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The tablet as a classroom musical instrument (2018)
Journal Article
Hart, A. (2018). The tablet as a classroom musical instrument. Athens Journal of Education (online), 5(3), 299-324. https://doi.org/10.30958/aje.5-3-5

Music education is rightly recognised as an important part of children’s social, creative and academic development. Current UK policy holds that all children should have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument and have access to quality music... Read More about The tablet as a classroom musical instrument.

Pursuing “Generation Snowflake” : Mr. Robot and the USA Network's mission for millennials (2018)
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Smith, A. (2019). Pursuing “Generation Snowflake” : Mr. Robot and the USA Network's mission for millennials. Television and New Media, 20(5), 443-459. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527476418789896

U.S. basic cable channels are increasingly directing their brands toward millennials due to the increased economic importance of this demographic group. This article contributes to scholarship on basic cable economics and scripted programming by prov... Read More about Pursuing “Generation Snowflake” : Mr. Robot and the USA Network's mission for millennials.

Microfinance and the global political economy (2018)
Journal Article
Danaan, V. (2018). Microfinance and the global political economy. International Journal of Arts and Social Science, 1(1),

Microfinance has evolved as a financial and social innovation aimed at reducing global poverty through socio-economic empowerment of the poor. It has enjoyed a widespread patronage in the global economy in spite of the views held by its critics. Thou... Read More about Microfinance and the global political economy.

Russkiy mir : the geopolitics of Russian compatriots abroad (2018)
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Pieper, M. (2020). Russkiy mir : the geopolitics of Russian compatriots abroad. Geopolitics, 25(3), 756-779. https://doi.org/10.1080/14650045.2018.1465047

This paper argues that the instrumental reference to Russian ‘compatriots’ in Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014 served as a discursive framing to justify contradictions in Russian approaches to state sovereignty to an international audience. Contra... Read More about Russkiy mir : the geopolitics of Russian compatriots abroad.

Socially engaged photography and wellbeing: reflections on a case study in the northwest of England (2018)
Journal Article
Bratchford, G., Giotaki, G., & Wewiora, L. (2018). Socially engaged photography and wellbeing: reflections on a case study in the northwest of England. London Journal of Primary Care, 10(4), 82-88. https://doi.org/10.1080/17571472.2018.1477439

This paper describes a 9-month project commissioned by Halton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Liverpool photography organisation, Open Eye Gallery. Socially engaged photographers worked with local residents from the Windmill Hill estate in Run... Read More about Socially engaged photography and wellbeing: reflections on a case study in the northwest of England.

Investigating L2 learners’ writing self-efficacy as a complex dynamic system (2018)
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Almutlaq, S., & Etherington, M. (2018). Investigating L2 learners’ writing self-efficacy as a complex dynamic system. International Journal of English Language Education, 6(1), 155-177. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijele.v6i1.13163

There has been a growing interest in SLA in studying second language (L2) writing development and change from a complex perspective, taking into consideration the full combination of learning processes, learners and contexts of learning. Thus, the re... Read More about Investigating L2 learners’ writing self-efficacy as a complex dynamic system.

China whispers : the symbolic, economic, and political presence of China in contemporary American science fiction film (2018)
Journal Article
Longden, K. (2018). China whispers : the symbolic, economic, and political presence of China in contemporary American science fiction film. Open Cultural Studies, 2(1), 151-161. https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2018-0014

China has long been present in Western science fiction, but largely through notions of Orientalism and depictions as the 'Yellow Peril'. However, with China's new ascendancy and modernization over the last 15 years, along with its investment and co... Read More about China whispers : the symbolic, economic, and political presence of China in contemporary American science fiction film.

Shameless television: gendering transnational narratives (2018)
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Johnson, B., & Minor, L. (2018). Shameless television: gendering transnational narratives. Feminist Media Studies, 19(3), 364-379. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2018.1468795

The UK television drama Shameless (Channel 4, 2004-2011) ran for eleven series, ending with its 138th episode in 2011. The closing episode did not only mark an end, however, but also a beginning - of a US remake on Showtime (2011-). Eight series down... Read More about Shameless television: gendering transnational narratives.

A feel for the game : exploring gaming 'experience' through the case of sports-themed video games (2018)
Journal Article
Crawford, G., Muriel, D., & Conway, S. (2019). A feel for the game : exploring gaming 'experience' through the case of sports-themed video games. Convergence, 25(5-6), 937-952. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856518772027

Video gaming is often understood and narrated as an 'experience', and we would suggest that this is particularly notable with sports-themed video games. However, we would argue that how the game experience is curated and consumed, and how this relate... Read More about A feel for the game : exploring gaming 'experience' through the case of sports-themed video games.

War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare (2018)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2018). War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare. Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift, 77(1), 37-77. https://doi.org/10.1515/mgzs-2018-0002

Although scholars have in the past dismissed the claim that war elephants were the »tanks of the ancient world«, a closer examination of the similarities between the two weapons reveals some remarkable parallels. In fact, a comparison shows that many... Read More about War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare.

Brexit : the links between domestic and foreign policy (2018)
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Williams, B. (2018). Brexit : the links between domestic and foreign policy. Political Insight, 9(2), 36-39. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041905818779334

The UK’s vote to leave the EU was as much a product of divisions within the Conservative party as wider concerns about Britain’s relationship with Europe. Ben Williams explores the often complex relationship between domestic and foreign policy and it... Read More about Brexit : the links between domestic and foreign policy.