworth and Gimpel Fils : the rise and fall of an artist-dealer relationship (2014)
Journal Article
Correia, A. (2014). Barbara Hepworth and Gimpel Fils : the rise and fall of an artist-dealer relationship. Tate Papers, 22,

Records held in the Gimpel Fils Gallery Archive in London shed new light on Barbara Hepworth’s relationship with her dealers, Charles and Peter Gimpel. Although the gallery offered the artist friendship and support, Hepworth’s desire for improved fin... Read More about Barbara Hepworth and Gimpel Fils : the rise and fall of an artist-dealer relationship.

Bioart (2014)
Book Chapter
Miah, A. (2014). Bioart. In R. Ranisch, & S. Sorgner (Eds.), Post- and transhumanism : an introduction (227-240). Berlin: Peter Lang

This chapter makes explicit the association of certain art forms and art
works to trans- and posthumanist ideas, which have become constitutive of the
political, cultural and philosophical differences and similarities that exist between
these conc... Read More about Bioart.

The Olympic movement and new media (2014)
Book
Miah, A., Belousov, L., & Zolotarev, A. (2014). The Olympic movement and new media. Moscow: Russian International Olympic University

This book is devoted to the trends in the development of digital media and their impact on coverage of the Olympic Games and the promotion of Olympic values. The research for the book was carried out through content collection and analysis of social... Read More about The Olympic movement and new media.

Editorial, eMethods & web society (2014)
Journal Article
Miah, A., & Rich, E. (2014). Editorial, eMethods & web society. Salute e Società (Online), 3, 11-17. https://doi.org/10.3280/SES2014-003001

Political corruption in Europe (2014)
Book Chapter
Bull, M., & Newell, J. (2014). Political corruption in Europe. In J. Magone (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of European Politics (669-685). London: Routledge

This chapter analyses: first the growth, diversification and types of corruption in Europe; second, the causes and dynamics at the heart of corrupt transactions; third, the effects of corruption (on the economy and the political system); and finally,... Read More about Political corruption in Europe.

“Dirt, death and disease” : newspaper discourses on public health in the construction of the modern British city (2014)
Journal Article
O'Reilly, C. (2014). “Dirt, death and disease” : newspaper discourses on public health in the construction of the modern British city. Journal of Historical Pragmatics, 15(2), 207-227. https://doi.org/10.1075/jhp.15.2.04ore

This study makes use of a range of local and national British newspapers and periodicals to examine the discourses of public health during the nineteenth century. It argues that many newspapers and periodicals used a very limited and limiting discour... Read More about “Dirt, death and disease” : newspaper discourses on public health in the construction of the modern British city.

“Soft power, new media and diplomacy” : evidence submitted to the House of Lords select committee on soft power and the UK’s influence (2014)
Other
Archetti, C. (2014). “Soft power, new media and diplomacy” : evidence submitted to the House of Lords select committee on soft power and the UK’s influence. London

British Chinese short films : challenging the limits of the Sinophone (2014)
Book Chapter
Willis, A., & Chan, F. (2014). British Chinese short films : challenging the limits of the Sinophone. In A. Yue, & O. Khoo (Eds.), Sinophone Cinemas (169-184). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137311207_10

In an article published in a special issue of the Journal for Chinese Cinemas, considering the possibility of shifting transnational Chinese film studies from a diasporic framework to a Sinophonic one, we argued for the retention of the former agains... Read More about British Chinese short films : challenging the limits of the Sinophone.

East asian film stars (2014)
Book
(2014). A. Willis, & W. Leung (Eds.), East asian film stars. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan

East Asian Film Stars brings together some of the world's leading cinema scholars to offer their insights into the work of regional and transnational screen legends, contemporary superstars and mysterious cult personas. This collection of original es... Read More about East asian film stars.

Anti-communism in the USA and American foreign policy in the late 1940s (2014)
Journal Article
Callaghan, J. (2014). Anti-communism in the USA and American foreign policy in the late 1940s. Twentieth Century Communism: A Journal of International History, 6, 149-171

As the post-war configuration of power became clearer in 1946 – involving an uncooperative Soviet Union in Europe and stronger Communist parties in Europe and Asia – American foreign policy drew upon and greatly reinforced domestic anti-Communism in... Read More about Anti-communism in the USA and American foreign policy in the late 1940s.

Is there an app for that? A case study of the potentials and limitations of the participatory turn and networked publics for classical music audience engagement (2014)
Journal Article
Crawford, G., Gosling, V., Bagnall, G., & Light, B. (2014). Is there an app for that? A case study of the potentials and limitations of the participatory turn and networked publics for classical music audience engagement. Information, Communication and Society, 17(9), 1072-1085. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2013.877953

The participatory turn, fuelled by discourses and rhetoric regarding social media, and in the
aftermath of the dot.com crash of the early 2000s, enrols to some extent an idea of being
able to deploy networks to achieve institutional aims. The arts... Read More about Is there an app for that? A case study of the potentials and limitations of the participatory turn and networked publics for classical music audience engagement.

Storytelling in the media convergence age : exploring screen narratives (2014)
Book
(2014). A. Smith, & R. Pearson (Eds.), Storytelling in the media convergence age : exploring screen narratives. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137388155

This collection investigates the relationship between contemporary screen narratives and their varied contexts of production, circulation and reception, exploring storytelling practices across a range of different media and national and institutional... Read More about Storytelling in the media convergence age : exploring screen narratives.

Félix and Alice in wonderland: The encounter between Guattari and Berardi and the post-media era (2013)
Book Chapter
Goddard, M. (2014). Félix and Alice in wonderland: The encounter between Guattari and Berardi and the post-media era. In C. Apprich, J. Slater, & O. Schultz (Eds.), Provocative Alloys: A Post-Media Anthology (44-61). Leuphana: PML Books/Mute

This chapter explores Feli Guattari's concept of a post-media era, wiht reference to the experience of Italian Free Radio in the 1970s, especially Radio Alice, which Guattari was very engaged with. More specifically it uses the relations between Guat... Read More about Félix and Alice in wonderland: The encounter between Guattari and Berardi and the post-media era.