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Spatial parody, theatricalisation and constructions of ‘self’ in Patricia Highsmith’sThe Price of Salt and Carson McCullers’ The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (2013)
Book Chapter

This essay considers the ways in which Highsmith and McCullers use theatricalisation of space to suspend the distinction between public and private as a defining trope in gender construction. Both texts, I argue, explore ‘transit’ as space/place that... Read More about Spatial parody, theatricalisation and constructions of ‘self’ in Patricia Highsmith’sThe Price of Salt and Carson McCullers’ The Ballad of the Sad Cafe.

Contexts and concepts: Crafty ways to consider challenging topics (2013)
Book Chapter
Hamshire, C., & Forsyth, R. (2013). Contexts and concepts: Crafty ways to consider challenging topics. In New Traditional Games for Learning : A Case Book. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203597514

The games described in this chapter both had their beginnings in research projects: one exploring students’ perceptions of their higher education experiences (Staying the Course), and the other investigating staff experiences of curriculum developmen... Read More about Contexts and concepts: Crafty ways to consider challenging topics.

Retrofit innovation in the UK social housing sector (2013)
Book Chapter
Swan, W. Retrofit innovation in the UK social housing sector. In W. Swan, & P. Brown (Eds.), Retrofitting the Built Environment. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118273463.ch4

The sustainable retrofit of the domestic stock has been identified as one of the major ways to drive the UK's transition to a low-carbon economy. New systems and products to better insulate our homes, generate energy and control how we use it; all re... Read More about Retrofit innovation in the UK social housing sector.

Make no assumptions (2013)
Book Chapter
Baker, C., Smith, L., & Swan, W. (2013). Make no assumptions. In W. Swan, & P. Brown (Eds.), Retrofitting the Built Environment. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118273463.ch8

The selection of the correct options to upgrade a building to improve its energy performance is an essential part of the sustainable retrofit process. It requires a complex mix of skills to identify and deliver the most effective combination of measu... Read More about Make no assumptions.

Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience (2013)
Book Chapter

This paper provides an overview of the ‘I Dig Moston’/‘Dig Manchester’ community archaeology project, which took place in Manchester, England, between 2003 and 2008. This project involved the collaboration of local residents, school children, communi... Read More about Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience.

Emerging pedagogies (2013)
Book Chapter
Keegan, H. (2013). Emerging pedagogies. In P. Fraser, & J. Wardle (Eds.), Current Perspectives in Media Education. Palgrave Macmillan

A characteristic of good media educators is their willingness to continually rethink their practice in the light of both classroom experience and the ever-changing nature of the media itself – from introducing different texts for analysis, to trying... Read More about Emerging pedagogies.