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Community : reality TV reaching out (2012)
Book Chapter
Palmer, G. (2012). Community : reality TV reaching out. In W. Wyatt, & K. Bunton (Eds.), The Ethics of Reality Television. New York: Continuum, Bloomsbury

Sustaining independent filmmaking in the age of the internet : the case of audience building (2012)
Thesis
MeiBner, N. Sustaining independent filmmaking in the age of the internet : the case of audience building. (Thesis). University of Salford

The Internet has brought new hope to independent filmmakers - hope of turning filmmaking into a sustainable undertaking. The Hunt for Gollum recreates and extends a blockbuster movie on little financial resources. The Cosmonaut is funded with the... Read More about Sustaining independent filmmaking in the age of the internet : the case of audience building.

The age of maps : cartography, imperialism and nationalism in Great Britain and France, 1870-1914 (2012)
Thesis
Avila, I. The age of maps : cartography, imperialism and nationalism in Great Britain and France, 1870-1914. (Thesis). Universite Paris XIII/University of Salford

How are maps used in a specific country at a given time? In this thesis, I argue that maps should be given greater prominence in historical analysis because they give us a fresh outlook on the past by informing us about representations of the world... Read More about The age of maps : cartography, imperialism and nationalism in Great Britain and France, 1870-1914.

Understanding the transnational and the domestic : the case of the neoliberal restructuring in Chile, 1973-1989 (2012)
Thesis
Kowalczyk, A. Understanding the transnational and the domestic : the case of the neoliberal restructuring in Chile, 1973-1989. (Thesis). University of Salford

The thesis makes a contribution to a body of flourishing globalisation literature, which examines the role of transnational forces and processes in changes of domestic economic policy and the nature of regime, and which is associated with a broad a... Read More about Understanding the transnational and the domestic : the case of the neoliberal restructuring in Chile, 1973-1989.

20th century lipogrammatic novels and their translations (2012)
Thesis
Radionovas, I. 20th century lipogrammatic novels and their translations. (Thesis). University of Salford

A lipogram is a text that is written without the use of one or several letters of the alphabet, which means that words that contain the "forbidden" letter(s) are avoided. This formal constraint implies a strong link between source text and source l... Read More about 20th century lipogrammatic novels and their translations.

The Darkest Corner: documenting institutional abuse and its consequences at the Abbey Theatre (2012)
Journal Article
McCormick, S. (2012). The Darkest Corner: documenting institutional abuse and its consequences at the Abbey Theatre. Irish Studies Review, 20(2), 179-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670882.2012.679216

Documentary theatre, as a theatrical genre, has not maintained a continuous presence in Irish theatre. The Darkest Corner series, produced in 2010 by the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland's National Theatre is, therefore, one of the first examples of Ir... Read More about The Darkest Corner: documenting institutional abuse and its consequences at the Abbey Theatre.

Geolocation and voting : candidate-voter distance effects on party choice in the 2010 UK general election in England (2012)
Journal Article
Arzheimer, K., & Evans, J. (2012). Geolocation and voting : candidate-voter distance effects on party choice in the 2010 UK general election in England. Political Geography, 31(5), 301-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2012.04.006

The effect of geographical distance between candidate and voter on vote-likelihood in the UK is essentially untested. In systems where constituency representatives vie for local inhabitants' support in elections, candidates living closer to a voter w... Read More about Geolocation and voting : candidate-voter distance effects on party choice in the 2010 UK general election in England.

‘As if from the sky’: Divine and secular dramaturgies of noise (2012)
Book Chapter
Halligan, B. (2012). ‘As if from the sky’: Divine and secular dramaturgies of noise. In B. Halligan, M. Goddard, & N. Spelman (Eds.), Reverberations: The philosophy, aesthetics and politics of noise. London and New York: Continuum/Bloomsbury

Noise permeates our highly mediated and globalised cultures. Noise as art, music, cultural or digital practice is a way of intervening so that it can be harnessed for an aesthetic expression not caught within mainstream styles or distribution.This wi... Read More about ‘As if from the sky’: Divine and secular dramaturgies of noise.

Sino-Indian climate cooperation : implications for the international climate change regime (2012)
Journal Article
Wu, F. (2012). Sino-Indian climate cooperation : implications for the international climate change regime. Journal of Contemporary China, 21(77), 827-843. https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2012.684966

The international climate change regime is comprised of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol. Under the regime, China and India, two of the largest developing countries, have been exempted from any binding... Read More about Sino-Indian climate cooperation : implications for the international climate change regime.

Popular music and the myths of madness (2012)
Book
Spelman, N. (2012). Popular music and the myths of madness. Farnham: Routledge- Taylor & Francis (first published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing)

Studies of opera, film, television, and literature have demonstrated how constructions of madness may be referenced in order to stigmatise but also liberate protagonists in ways that reinforce or challenge contemporaneous notions of normality. But to... Read More about Popular music and the myths of madness.

The development of the EU asylum policy : venue-shopping in perspective (2012)
Journal Article
perspective. Journal of European Public Policy, 19(9), 1396-1413. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2012.677191

The development of the EU asylum and migration policy is often explained as the result of ‘venue-shopping’, that is, the move by policy-makers to an EU policy venue in order to avoid national constraints. This article demonstrates that, contrary to... Read More about The development of the EU asylum policy : venue-shopping in perspective.

Typed art (2012)
Journal Article
Handyside, S. (2012). Typed art

Blank Media Collective champions emerging artists, writers, musicians and performers by giving them a unique platform to showcase their work. The article relates to the recent Type Tarts Exhibition held in the University of Salford Media City comp... Read More about Typed art.

A design against crime intervention to reduce violence in the night-time economy (2012)
Journal Article
Marselle, M., Wootton, A., & Hamilton, M. (2012). A design against crime intervention to reduce violence in the night-time economy. Security Journal, 25(2), 116-133. https://doi.org/10.1057/sj.2011.14

This article describes the research, development, implementation and evaluation of a design against crime intervention aimed at reducing violence against the person offences in Manchester's Gay Village (UK). Research found that violent crime could be... Read More about A design against crime intervention to reduce violence in the night-time economy.

Saxophone world premieres : research, collaboration and performance (2012)
Thesis
Watson, T. Saxophone world premieres : research, collaboration and performance. (Thesis). University of Salford

This DMA portfolio contains materials appertaining to the research and collaboration of imaginative performance-based projects that have been completed whilst studying towards a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Salford. Commissioning an... Read More about Saxophone world premieres : research, collaboration and performance.

Verbatim theatre and The Voice of Dissent (2012)
Book Chapter
McCormick, S. (2012). Verbatim theatre and The Voice of Dissent. In S. Brisset, & N. Doody (Eds.), Voicing Dissent: New Perspectives in Irish Criticism (61-69). Dublin: Irish Academic Press

Voicing Dissent is a collection of critical essays exploring the idea of dissent in contemporary Irish Studies. Prominent in these essays are radical points of view, alternative readings, contentious texts, and some unusual and innovative approaches... Read More about Verbatim theatre and The Voice of Dissent.

Standing on deep shale : the problem of originality (2012)
Book Chapter
Hurley, U. (2012). Standing on deep shale : the problem of originality. In P. Perry (Ed.), Beyond the Workshop (85-104). Kingston upon Thames: Kingston University Press

Writers are often plagued by the apparent impossibility of saying something new, finding a unique voice; how to add something worthwhile to the almost infinite body of pre-existing literature? We stand at the edge of a vast uncharted sea – the unform... Read More about Standing on deep shale : the problem of originality.

A birthday card for Al (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Rooney, J. (2012). A birthday card for Al. [Quicktime movie]. 23 March 2012. (Unpublished)

A sound/image composition created for Decode/Recode. Celebrating 100 Years of Alan Turing Decode/Recode A globally networked interactive event celebrating the centenary of Alan Turing's birth, as part of the official opening of the University of... Read More about A birthday card for Al.