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The Interactive Potential of Emergent Narrative through Spatial Nesting of the Cinematic Experience (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Common application of the term ‘interactive’ within film and cinema tends to require the creation of hyper-narratives. However, this can have implications for the viewer’s emotional connection to and experience of the film (Shaul, 2008). Contemporary... Read More about The Interactive Potential of Emergent Narrative through Spatial Nesting of the Cinematic Experience.

'Addressing Barriers in the Student Pipeline to Improve Access to Research Careers: A Widening Participation Case Study at the University of Salford' (2024)
Journal Article

There is great inequality between the individuals who are successful in their pursuit of research and academic careers and those who are not. In this article, we explore a recent widening participation (WP) intervention at the University of Salford i... Read More about 'Addressing Barriers in the Student Pipeline to Improve Access to Research Careers: A Widening Participation Case Study at the University of Salford'.

Living Activism - Critical Social Policy introduction (2024)
Journal Article
Smith, O., & Nayak, S. (2024). Living Activism - Critical Social Policy introduction. Critical Social Policy, 44(3), 509-522. https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183241255474

Critical Social Policy (CSP) proudly launches the Journal’s Living Activism Section. This co-produced introduction to the Living Activism section of CSP, includes the ongoing impact of the CSP Solidarity Fund, lessons from the 2023 CSP gathering ‘Lea... Read More about Living Activism - Critical Social Policy introduction.

Stretching Time between Performance and Edit: Applying Tempo-Rhythm in Screen Acting (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Daly, D. (2024, May). Stretching Time between Performance and Edit: Applying Tempo-Rhythm in Screen Acting. Presented at Stanislavsky and Actor Training for the Screen, Online

Tempo-rhythm as a component of Stanislavsky’s system provides stage actors with a valuable technique in establishing character, mood, the dynamic of the scene and overall play and can provoke emotional and psychological responses both in actor and au... Read More about Stretching Time between Performance and Edit: Applying Tempo-Rhythm in Screen Acting.

Immersive New Media And Abuse: Should There Be Regulations For How Interpersonal Abuse Is Broadcasted In Online Media? (2024)
Thesis

Media effect theorists have debated the extent to which media has influence over its audience with some believing that ‘heavy viewing’ may increase vulnerability, resulting in broadcasters introducing guidelines to reduce potential harm. These modera... Read More about Immersive New Media And Abuse: Should There Be Regulations For How Interpersonal Abuse Is Broadcasted In Online Media?.

Playful Science Engagement and Interactive Interpretation Prototyping: An Exploratory Study for the Science and Industry Museum (2024)
Thesis

Facilitating playful, informal learning about scientific subjects is both a rising and challenging area of research. Science museum settings offer an interesting opportunity to study this topic through the perspective of visitor engagement with STEM... Read More about Playful Science Engagement and Interactive Interpretation Prototyping: An Exploratory Study for the Science and Industry Museum.

Solidarity and gender in protest novels: Bessie Head’s 'The Cardinals' and Miriam Tlali’s 'Muriel at Metropolitan' (2024)
Journal Article

This article analyses the critical role of gender within racial solidarity in anti-apartheid protest writing by comparing Bessie Head’s The Cardinals and Miriam Tlali’s Muriel at Metropolitan. Both novels depict the protagonist’s experience of being... Read More about Solidarity and gender in protest novels: Bessie Head’s 'The Cardinals' and Miriam Tlali’s 'Muriel at Metropolitan'.

The Little Book of Design for Policy (2024)
Book

This Little Book explains what Design Research is and how it can be used in relation to policy making. It includes examples of projects where design research and policy come together and methods which might be used to do more of this in the future.

Creative approaches to landscape research: Using multisensory and multispecies research perspectives with marginalised groups (2024)
Journal Article

The research project discussed here used artist-led workshops to enable people from marginalised groups to explore and communicate their relationships with nature and landscapes. Aligning with multisensory and multispecies methodologies, five worksho... Read More about Creative approaches to landscape research: Using multisensory and multispecies research perspectives with marginalised groups.