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The Ceramic Camera (2015)
Digital Artefact
Tait, A., & Clegg, I. (2015). The Ceramic Camera. [Video]

The only ceramic pinhole Polaroid camera known to exist. It was made by Angela Tait and Ian Clegg in 2012 and has been shown in exhibitions and performances throughout the UK and in Italy.

Is it in the Game? Reconsidering play spaces, game definitions, theming and sports videogames (2015)
Journal Article
Crawford, G. (2015). Is it in the Game? Reconsidering play spaces, game definitions, theming and sports videogames. Games and Culture, 10(6), 571-592. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412014566235

From the very first days of digital gaming, sport-themed videogames have been a constant and ever-popular presence. However, compared with many other genres of games, sports-themed videogames have remained relatively under-research. Using the case of... Read More about Is it in the Game? Reconsidering play spaces, game definitions, theming and sports videogames.

The failure of a success story : reforming Georgia’s public service broadcaster (2015)
Journal Article
Georgia’s public service broadcaster. Global media journal. German edition, 4(2), 1-23

Georgia’s “Law on Broadcasting” was passed in 2004 to provide, among other things, a legal framework for the transformation of the country’s state broadcaster into the public service media provider. The law itself has been praised internationally for... Read More about The failure of a success story : reforming Georgia’s public service broadcaster.

Institutional reform in Italy to respond to the EU challenge : Renzi’s constitutional reform project (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Bull, M. (2015, January). Institutional reform in Italy to respond to the EU challenge : Renzi’s constitutional reform project. Presented at The 2014 European Elections: Italian Politics and the European Challenge, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde

This paper evaluates Renzi’s constitutional reform programme by assessing it against the main reasons for its failure to be achieved in the past two decades. The first section outlines the scale of those failures against the expectations of the putat... Read More about Institutional reform in Italy to respond to the EU challenge : Renzi’s constitutional reform project.

Reflexivity and emergence : Research as a complex system (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Scott, J. (2015, January). Reflexivity and emergence : Research as a complex system. Presented at Performing Research Intensive, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - University of London

This performance lecture uses my live intermedial practice to present research in the creative arts as a complex system, where interactions between the ‘parts’ of this system function to produce ‘novel properties’ (Beckerman in Barrett and Bolt 2010:... Read More about Reflexivity and emergence : Research as a complex system.

Left intellectuals and the atomic dilemma in the age of the US atomic monopoly, 1945-9 (2015)
Journal Article
Callaghan, J., & Phythian, M. (2015). Left intellectuals and the atomic dilemma in the age of the US atomic monopoly, 1945-9. Contemporary British History, 29(4), 441-463. https://doi.org/10.1080/13619462.2014.987530

Given its close association with the formation of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, it is tempting to assume that the response of Left intellectuals to the advent of atomic weapons was rooted in consistent opposition. This article demonstrates th... Read More about Left intellectuals and the atomic dilemma in the age of the US atomic monopoly, 1945-9.

Brilliant corners : the development of jazz in higher education (2015)
Book Chapter
Whyton, T. (2015). Brilliant corners : the development of jazz in higher education. In I. Papageorgi, & G. Welch (Eds.), Advanced Musical Performance: Investigations in Higher Education Learning (21-31). Farnham: Ashgate

To reach the highest standards of instrumental performance, several years of sustained and focused learning are required. This requires perseverance, commitment and opportunities to learn and practise, often in a collective musical environment. This... Read More about Brilliant corners : the development of jazz in higher education.

“Use/abuse/everyone/everything” : a dialogue on LA Plays Itself (2015)
Journal Article
Halligan, B., & Wilson, L. (2015). “Use/abuse/everyone/everything” : a dialogue on LA Plays Itself. https://doi.org/10.13110/framework.56.2.0299

Abstract: This critical dialogue addresses the pioneering queer pornographic film LA Plays Itself from a variety of vantage points. The dialogue initially considers the film in relation to comparable works of pornography around the era of the Summer... Read More about “Use/abuse/everyone/everything” : a dialogue on LA Plays Itself.

Matter mattering: ‘Intra-activity’ in live media performance (2015)
Journal Article
Scott, J. (2015). Matter mattering: ‘Intra-activity’ in live media performance. Body, Space & Technology, 14,

This paper engages with Karen Barad’s (2007) notion of ‘intra-activity’ to argue for a discrete understanding of live media performance work. Its distinctive nature emerges through what Barad calls ‘intra-actions’, or ‘the mutual constitution of enta... Read More about Matter mattering: ‘Intra-activity’ in live media performance.

Institutions and the political system : a story of failure (2015)
Book Chapter
Bull, M. (2015). Institutions and the political system : a story of failure. In A. Mammone, E. Parini, & G. Veltri (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Italy: History, Politics and Society (103-114). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315709970

This chapter first outlines the institutional framework and the functioning of the Italian political system until the early 1990s; then, second, documents the rise of institutional reform from the early 1980s and especially its trajectory since the e... Read More about Institutions and the political system : a story of failure.

Unpacking the box of delights : how BBC Radio 4 embraces the short-form feature (2015)
Book Chapter
McQueen, G. (2015). Unpacking the box of delights : how BBC Radio 4 embraces the short-form feature. In Radio, sound and Internet Proceedings of Net Station International Conference (289-298). CECS / eBooks

The proliferation of podcasting and on-demand services like NPR One challenges linear broadcast radio. Not only does "on demand" radio allow consumers a choice of content style but also of content length and audio feature makers now have greater flex... Read More about Unpacking the box of delights : how BBC Radio 4 embraces the short-form feature.

The delightful ambiguities in the translation of Japanese haiku : notes on Santoka's 分け入っても分け入っても青い山 (2015)
Journal Article
Kendall, J. (2015). The delightful ambiguities in the translation of Japanese haiku : notes on Santoka's 分け入っても分け入っても青い山. Presence (Elmham),

An investigation of particular challenges that face the translation of haiku from Japanese to English through an examination of the many differing translations of one of Santoka's most famous haiku.

Edward Thomas and Haiku (2015)
Journal Article
Kendall, J. (2015). Edward Thomas and Haiku. Blithe spirit, 25(1), 60-72

A discussion of the close relation that Thomas's criticism, processes of composition and poetry bear to the writing of Japanese haiku, with some reference to 21st century contemporary British haiku writers and with an emphasis on Thomas's poetry abou... Read More about Edward Thomas and Haiku.

Playing for a higher cause! (2015)
Journal Article
Evans, H. (2015). Playing for a higher cause!. Muso, May 20(244), 29-31

The article explores the history of Salvation Army music making and reflects upon where it is in contemporary society and the challenges it faces in 2015. This is as a reflection of the anniversary to be held in London for the 150th Anniversary congr... Read More about Playing for a higher cause!.

Addressing “nature-deficit disorder” : a mixed methods pilot study of young adults attending a wilderness camp (2015)
Journal Article
a mixed methods pilot study of young adults attending a wilderness camp. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015, Article ID 651827. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/651827

Background and Objectives: Rapid urbanization has increased concerns about the loss of opportunity to interact with the natural world and the rise of chronic human health issues, such as obesity, depression, and cardiovascular disease. “Nature-defi... Read More about Addressing “nature-deficit disorder” : a mixed methods pilot study of young adults attending a wilderness camp.

The lamp (2015)
Other
Price, D. (2015). The lamp. [Sheet Music]

The Lamp was commissioned in 2015 by the Fishburn Band and is a celebratory work commemorating the bicentenary of the ‘Miner’s Safety Lamp’ invented by Sir Humphry Davy in 1815. This evocative work opens quietly in the deep and solitary darkness o... Read More about The lamp.

Cloud rider (2015)
Other
Price, D. (2015). Cloud rider. [Sheet Music]

Commissioned in 2015 by trombone virtuoso Brett Baker, Cloud Rider takes inspiration from Norse mythology and the legend of the Valkyries. The Valkyries are a host of female figures who ride great steeds and hover over the battle field, deciding whi... Read More about Cloud rider.

The moody mallard (2015)
Other
Price, D. (2015). The moody mallard. [Sheet Music]

The Moody Mallard is an up-beat solo for cornet and brass band in a Latin-American style. The work is percussive throughout and the opening theme takes inspiration from the mambo whilst the second introduces the stylistic elements that we associate w... Read More about The moody mallard.

The sultry swan (2015)
Other
Price, D. (2015). The sultry swan. [Sheet Music]

The Sultry Swan is a slow melody for cornet and brass band and has two clearly defined musical ideas in its construction. The introduction and first theme are lyrical in texture and evoke images of the river bank, the water gently ebbing to and fro w... Read More about The sultry swan.