Surely fades away: Polaroid photography and the contradictions of cultural value (2008)
Journal Article
Buse, P. (2008). Surely fades away: Polaroid photography and the contradictions of cultural value. Photographies, 1(2), 221-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/17540760802285577

Photography has always had a precarious relation to cultural value: as Walter Benjamin put it, those who argued for photography as an art were bringing it to a tribunal it was in the process of overthrowing. This article examines the case of Polaroid... Read More about Surely fades away: Polaroid photography and the contradictions of cultural value.

HEADROOM - A space between presence and absence (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Sermon, P. (2008, July). HEADROOM - A space between presence and absence. Presented at ISEA 2008 Singapore - the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Art, National University of Singapore

This paper represents the first theoretical account of 'HEADROOM', a site-specific interactive art installation produced by Paul Sermon in Taipei as the successful recipient of the 2006 Taiwan Visiting Arts Fellowship. This residency programme was a... Read More about HEADROOM - A space between presence and absence.

Design and sustainable development what is the contribution that design can make? A case study of the Welsh woollen industry (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Thomas, A. (2008, July). Design and sustainable development what is the contribution that design can make? A case study of the Welsh woollen industry. Presented at Design Research Society Conference, Sheffield, UK

This paper reports on ongoing research examining the contribution that design can make to
sustainable development, that is
… development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their ow... Read More about Design and sustainable development what is the contribution that design can make? A case study of the Welsh woollen industry.

Review of the EU’s electronic communications regulatory framework – the significance of a possible electronic communications markets authority (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2008, June). Review of the EU’s electronic communications regulatory framework – the significance of a possible electronic communications markets authority. Presented at 17th Biennial International Telecommunications Society Conference, Montreal, Canada

Bruno Maag is into type (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Rooney, J. (2008, June). Bruno Maag is into type. Presented at "Bruno Maag is into type", CUBE Gallery Manchester

Presentation on typography and analysis of letterforms by Bruno Maag from type design company Dalton Maag.

Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2008, June). Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation. Presented at European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group on Regulatory Governance Second Biennial Conference, ‘(Re)Regulation in the Wake of Neoliberalism. Consequences of Three Decades of Privatization and Market Liberalization’, Utrecht, Netherlands

Telecommunications provides one of the most well-developed examples of the growth
of neo-liberalism. The sector is interesting since the contrast between its pre neoliberal
and post neo-liberal characteristics is particularly stark. This paper expl... Read More about Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation.

Social networking and digital gaming media convergence : classification and its consequences for appropriation (2008)
Journal Article
classification and its consequences for appropriation. Information Systems Frontiers, 10(4), 447-459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-008-9105-4

Within the field of Information Systems, a good proportion of research is concerned with the work organisation and this has, to some extent, restricted the kind of application areas given consideration. Yet, it is clear that information and communica... Read More about Social networking and digital gaming media convergence : classification and its consequences for appropriation.

The emancipating possibilities of performing with cartoons (2008)
Journal Article
Oliver, M. (2008). The emancipating possibilities of performing with cartoons. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 4(1), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1386/padm.4.1.59_1

The emancipating possibilities of performing with cartoons’ focuses on the
impact and implications of performing with the cartoon double. It offers a brief
history of the author’s practice and explores the creation of an original devised
digita... Read More about The emancipating possibilities of performing with cartoons.

Relating urban boundary layer structure to upwind terrain for the Salfex campaign (2008)
Journal Article
Barlow, J., Rooney, G., von Hünerbein, S., & Bradley, S. (2008). Relating urban boundary layer structure to upwind terrain for the Salfex campaign. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 127(2), 173-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-007-9261-y

Profiles of wind and turbulence over an urban area evolve with fetch in response to surface characteristics. Sodar measurements, taken on 22nd April 2002 during the Salfex campaign, are here related to upstream terrain. A logarithmic layer up to z=65... Read More about Relating urban boundary layer structure to upwind terrain for the Salfex campaign.

They live (in Second Life) (2008)
Exhibition / Performance
Sermon, P. They live (in Second Life). [Interactive Second Life Installation]. 30 April 2008. (Unpublished)

In They Live (in Second Life) Paul Sermon merges the virtual space of 'Second Life' with the real space of the festival venue, recreating an augmentation of the Futuresonic venue within Second Life, and creating a feedback loop with video feeds. This... Read More about They live (in Second Life).

From one to another (2008)
Exhibition / Performance
Peploe, G., & Gaskill, K. From one to another. [Exhibiton]. 18 April 2008 - 1 May 2008. (Unpublished)

Interval present work from International artists using dual screens.

Nina Fischer & Maroan El Sani - Toute la Memoire du Monde

Zhang Ding - Boxing 1&2

Lisa Klapstock - Field Studies - Exposure and Focus

Scottish place names (2008)
Book
Scott, M. (2008). Scottish place names. Edinburgh: Black and White Publishing

Say It in Scots is a series of pocket books designed to inform and entertain the reader about the wonderful, rich and varied language of Scots. The Scots language is a world of wonderful, historic and evocative words, full of a rich variety that can... Read More about Scottish place names.

Mapping creative Manchester (2008)
Exhibition / Performance
Rooney, J. Mapping creative Manchester. [Wall Graphic/Museum Installation]. 1 April 2008. (Unpublished)

A wall presentation which was designed to present the various groups of Manchester in a clearly defined and connected way.

Veil (2008)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (2008). Veil. [Video and stage production]

Veil is an epic and ambitious stage production created for Horse & Bamboo’s 30th year of touring theatre.

Veil is a story of two young women who are brutally separated at birth, but are drawn inexorably back towards one another. The story is set i... Read More about Veil.

Basics illustration: text and image (2008)
Book
Williams, M. (2008). Basics illustration: text and image. AVA Academia

Unpacking end-user relations in an emerging ubiquitous computing environment : introducing the bystander (2008)
Journal Article
Ferneley, E., & Light, B. (2008). Unpacking end-user relations in an emerging ubiquitous computing environment : introducing the bystander. Journal of Information Technology, 23(3), 163-175. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000123

The move towards technological ubiquity is allowing a more idiosyncratic and dynamic working environment to emerge that may result in the restructuring of information communication technologies, and changes in their use through different user groups'... Read More about Unpacking end-user relations in an emerging ubiquitous computing environment : introducing the bystander.

CPD and mentoring for artists in the early stages of their careers (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Ingleson, S. J., & Clements, J. M. (2008, February). CPD and mentoring for artists in the early stages of their careers. Presented at ‘Widening Participation in the Arts ‘ The National Arts Learning Network (NALN) Annual Conference, RIBA, London

Working in partnership with a arts organisation- Artists and Education, the
School of Art and Design have developed a number of short courses /stand
alone modules that can be accredited towards an MA in fine art. These
courses are an opportunit... Read More about CPD and mentoring for artists in the early stages of their careers.

The changing totems of European telecommunications governance: Liberalisation, market forces and the importance of the EU regulatory package (2008)
Book Chapter
Simpson, S. (2008). The changing totems of European telecommunications governance: Liberalisation, market forces and the importance of the EU regulatory package. In D. Ward (Ed.), The European Union & the Culture Industries: Regulation and the Public Interest (105-124). Aldershot: Ashgate

Limitations to transnational private governance of the internet: the dot eu top level domain (2008)
Book Chapter
Christou, G., & Simpson, S. (2008). Limitations to transnational private governance of the internet: the dot eu top level domain. In J. Graz, & A. Nolke (Eds.), Transnational Private Governance and its Limits (156-167). London: Routledge

IT consultants, salesmanship and the challenges of packaged software selection in SMEs (2008)
Journal Article
Howcroft, D., & Light, B. (2008). IT consultants, salesmanship and the challenges of packaged software selection in SMEs. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 21(6), 597-615. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410390810911203

Purpose – This paper seeks to analyse the process of packaged software selection in a small organization, focussing particularly on the role of IT consultants as intermediaries in the process.
Design/methodology/approach – This is based upon a longi... Read More about IT consultants, salesmanship and the challenges of packaged software selection in SMEs.