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Communicating linguistics: language, community and public engagement (2023)
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(2023). H. Price, & D. McIntyre (Eds.), Communicating linguistics: language, community and public engagement. Routledge

Increasingly, academics are called upon to demonstrate the value of linguistics and explain their research to the wider public. In support of this agenda, Communicating Linguistics: Language, Community and Public Engagement provides an overview of th... Read More about Communicating linguistics: language, community and public engagement.

Newspaper building design and journalism cultures in Australia and the UK, 1855-2010 (2022)
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O'Reilly, C., & Vine, J. (2022). Newspaper building design and journalism cultures in Australia and the UK, 1855-2010. London: Routledge

Because of rapid change in journalism, mostly caused by digital technology, the newsroom appears to be becoming obsolete. The book is, in part, a response to the increasing scrutiny of journalism and the framework of general distrust in which the pro... Read More about Newspaper building design and journalism cultures in Australia and the UK, 1855-2010.

Divergent women: interdisciplinary perspectives on female deviance and dissent (2022)
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(2022). L. Rumson, & A. Bentham (Eds.), Divergent women: interdisciplinary perspectives on female deviance and dissent. Emerald

A ‘good woman’ is hard to find. To be ‘good’, after all, women face expectations that are shifting, internally contradictory, emotionally extreme, and prospectively even deadly. To be divergent, on the other hand, is an expansive position, encompassi... Read More about Divergent women: interdisciplinary perspectives on female deviance and dissent.

Terrorist recruitment, propaganda and branding : selling terror online (2022)
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Kruglova, A. (2022). Terrorist recruitment, propaganda and branding : selling terror online. UK: Routledge

This book analyses the marketing techniques that terrorist organisations employ to encourage people to adopt their ideology and become devoted supporters. The book’s central thesis is that due to the development of digital technologies and social... Read More about Terrorist recruitment, propaganda and branding : selling terror online.

Rethinking horror in the new economies of television (2022)
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Gaynor, S. (2022). Rethinking horror in the new economies of television. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97589-0

This book explores the cycle of horror on US television in the decade following the launch of The Walking Dead, considering the horror genre from an industrial perspective. Examining TV horror through rich industrial and textual analysis, this book r... Read More about Rethinking horror in the new economies of television.

The Babel Lexicon of Language (2022)
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McIntyre, D., Jeffries, L., Evans, M., Price, H., & Gold, E. (2022). The Babel Lexicon of Language. Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108886062

What's the word that describes the process of making supportive noises when you're listening to someone? What is syntax and how does it differ from grammar? Do you know what a morpheme is? And did you know that it's not only an atom that has a nucleu... Read More about The Babel Lexicon of Language.

The language of mental illness: corpus linguistics and the construction of mental illness in the press (2022)
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Price, H. (2022). The language of mental illness: corpus linguistics and the construction of mental illness in the press. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Mental health is a matter of vital importance in today's society, with the news media reporting on the topic on an almost daily basis. Despite this, the language associated with mental health has to date been relatively under-explored. Using methods... Read More about The language of mental illness: corpus linguistics and the construction of mental illness in the press.

Kurdish armour against ISIS : YPG/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014-2019 (2021)
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Nash, E., & Searle, D. (2021). Kurdish armour against ISIS : YPG/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014-2019. Oxford: Osprey

One of the most remarkable mechanized campaigns of recent years pitted the brutal and heavily armed jihadists of the Islamic State against the improvised Kurdish force, the YPG (later the SDF). While some Kurdish vehicles originated from Syrian Army... Read More about Kurdish armour against ISIS : YPG/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014-2019.

Northern Irish writing after the Troubles : intimacies, affects, pleasures (2021)
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Magennis, C. (2021). Northern Irish writing after the Troubles : intimacies, affects, pleasures. Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350074750

The period since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 has seen a sustained decrease in violence and, at the same time, Northern Ireland has undergone a literary renaissance, with a fresh generation of writers exploring innovative literary forms. This bo... Read More about Northern Irish writing after the Troubles : intimacies, affects, pleasures.

COVID clay diary (2021)
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Tait, A. (2021). COVID clay diary. Salford: University of Salford

Terminology translation in Chinese contexts - theory and practice (2021)
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Li, S., & Hope, W. (2021). S. Li, & W. Hope (Eds.), Terminology translation in Chinese contexts - theory and practice. Abingdon, New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003006688

Terminology Translation in Chinese Contexts: Theory and Practice investigates the theory and practice of terminology translation, terminology management, and scholarship within the distinctive milieu of Chinese and explores the complex relationship b... Read More about Terminology translation in Chinese contexts - theory and practice.

The COVID Clay Diary (2021)
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Tait, A. (2021). The COVID Clay Diary. Salford, UK: University of Salford

Wednesday 10.38am I’m afraid... Well, maybe not afraid, but disconcerted, unsettled, a little perturbed. The ground beneath my feet feels unstable, a bit like one of those fairground attractions I remember from my childhood with the slidin... Read More about The COVID Clay Diary.

The Spazju Kreattiv Art Collection (2020)
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Sant, T. (2020). The Spazju Kreattiv Art Collection. Malta: Fondazzjoni Kreattività

This book captures the essence of the Spazju Kreattiv Art Collection as it stood on the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the organization entrusted with the legal remit to operate Malta’s national centre for creativity since 2000. It is... Read More about The Spazju Kreattiv Art Collection.

Phrases towards a Kinepoetics (2020)
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Thurston, S. (2020). Phrases towards a Kinepoetics. Brighton: Contraband

This sequence of twenty-five poems is the latest product of a sixteen-year process of integrating dance and movement into my poetic practice. The poems draw on the practice of Five Rhythms, Movement Medicine, Authentic Movement, Alexander Technique,... Read More about Phrases towards a Kinepoetics.

Prince and popular music : critical perspectives on an interdisciplinary life (2020)
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Alleyne, M., & Fairclough, K. (2020). Prince and popular music : critical perspectives on an interdisciplinary life. Bloomsbury

Prince's position in popular culture has undergone only limited academic scrutiny. This book provides an academic examination of Prince, encompassing the many layers of his cultural and creative impact. It assesses Prince's life and legacy holistical... Read More about Prince and popular music : critical perspectives on an interdisciplinary life.

Drones : the brilliant, the bad and the beautiful (2020)
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Miah, A. (2020). Drones : the brilliant, the bad and the beautiful. Bingley: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/9781838679859

Against the backdrop of an increasingly dynamic world, driven by rapid digital innovation and technological advances, drones are becoming prolific within society. In this book, Andy Miah delivers a comprehensive analysis of the wide-reaching applicat... Read More about Drones : the brilliant, the bad and the beautiful.

Global Standard Setting in Internet Governance (2020)
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Harcourt, A., Christou, G., & Simpson, S. (2020). Global Standard Setting in Internet Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198841524.001.0001

The book addresses representation of the public interest in Internet standard developing organisations (SDOs). Much of the existing literature on Internet governance focuses on international organisations such as the United Nations (UN), the Internet... Read More about Global Standard Setting in Internet Governance.

The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader (2019)
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Wilkie, I. (2020). I. Wilkie (Ed.), The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429057526

The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader is a selection of the most outstanding critical analysis featured in the journal Comedy Studies in the decade since its inception in 2010. The Reader illustrates the multiple perspectives that are available whe... Read More about The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader.