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Women in Manchester’s Edwardian parks 1900 – 1935 (2009)
Presentation / Conference
O'Reilly, C. (2009, November). Women in Manchester’s Edwardian parks 1900 – 1935. Presented at Women's Life and Leisure in the Twentieth Century, Staffordshire University

This paper examines women’s use of public parks in Edwardian Manchester. It addresses both leisure and non-leisure activities. Like many cities at this time, Manchester City Council was investing in municipal public parks, the high point of which was... Read More about Women in Manchester’s Edwardian parks 1900 – 1935.

Visible narratives (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Rooney, J. (2009, November). Visible narratives. Presented at Typographic Horizons, Birmingham City University

This project is created from digital recordings of the gesture. A Visible Narrative is the unseen path created by the pattern of gesture we make during the moment language. This is a deliberate strategy to place the focus of the viewer on images crea... Read More about Visible narratives.

New approaches to the development of telecommunications infrastructures in Europe? The evolution of European Union policy for next generation networks (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2009, November). New approaches to the development of telecommunications infrastructures in Europe? The evolution of European Union policy for next generation networks. Presented at ECREA Communication Law and Policy Section workshop ‘New Directions for Communication Policy Research, Zurich

In May 2009, the European Commission released a draft consultation document on the application of state aid rules to broadband network deployment, leaving open the possibility of significant state aid intervention. However, this paper argues that th... Read More about New approaches to the development of telecommunications infrastructures in Europe? The evolution of European Union policy for next generation networks.

Italian politics and education policy (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2009, September). Italian politics and education policy. Presented at ‘Principi per un sistema universitario meritocratico’, University of Manchester, UK

Paper prepared for delivery at the Virtual Italian Academy conference, ‘Principi per un sistema universitario meritocratico’ University of Manchester, 21 September 2009.

Holocaust impiety in Tim Blake Nelson's The Grey Zone (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Boswell, M. (2009, September). Holocaust impiety in Tim Blake Nelson's The Grey Zone. Presented at Holocaust Representations Since 1975, University of Chester

Please note this is an unpublished working paper that was presented at the conference named above. Tim Blake Nelson's film The Grey Zone (2001), set in Auschwitz-Birkenau in October 1944, dramatises the final days of the twelfth Sonderkommando,... Read More about Holocaust impiety in Tim Blake Nelson's The Grey Zone.

Multilateralism, the EU and the evolving global governance of the internet (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Christou, G., & Simpson, S. (2009, September). Multilateralism, the EU and the evolving global governance of the internet. Presented at 2009 European Consortium for Political Research General Conference, Panel 433: ‘The EU’s Performance in International Institutions: Cross-Cutting Issues’, Potsdam, Germany

Whilst the global governance architecture for the Internet has evolved at pace in the last ten years the EU’s role and influence in its formation and development has been relatively understudied. This paper contributes to closing this gap in the lite... Read More about Multilateralism, the EU and the evolving global governance of the internet.

What's left of the Italian left (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2009, September). What's left of the Italian left. Presented at Annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Toronto, Canada

Paper prepared for presentation to the panel ‘Italian Politics between Reforms and Revival’, annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Toronto, 3-6 September 2009.

Horizons and timelines (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Heald, K., Haywood, P., & Liggett, S. (2009, September). Horizons and timelines. Presented at 9th Conference of the European Sociological Association: European Society or European Societies, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Referencing three artist practices that manage the concept of the landscape from the perspective of human experience. This comparison of motive explores; perpetual memory/cultural time and space/landscape as a membrane between experiences; somet... Read More about Horizons and timelines.

Urban intersections – Panel discussion and presentations of interactive urban installations in contested virtual spaces (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Sermon, P., Gould, C., & Appleton, P. (2009, August). Urban intersections – Panel discussion and presentations of interactive urban installations in contested virtual spaces. Presented at ISEA2009: The 15th International Symposium on Electronic Art, Belfast Waterfront, University of Ulster, UK

This panel discussion and its presentations will focus of the work and theoretical debates around the public presentation of the panellist’s artworks in the proposed interactive facade projection on the Belfast Waterfront building. ISEA09 - URBAN... Read More about Urban intersections – Panel discussion and presentations of interactive urban installations in contested virtual spaces.

"Proposal" An artists board game (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Ingleson, S. (2009, July). "Proposal" An artists board game. Presented at Sagset –Society for the Advancement of Games & Simulations in Education and Training 39th Annual Conference, Leeds Metropolitan University

In 2008 I created an artists board game Proposal. The first official playing of the game was in front of an invited audience and was billed as a performance piece at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. Proposal visually references influ... Read More about "Proposal" An artists board game.

The poet as critic, criticism as poetics: on Barrett Watten and Robert Sheppard (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Thurston, S. (2009, June). The poet as critic, criticism as poetics: on Barrett Watten and Robert Sheppard. Presented at The Critic as Artist, The Artist as Critic, University of Lancaster

This paper was delivered to the conference 'The Critic as Artist, The Artist as Critic' at Lancaster University in June 2009. It performs a critical reading of a paper given by US Language Poet Barrett Watten at the Poetry and Public Language confere... Read More about The poet as critic, criticism as poetics: on Barrett Watten and Robert Sheppard.

What is the contribution that design can make to sustainable development? An examination of this in the context of small scale textile production (2009)
Presentation / Conference
development? An examination of this in the context of small scale textile production. Presented at D2B2: Tsinghua International Design Management Symposium, Tsinghua University , Beijing , China

This paper examines design in the context of sustainable development, asking the question, what can design contribute to sustainable development? Given the continued need for development that improves quality of life and reduces poverty in both d... Read More about What is the contribution that design can make to sustainable development? An examination of this in the context of small scale textile production.

Consumer perception of product stimuli: an investigation into Indian consumer psychology and its implications for NPD process and strategy (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Sun, Q., Sridhar, N., & O'Brien, M. (2009, April). Consumer perception of product stimuli: an investigation into Indian consumer psychology and its implications for NPD process and strategy. Presented at D2B2 - Tsinghua International Design Management Symposium, Beijing

Consumer perception of product value is central to all stages of the process of bringing products to markets, from design and manufacture to distribution and retail. As a result, product strategy needs to respect customer needs in order to achieve... Read More about Consumer perception of product stimuli: an investigation into Indian consumer psychology and its implications for NPD process and strategy.

'The man who never was? The Italian transition and the 2008 election’ (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2009, April). 'The man who never was? The Italian transition and the 2008 election’. Presented at 59th Annual Conference of the UK Political Studies Association, Manchester, UK

Paper presented at the panel, ‘Italian Politics after the 2008 Election: Another Turning Point?’, held at the 59th Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association, Manchester 7-9 April 2009.

Corruption and public perceptions: Lessons from the British case (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2009, March). Corruption and public perceptions: Lessons from the British case. Presented at ‘The Economics of Corruption in Contemporary Developed Societies’, Centro de Estudos de População, Economia e Sociedade, Porto, Portugal

paper presented at the Symposium, ‘The Economics of Corruption in Contemporary Developed Societies’, Centro de Estudos de População, Economia e Sociedade, Porto, Portugal, 26-27 March 2009.

Holocaust impiety in punk and post-punk (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Boswell, M. (2009, March). Holocaust impiety in punk and post-punk. Presented at Post-war Responses to the Holocaust, Imperial War Museum (London)

This keynote paper draws on material published in my monograph Holocaust Impiety in Literature, Popular Music and Film. It was delivered at a one day workshop organised by Royal Holloway's Holocaust Research Centre and hosted by the Imperial War Muse... Read More about Holocaust impiety in punk and post-punk.

Has 2008 been a watershed? The significance of the election for Italian domestic politics (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2009, February). Has 2008 been a watershed? The significance of the election for Italian domestic politics. Presented at ‘The year after. Has Italy entered a new Berlusconi era?’, University of Birmingham

Paper prepared for delivery at the workshop, ‘The year after. Has Italy entered a new Berlusconi era?’, University of Birmingham, 27 February 2009.

A new revolution? The Italian case (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2009, February). A new revolution? The Italian case. Presented at ‘A New Revolution? Greece, Europe and the Crisis of Political Legitimacy’, University of Manchester, UK

Paper presented at the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence-sponsored seminar, ‘A New Revolution? Greece, Europe and the Crisis of Political Legitimacy’ University of Manchester, 25 February 2009