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Public relations communications in public diplomacy : Libyan institutions in Egypt and the UK
Thesis

Libya's recent past has limited any potential economic and political benefits, such as interaction, cooperation and association, which positive perceptions of the country might bring about. However, following the revolution of 17 February 2011, Libya... Read More about Public relations communications in public diplomacy : Libyan institutions in Egypt and the UK.

Journalistic strategies in conflict reporting and the representations of ethnic and religious identities in Jos, Nigeria : towards solutions-review journalism
Thesis

This study examines journalistic strategies in terms of the appropriation of media logics in the conflict frame building process. Relying on three models: objectivity, mediatisation and news framing; the research interrogates the role orientations an... Read More about Journalistic strategies in conflict reporting and the representations of ethnic and religious identities in Jos, Nigeria : towards solutions-review journalism.

From ‘talking Cure’ to ‘Bedlam’ : a study of the factors impacting on the construction of UK factual psychotherapy programming 1999 to 2013
Thesis

This thesis extends research on UK factual television by investigating programming that has not previously been studied, and by utilising a mixed-method research design that situates textual analysis within broader cultural, professional and industri... Read More about From ‘talking Cure’ to ‘Bedlam’ : a study of the factors impacting on the construction of UK factual psychotherapy programming 1999 to 2013.

The socio-cultural dynamics and ‘survival struggle’ in professional journalism practice in Nigeria
Thesis

This study responds to the call for more empirical work to understand the journalism profession in non-Western countries. It critiques the current state of journalism practice in Nigeria to determine how journalists are responding to the numerous pro... Read More about The socio-cultural dynamics and ‘survival struggle’ in professional journalism practice in Nigeria.

Op. 48 : composition as re-creation
Thesis

What is it to write 'new' music? Music is not written in a vacuum, and Op. 48 investigates how one small Bach piece's (re)sourcefulness can result in a variety of musics. The collection (of 48 pieces) explores not only scientific areas of musicology... Read More about Op. 48 : composition as re-creation.

New practice–based methodologies for naturalistic contemporary drama translation
Thesis

This practice as research inter-disciplinary PhD’s purpose is to create new knowledge in the area of contemporary and naturalistic drama translation. It straddles the fields of Drama, Acting and Translation Studies but inevitably encompasses the fiel... Read More about New practice–based methodologies for naturalistic contemporary drama translation.

When the role of the court interpreter intersects and interacts with new technologies
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Videoconference (VC) systems have been used in courts in England and Wales for more than fifteen years. However, it can be argued that research into how new technologies and interpreters interact in legal settings is still in its infancy. The aim of... Read More about When the role of the court interpreter intersects and interacts with new technologies.

The Syrian Civil War : regional ramifications, global disharmony and hegemonic decline
Journal Article

The Syrian civil war that started early in 2011 has evolved into a spiral of violence that not only has lasting consequences for the state and society of Syria, but is inevitably affecting regional power balances in the Middle Eastern and beyond. Sau... Read More about The Syrian Civil War : regional ramifications, global disharmony and hegemonic decline.

‘Høre, at ekko!’: echoes of Odin Teatret’s training in Triangle Theatre’s tribute to Danish celebrity
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Theatre companies and arts organisations are usually exhorted by their funders to demonstrate the sustainability and legacy of their projects. This article considers an aspect of the legacy of Odin Teatret, one of Europe’s leading companies working i... Read More about ‘Høre, at ekko!’: echoes of Odin Teatret’s training in Triangle Theatre’s tribute to Danish celebrity.

Cinematizing genocide : exploring cinematic form and its relationship to the hidden voices of the Kurdish genocide of 1988
Thesis

Throughout the last two decades, the Kurdish genocide of 1988 has become a significant material in a variety of contexts. Kurdish filmmakers have tried to represent the tragedy in various formats. By comparing their work with the unique testimonies o... Read More about Cinematizing genocide : exploring cinematic form and its relationship to the hidden voices of the Kurdish genocide of 1988.

Meta TV in practice : a study of the re-use of television texts within contemporary television programmes
Thesis

This thesis considers how television reflects on its own output in the context of newly created television programmes which seek to reconsider, reframe and re-contextualise the content of television programmes that have already been broadcast. It do... Read More about Meta TV in practice : a study of the re-use of television texts within contemporary television programmes.

Understanding young people’s preferences for different genres of modern music : case studies of two schools in Manchester
Thesis

My dissertation’s aim is to understand how British school children coming from varying backgrounds, subject to different social influences, and with different interests and ambitions, develop preferences for different musical genres. My dissertation... Read More about Understanding young people’s preferences for different genres of modern music : case studies of two schools in Manchester.

Media practice and new approaches to mise-en-scene and auteur theory in broadcast radio
Thesis

This PhD by Published Work aims to present a coherent programme of original radio research practice produced by the author and placed in an appropriate academic context that explores new approaches to mise-en-scène and auteur theory. The research met... Read More about Media practice and new approaches to mise-en-scene and auteur theory in broadcast radio.

Contextualising British experimental novelists in the long Sixties
Thesis

This thesis focuses upon five novelists – B.S. Johnson, Eva Figes, Alan Burns, Ann Quin, and Christine Brooke-Rose – whose works during the 1960s and early 1970s (Marwick’s “Long Sixties”) represent a unique approach to formal innovation; an approach... Read More about Contextualising British experimental novelists in the long Sixties.

The construction of gender through embarrassment, shame and guilt in the poetry of Selima Hill
Thesis

This thesis combines close poetry readings and theoretical material in an inquiry into the construction of gender through embarrassment, shame and guilt in the work of British poet Selima Hill. The introduction establishes the theoretical framework f... Read More about The construction of gender through embarrassment, shame and guilt in the poetry of Selima Hill.

The role of diasporic media in facilitating citizen journalism and political awareness in Zimbabwe
Thesis

This thesis is a contribution to the debate on the role of diasporic media in effecting political change in Zimbabwe in the current period. Using a constructivist paradigm whose point of departure is that the world is changeable, the thesis uses thre... Read More about The role of diasporic media in facilitating citizen journalism and political awareness in Zimbabwe.

Understanding discourse markers in interpreter-mediated police interviews
Thesis

Despite the growing prevalence of interpreter-mediated police interviews, this area remains widely under-researched as the focus of research on legal interpreting has been the discourse of the courtroom. Scholars have challenged the myth of literalis... Read More about Understanding discourse markers in interpreter-mediated police interviews.

The little man comedies of Charlie Drake and their relation to the unconscious
Thesis

This thesis has two purposes: to examine the film and television ‘little man’ comedies of the British comic Charlie Drake in order to rescue him from the neglect that has masked his work, and to recover psycho-analysis as a viable critical methodolog... Read More about The little man comedies of Charlie Drake and their relation to the unconscious.

Collection 3. Beyond the door
Exhibition / Performance

Work exhibited in Play Serious explores and builds on earlier bodies of research, focusing on doors. Collections *3

A door is a portal between two worlds. The doors captured within the photographs, although aesthetically pleasing, challenge the vi... Read More about Collection 3. Beyond the door.

Creative academy: Reflective stories
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Creative Academy centres around Clements and Ingleson’s notion of creativity centred learning. Involving single structure learning platforms (tiered engagement, ‘sliding scale’ benchmarks and achievements) with peer/inter-relational, (community/p... Read More about Creative academy: Reflective stories.