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‘As if from the sky’: Divine and secular dramaturgies of noise (2012)
Book Chapter
Halligan, B. (2012). ‘As if from the sky’: Divine and secular dramaturgies of noise. In B. Halligan, M. Goddard, & N. Spelman (Eds.), Reverberations: The philosophy, aesthetics and politics of noise. London and New York: Continuum/Bloomsbury

Noise permeates our highly mediated and globalised cultures. Noise as art, music, cultural or digital practice is a way of intervening so that it can be harnessed for an aesthetic expression not caught within mainstream styles or distribution.This wi... Read More about ‘As if from the sky’: Divine and secular dramaturgies of noise.

Typed art (2012)
Journal Article
Handyside, S. (2012). Typed art

Blank Media Collective champions emerging artists, writers, musicians and performers by giving them a unique platform to showcase their work. The article relates to the recent Type Tarts Exhibition held in the University of Salford Media City comp... Read More about Typed art.

Standing on deep shale : the problem of originality (2012)
Book Chapter
Hurley, U. (2012). Standing on deep shale : the problem of originality. In P. Perry (Ed.), Beyond the Workshop (85-104). Kingston upon Thames: Kingston University Press

Writers are often plagued by the apparent impossibility of saying something new, finding a unique voice; how to add something worthwhile to the almost infinite body of pre-existing literature? We stand at the edge of a vast uncharted sea – the unform... Read More about Standing on deep shale : the problem of originality.

A birthday card for Al (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Rooney, J. (2012). A birthday card for Al. [Quicktime movie]. 23 March 2012. (Unpublished)

A sound/image composition created for Decode/Recode. Celebrating 100 Years of Alan Turing Decode/Recode A globally networked interactive event celebrating the centenary of Alan Turing's birth, as part of the official opening of the University of... Read More about A birthday card for Al.

Cinematic and aesthetic cartographies of subjective mutation (2012)
Journal Article
Goddard, M. (2012). Cinematic and aesthetic cartographies of subjective mutation. Subjectivity, 5(1), 75-94. https://doi.org/10.1057/sub.2011.24

This article exmaines the use of cinema as a mapping of subjective mutation in the work of Deleuze, Gauttari and Berardi. Drawing on Deleuze's distinciton between the reduction of the art-work to the symptom and the idea of art as symptomatology, the... Read More about Cinematic and aesthetic cartographies of subjective mutation.

Articulating British Chinese experiences on-screen: 'soursweet' and 'ping pong' (2012)
Journal Article
Chan, F., & Willis, A. (2012). Articulating British Chinese experiences on-screen: 'soursweet' and 'ping pong'. Journal of Chinese Cinemas, 6(1), 27-39. https://doi.org/10.1386/jcc.6.1.27_1

The notion of the Sinophone according to Shu-mei Shih attempts takes the delineation of Chinese identities out of ethno-geographic boundaries into linguistic communities. In the case of Chinese cinemas, the emphasis on linguistic communities fails to... Read More about Articulating British Chinese experiences on-screen: 'soursweet' and 'ping pong'.

Research and practice (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Rooney, J. (2012). Research and practice. 29 February 2012. (Unpublished)

How important is research in practice? Do designers still use sketchbooks, is there enough time to work on projects that are not profit driven. These issues will be debated by key members of the design community and academic staff from the school o... Read More about Research and practice.

Type tarts (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Archer, C., & Rooney, J. Type tarts. 16 February 2012 - 24 February 2012. (Unpublished)

Type Tarts is a travelling exhibition organised by Dr Caroline Archer, Reader in Typography at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. Tart cards are the means by which many London prostitutes advertise their services. Step into almost any centr... Read More about Type tarts.

Government ban on tobacco advertising - BBC Radio Manchester interview (2012)
Digital Artefact
Morris, C. (2012). Government ban on tobacco advertising - BBC Radio Manchester interview

Government ban on tobacco advertising - BBC Radio Manchester interview. Andy Crane Show 15/2/12 at 5.20 pm. Discussion regarding industry response to recent ban placed on cigarette advertising in Manchester.

Where is the study of WORK in critical IPE? (2012)
Journal Article
Moore, P. (2012). Where is the study of WORK in critical IPE?. International Politics, 49(2), 215-237. https://doi.org/10.1057/ip.2011.40

The British school of International Political Economy (IPE) has been highly innovative in encouraging inter-disciplinary work, and allows eclecticism of research and investigation, which is quite distinct in contrast to its American counterpart. Crit... Read More about Where is the study of WORK in critical IPE?.

A memory of a memory (2012)
Book Chapter
Giles, L. (2012). A memory of a memory. In T. Wilkie, J. Carson, & R. Miller (Eds.), Photography and the Artist's Book (296-303). Edinburgh and Boston: MuseumsEtc

This important publication provides a broad international perspective, bringing together writers from Australia, Germany, Ireland, the UK and the USA - both leading theorists and leading practitioners - to more fully explore the issues raised by the... Read More about A memory of a memory.

Dispersed and dislocated: the construction of liveness in live intermedial performance (2012)
Journal Article
Scott, J. (2012). Dispersed and dislocated: the construction of liveness in live intermedial performance. Body, Space & Technology, 11(01),

This article focuses on an analysis of the live intermedial performance, The Mark of Affect. Using the theories of Philip Auslander (2008), Erika Fischer-Lichte (2008) and Roberta Mock (in Power 2008) as a starting point, three moments from the perfo... Read More about Dispersed and dislocated: the construction of liveness in live intermedial performance.

Nothing less than perfect: female celebrity, ageing and hyper-scrutiny in the gossip industry (2012)
Journal Article
Fairclough, K. (2012). Nothing less than perfect: female celebrity, ageing and hyper-scrutiny in the gossip industry. Celebrity Studies, 3(1), 90-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2012.644723

From Perez Hilton to Lainey Lui, the figure of the gossip blogger no longer exists solely on the periphery of celebrity culture. The ‘bitchy’ personas that celebrity gossip bloggers espouse are now firmly embedded within mainstream media. Gossip blogs... Read More about Nothing less than perfect: female celebrity, ageing and hyper-scrutiny in the gossip industry.

To worlds unknown (2012)
Other
Graham, P. (2012). To worlds unknown. [print]

On March 17 1923 my grandfather, John Graham, set sail from Glasgow Scotland on the TSS Cameronia bound for the coal fields of West Virginia. As Europe struggled to recover from the aftermath of the war to end all wars a generation of young immigrant... Read More about To worlds unknown.

Europe and the new jazz studies (2012)
Book Chapter
Whyton, T. (2012). Europe and the new jazz studies. In L. Cerchiari, L. Cugny, & F. Kerschbaumer (Eds.), Eurojazzland : Jazz and European Sources, Dynamics, and Contexts. Boston, USA: Northeastern University Press

Publisher's description of book: It is often said that jazz is America’s great gift to the world, but while true, this belies the surprising, often crucial role that Europe has played in the development and popularity of jazz throughout the world.... Read More about Europe and the new jazz studies.

Embedding crime prevention within design development (2012)
Book Chapter
Wootton, A., & Davey, C. (2012). Embedding crime prevention within design development. In P. Ekblom (Ed.), Design against crime : Crime proofing everyday products. Reiner Publishers

Through initiatives such as Design Against Crime (DAC), European designers, manufacturers and developers are being encouraged to address crime and related social issues within design and development projects. But how can their efforts be evaluated, w... Read More about Embedding crime prevention within design development.