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Taking an army from dictatorship to democracy : lessons learned by the Bundeswehr in absorbing the East German Army (2014)
Journal Article
Corum, J. (2014). Taking an army from dictatorship to democracy : lessons learned by the Bundeswehr in absorbing the East German Army

After the reunification of Germany, the Bundeswehr had to take over the former East-German army (Nationale Volksarmee, NVA). The reduction in the numbers of military staff throughout Eastern Europe after the Cold War also made the task more difficult... Read More about Taking an army from dictatorship to democracy : lessons learned by the Bundeswehr in absorbing the East German Army.

Moving beyond green : Exploring the relationship of environment type and indicators of perceived environmental quality on emotional well-being following group walks (2014)
Journal Article
Marselle, M., Irvine, K., Lorenzo-Arribas, A., & Warber, S. (2014). Moving beyond green : Exploring the relationship of environment type and indicators of perceived environmental quality on emotional well-being following group walks. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12, 106-130. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120100106

Against the backdrop of increasing interest in the relationship between Nature and health, this study examined the effect of perceived environment type and indicators of perceived environmental quality on short-term emotional well-being following out... Read More about Moving beyond green : Exploring the relationship of environment type and indicators of perceived environmental quality on emotional well-being following group walks.

Sceptical responses in early modern plays : from self-knowledge to self-doubt in Marston’s The Malcontent and Middleton’s The Revenger’s Tragedy (2014)
Journal Article
Nigri, L. (2014). Sceptical responses in early modern plays : from self-knowledge to self-doubt in Marston’s The Malcontent and Middleton’s The Revenger’s Tragedy. English Literature, 1(1), 117-130. https://doi.org/10.14277/2420-823X/6p

Defined for the first time by Sir Thomas Elyot as a «secte of Phylosophers, whiche affirmed nothynge» (1538), the term ‘scepticism’ appears in all its variants only too rarely in the drama of the period. Chadwyck Healey databases (Early English Books... Read More about Sceptical responses in early modern plays : from self-knowledge to self-doubt in Marston’s The Malcontent and Middleton’s The Revenger’s Tragedy.

The backer-developer connection : exploring crowdfunding’s influence on video game production (2014)
Journal Article
Smith, A. (2015). The backer-developer connection : exploring crowdfunding’s influence on video game production. New Media and Society, 17(2), 198-214. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444814558910

As video game development studios increasingly turn to digital crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter for financing, this article explores the ways in which these processes shape production. It examines in particular the interactions that typical... Read More about The backer-developer connection : exploring crowdfunding’s influence on video game production.

‘No protection against the H-bomb’ : press and popular reactions to the Coventry civil defence controversy, 1954 (2014)
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Barnett, N. (2014). ‘No protection against the H-bomb’ : press and popular reactions to the Coventry civil defence controversy, 1954. Cold War History, 15(3), 2014. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682745.2014.968558

This article examines British popular and media reactions to America’s Bravo test shot in April 1954 and Coventry City Council’s subsequent decision to abandon Civil Defence. The article finds three key motifs emerged which relate to Britain’s broade... Read More about ‘No protection against the H-bomb’ : press and popular reactions to the Coventry civil defence controversy, 1954.

The re-emergence of diasporic radio in independent Zimbabwe (2014)
Journal Article
Ndlovu, E. (2014). The re-emergence of diasporic radio in independent Zimbabwe. Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies, 35(3), 54-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/02560054.2014.957225

This article contributes to the debate on the re-emergence of diasporic radio and its role in facilitating citizen journalism and political awareness in Zimbabwe. The article uses Short Wave Radio Africa and other diasporic radio stations domiciled o... Read More about The re-emergence of diasporic radio in independent Zimbabwe.

China’s responses to external pressures on Its WMD-related exports after 2004 : reactive and proactive (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, F. (2015). China’s responses to external pressures on Its WMD-related exports after 2004 : reactive and proactive. Journal of Contemporary China, 24(93), 511-530. https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2014.953855

China, although a member of most of the international non-proliferation and multilateral export control regimes and having a law-based comprehensive export control system, has not fully complied with its non-proliferation obligations, which is eviden... Read More about China’s responses to external pressures on Its WMD-related exports after 2004 : reactive and proactive.

Advancing performability in playable media : a simulation-based interface as a dynamic score (2014)
Journal Article
Choi, I. (2014). Advancing performability in playable media : a simulation-based interface as a dynamic score. EAI endorsed transactions on creative technologies, 14(1), e5. https://doi.org/10.4108/ct.1.1.e5

When designing playable media with non-game orientation, alternative play scenarios to gameplay scenarios must be accompanied by alternative mechanics to game mechanics. Problems of designing playable media with non-game orientation are stated as... Read More about Advancing performability in playable media : a simulation-based interface as a dynamic score.

‘He devours her with his gaze’ : Maurice Leitch’s stamping ground and the politics of the visual (2014)
Journal Article
Magennis, C. (2014). ‘He devours her with his gaze’ : Maurice Leitch’s stamping ground and the politics of the visual. Irish University Review, 44(2), 288-304. https://doi.org/10.3366/iur.2014.0125

This essay is a critical reappraisal of Maurice Leitch's 1975 novel Stamping Ground through theories of the gender, sexuality, and the visual. The novel will be read as a disruptive critique of hegemonic Unionist identity and the rural idyll in North... Read More about ‘He devours her with his gaze’ : Maurice Leitch’s stamping ground and the politics of the visual.

Examining group walks in nature and multiple aspects of well-being: A large-scale study (2014)
Journal Article
Marselle, M., Irvine, K., & Warber, S. (2014). Examining group walks in nature and multiple aspects of well-being: A large-scale study. Ecopsychology, 6(3), 134-147. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2014.0027

Purpose: Outdoor walking groups can facilitate interaction with nature, social interaction, and physical activity, yet little is known about their efficacy in promoting mental, emotional and social well-being. National group walk programs are especia... Read More about Examining group walks in nature and multiple aspects of well-being: A large-scale study.

Spaces of preparation: The Acton ‘Hilton’ and changing patterns of television drama rehearsal (2014)
Journal Article
Hewett, R. (2014). Spaces of preparation: The Acton ‘Hilton’ and changing patterns of television drama rehearsal. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 34(3), 331-344. https://doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2014.937179

It is only comparatively recently that performance in arenas other than theatre and cinema has begun to receive serious academic attention. The ‘Spaces of Television’ project and the University of York’s ‘Playing the Small Screen’ symposium have each... Read More about Spaces of preparation: The Acton ‘Hilton’ and changing patterns of television drama rehearsal.

Negotiating the archive (2014)
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Carson, J., & Miller, R. (2014). Negotiating the archive. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 7(3), 481-491. https://doi.org/10.1386/jwcp.7.3.481_1

Collaborative artists Carson & Miller’s project with the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art utilizes their established practice of play. The project explores the physical and conceptual spaces of this museum’s archive. Carson & Miller’s play enc... Read More about Negotiating the archive.

Dream time and anti-imperialism in the writings of Olive Schreiner (2014)
Journal Article
Munslow Ong, J. (2014). Dream time and anti-imperialism in the writings of Olive Schreiner. Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 50(6), 704-716. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449855.2014.951201

This article explores how Olive Schreiner utilizes politicized modernist aesthetics, specifically the manipulation of time through allegory and dream, to resist structures of empire. The claim that Schreiner’s work should be received and analysed as... Read More about Dream time and anti-imperialism in the writings of Olive Schreiner.

Projecting the voice : audience responses to ICT-mediated contemporary opera (2014)
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Lin, Y., & Williams, A. (2014). Projecting the voice : audience responses to ICT-mediated contemporary opera. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 20(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/13614568.2014.889224

This paper examines how audiences experience live opera performance and the behaviours they exhibit during live-streaming of the performance. It aims to contribute to our understanding of how audiences, who increasingly inhabit an environment saturat... Read More about Projecting the voice : audience responses to ICT-mediated contemporary opera.

Projecting the voice: observations of audience behaviours in ICT-mediated contemporary opera (2014)
Journal Article
Lin, Y., & Williams, A. (2014). Projecting the voice: observations of audience behaviours in ICT-mediated contemporary opera. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 20(3), 207-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614568.2014.889224

This paper examines how audiences experience live opera performance and the behaviours they exhibit during live-streaming of the performance. It aims to contribute to our understanding of how audiences, who increasingly inhabit an environment saturat... Read More about Projecting the voice: observations of audience behaviours in ICT-mediated contemporary opera.