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At the threshold of the inarticulate : 'Made-up' Englishes – action and reaction
Book Chapter
I will look at the impetus behind literary texts that explore, revive and adapt the language and literature of early medieval England in 20th and 21st prose or verse, such as Paul Kingsnorth’s Wake, connecting with Philip Terry’s Bayeux Tapestry, and... Read More about At the threshold of the inarticulate : 'Made-up' Englishes – action and reaction.
Visualising the migrant’s experience : one woman’s story
Thesis
I am a photographer/artist of Turkish origin who has worked with migrants from Turkey as an interpreter. Affected by the social and emotional isolation experienced by many of the women I came across, I wanted to document their experience. Recognising... Read More about Visualising the migrant’s experience : one woman’s story.
Portfolio of compositions
Thesis
The six works presented in this portfolio are composed for brass band and percussion, selected as they show artistic and technical advancements when compared with extant literature and methodology. The accompanying commentary discusses the patronage... Read More about Portfolio of compositions.
Print : 'Geevor and Parys Mountain flora.'
Physical Artefact
One of a series of etchings made from steel plates left in acid for long periods. The print references maps of the abandoned mining sites at Parys Mountain, Anglesey, and Geevor Tin Mine World Heritage Site,Cornwall. It also includes imagery of plant... Read More about Print : 'Geevor and Parys Mountain flora.'.
Field Studies - Odin's Gully
Exhibition / Performance
Odin's Gully is a collaborative project between photographer Andrew Brooks, and sound artist Simon Connor. It is an investigation into new forms of landscape documentation and representation, utilising HD video and immersive spatial audio to recreate... Read More about Field Studies - Odin's Gully.
This chapter emerges out of research conducted for the CAPES funded “Creative Industries, Cities and Popular music Scenes” project between Unisinos and the University of Salford looking at popular music scenes in Manchester and Porto Alegre. Taking u... Read More about Islington Mill, Sound Control, Ocidente, Opinião : cartographies and archaeologies of popular music scenes in Manchester and Porto Alegre.
A construction grammar approach to spatial prepositions in modern standard Arabic
Thesis
The study adopts a construction grammar approach to examining the meaning of spatial
prepositions in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), critically examines traditional accounts of
the semantic character and syntactic role of MSA prepositions and posits... Read More about A construction grammar approach to spatial prepositions in modern standard Arabic.
3 Sculptures and 3 Prints.
'Untitled' - sculpture installation
Physical Artefact
This is a sculpture installation exploring relationships between materials and objects, utilising deliberately 'anti-sculpture' materials like cellophane, astroturf and vintage wallpapers.Previous sculpture have been partially recycled and used as pa... Read More about 'Untitled' - sculpture installation.
Toxic garden
Physical Artefact
This is a new sculpture installation work produced for the forthcoming exhibition, 'Aftermath' at Geevor Mine Museum, Cornwall in February 2016.
It is composed in 25 parts, materials, vintage wallpaper, flock, model-making materials. It references p... Read More about Toxic garden.
Place/Displace : Solo exhibition
Exhibition / Performance
Jill Randall’s work is firmly rooted in contemporary sculpture practice, making and materiality. Conceptually driven, her work incorporates sculpture, prints, video and drawings and often responds to a particular site or place. It also exploits the s... Read More about Place/Displace : Solo exhibition.
Investigating teenage visitors to science discovery centres : the case of Technquest
Thesis
Science discovery centres and science museums have been considered one of the most important institutions in the public understanding of science and technology (Lewenstein 2001). However, science discovery centres attract few teenage visitors. Visita... Read More about Investigating teenage visitors to science discovery centres : the case of Technquest.
Meaning and back translation
Thesis
This thesis sets out to contribute to the literature on back translation, a mode of translation that has not been seriously investigated. The study aims at investigating the reliability of back translation as a research tool with particular emphasis... Read More about Meaning and back translation.
The present research deals mainly with the terror inflicted by the military and with the fact and concept of victimhood, as presented by the artists Jacques Callot (c. 1592 - 1635) (in the Large Miseries and Misfortunes of War, 1633, for example), Fr... Read More about Representing victimhood : an exploration of strategies for representing victimhood and inflicted terror in the works of Jacques Callot (c.1592-1635), Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) and Honoré Daumier (1808-1879).
"Guest worker: Dušan Makavejev’s capitalist phase"
Book Chapter
Computers and learner autonomy : trends and issues
Preprint / Working Paper
This paper reports on a study into the practices
and perceptions of Thai and Emerati university
students in their use of computer-based materials
(CbMs) beyond the classroom, including in Self Access
Centres (SACs). Questionnaires and semi-struct... Read More about Computers and learner autonomy : trends and issues.
The research question was 'What is the role of design in the process of sustainable development'. The study focused on Welsh producers making woven or knitted fabric, clothing or household textiles from wool or natural fibres. Wales was the location... Read More about The role of design in sustainable development : a qualitative exploration in the context of Welsh textile production.