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Félix and Alice in wonderland: The encounter between Guattari and Berardi and the post-media era (2013)
Book Chapter
Goddard, M. (2014). Félix and Alice in wonderland: The encounter between Guattari and Berardi and the post-media era. In C. Apprich, J. Slater, & O. Schultz (Eds.), Provocative Alloys: A Post-Media Anthology (44-61). Leuphana: PML Books/Mute

This chapter explores Feli Guattari's concept of a post-media era, wiht reference to the experience of Italian Free Radio in the 1970s, especially Radio Alice, which Guattari was very engaged with. More specifically it uses the relations between Guat... Read More about Félix and Alice in wonderland: The encounter between Guattari and Berardi and the post-media era.

'You don’t have to be crazy to work, but it helps' : work in film comedies of the 1930s (2013)
Book Chapter
White, G. (2013). 'You don’t have to be crazy to work, but it helps' : work in film comedies of the 1930s. In E. Mazierska (Ed.), Work in Cinema : labor and the human condition (191-207). New York: Macmillan

It is curious how relatively seldom work appears in the foreground of film comedy texts. Work is the background, the normal and quotidian against which the comic can emerge. Certainly there is humour to be found in work activities and environments, b... Read More about 'You don’t have to be crazy to work, but it helps' : work in film comedies of the 1930s.

"Jill Randall: Place/Displace" 14 Dec 2013-8th March 2014 (2013)
Exhibition / Performance
14 Dec 2013-8th March 2014. [Visula artefacts and catalogue]. 14 December 2013 - 8 March 2014. (Unpublished)

“Context is Half the Work”.

APG (Artist Placement Group,1971) .

“Place/Displace” is an exhibition about the importance of context. It creates disjuncture as it removes a jigsaw piece from its place, forcing us to examine it ,and its place, an... Read More about "Jill Randall: Place/Displace" 14 Dec 2013-8th March 2014.

Discourse markers in free indirect style and interpreting (2013)
Journal Article
Blakemore, D., & Gallai, F. (2014). Discourse markers in free indirect style and interpreting. Journal of Pragmatics, 60, 106-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2013.11.003

This paper contributes to the discussion of how free indirect style (FIS) and interpreter's renditions are accommodated in a relevance theoretic approach to communication. Within relevance theory, it has been argued that FIS and interpreting are case... Read More about Discourse markers in free indirect style and interpreting.

Comedy live – creativity in stand up (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Moore, L. (2013, December). Comedy live – creativity in stand up. Presented at Writing Funny - language, creativity and comedy Seminar 3 Comedy Live – creativity in stand up, Senate House, University of London

Stand-up is a special form of comedy as it involves the audience perhaps more than any other genre. In this session we will explore the nature of stand-up versus other forms of comedy. Questions will also focus on the role of writing in stand-up, how... Read More about Comedy live – creativity in stand up.

Who is Matt Smith? : performing the Doctor (2013)
Book Chapter
Hewett, R. (2013). Who is Matt Smith? : performing the Doctor. In A. O'Day (Ed.), Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour: A Critical Celebration of the Matt Smith and Steven Moffat Era (13-30). London: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd

French imperatives, negative ne, and non-subject clitics (2013)
Journal Article
Rowlett, P. (2013). French imperatives, negative ne, and non-subject clitics. Journal of French Language Studies, 24(01), 29-47. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959269513000367

This article focuses on the behaviour of negation and clitics in the context of French imperatives. Standard descriptions contrast positive Fais-le ! (with enclisis) with negative (Ne) le fais pas ! (with proclisis). I adopt a view of imperatives in... Read More about French imperatives, negative ne, and non-subject clitics.

The contemporary response to sensation fiction (2013)
Book Chapter
Allan, J. (2013). The contemporary response to sensation fiction. In A. Mangham (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Sensation Fiction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/CCO9780511675744

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In 1859 the popular novelist Wilkie Collins wrote of a ghostly woman, dressed from head to toe in white garments, laying her cold, thin hand on the shoulder of a young man as he walked home late one evening. His nov... Read More about The contemporary response to sensation fiction.

Rommel and the rise of the Nazis (2013)
Book Chapter
Searle, D. (2013). Rommel and the rise of the Nazis. In I. Beckett (Ed.), Rommel: A Reappraisal (7-29). Barnsley: Pen & Sword

Review of Alice Mattoni, media practices and protest politics : how precarious workers mobilise (2013)
Journal Article
Archetti, C. (2013). Review of Alice Mattoni, media practices and protest politics : how precarious workers mobilise. Contemporary Italian Politics, 5(2), 232-234

How do precarious workers employed in call-centres, universities, the fashion industry and many other labour markets organise, struggle and communicate to become recognised, influential political subjects? "Media Practices and Protest Politics; How P... Read More about Review of Alice Mattoni, media practices and protest politics : how precarious workers mobilise.

“We have gone recreation mad” : the consumption of leisure and popular entertainment in municipal public parks in early Twentieth Century Britain (2013)
Journal Article
O'Reilly, C. (2013). “We have gone recreation mad” : the consumption of leisure and popular entertainment in municipal public parks in early Twentieth Century Britain. International Journal of Regional and Local History, 8(2), 112-128. https://doi.org/10.1179/2051453013Z.0000000009

This study examines the development of popular entertainment in the municipal public parks of a variety of British cities in the early decades of the twentieth century. It seeks to extend the debate about the social role of the urban park beyond the... Read More about “We have gone recreation mad” : the consumption of leisure and popular entertainment in municipal public parks in early Twentieth Century Britain.

Voice and expressivity in free indirect thought representations : imitation and representation (2013)
Journal Article
Blakemore, D. (2013). Voice and expressivity in free indirect thought representations : imitation and representation. Mind and Language, 28(5), 579-605. https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12035

This paper addresses issues in the philosophy of fiction from the perspective of a relevance theoretic approach to communication. Its departure point is the assumption found in both pretence approaches to irony (e.g. Currie 2002, 2006, 2010, Recanat... Read More about Voice and expressivity in free indirect thought representations : imitation and representation.

Walking for well-being: are group walks in certain types of natural environments better for well-being than group walks in urban environments? (2013)
Journal Article
Marselle, M., Irvine, K., & Warber, S. (2013). Walking for well-being: are group walks in certain types of natural environments better for well-being than group walks in urban environments?. Journalism, 10, 5603-5628. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10115603

The benefits of walking in natural environments for well-being are increasingly understood. However, less well known are the impacts different types of natural environments have on psychological and emotional well-being. This cross-sectional study in... Read More about Walking for well-being: are group walks in certain types of natural environments better for well-being than group walks in urban environments?.

Philip Noel-Baker, the League of Nations and the Abyssinian Crisis 1935-1936 (2013)
Book Chapter
Johnson, G. (2013). Philip Noel-Baker, the League of Nations and the Abyssinian Crisis 1935-1936. In G. Strang (Ed.), Collision of Empires : Italy's Invasion of Ethiopia and its International Impact. London, UK: Routledge

When examining the existing literature on the League of Nations' approach to the Abyssinian crisis, it is impossible to escape negativity. The League's actions were too little too late and displayed an extraordinary lack of insight into the motives b... Read More about Philip Noel-Baker, the League of Nations and the Abyssinian Crisis 1935-1936.

Neo-Noir: The cultural significance (and insignificance) of a film style (2013)
Journal Article
Willis, A. (2013). Neo-Noir: The cultural significance (and insignificance) of a film style. Film International, 11(5), 31-37

A critique is presented of the films "Hustle" directed by Robert Aldrich and "Night Moves" directed by Arthur Penn, focusing on the films' relation to American film noir from the 1940s and 1950s. The social and political aspects of films, social chan... Read More about Neo-Noir: The cultural significance (and insignificance) of a film style.

Echoes of Friedrich crossing the Irwell (2013)
Other
Davismoon, S. (2013). Echoes of Friedrich crossing the Irwell. [Stereo Soundfile]

A soundscape composition, derived from contemporary found sounds gathered from along the historic stretch of Chapel St. made so (in)famous in the writings of Friedrich Engels.

Fine Art practice, research and education across Europe PARADOX Fine Art European Forum. (2013)
Book Chapter
Randall, J. (2013). PARADOX Fine Art European Forum. In A. Lopez, C. Segovia, M. Martinez, & M. Barquier-Perez (Eds.), Fine Art Practice, Research and Education across Europe (737-750). Granada, Spain: Editorial Universidad de Granada (Spain) & Downhill Publishing LTD, New York, USA

'Context is half the work' the live brief in fine art education