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Reframing the Discourse – How Effective Youth Theatre Recruitment Practice Can Minimise Engagement Barriers for Priority Participants (2024)
Thesis
Crompton, N. (2024). Reframing the Discourse – How Effective Youth Theatre Recruitment Practice Can Minimise Engagement Barriers for Priority Participants. (Thesis). University of Salford

Organisations who deliver youth theatre must consider not only how they recruit participants but who they recruit to ensure children and young people most in need of pervasive skill development benefit from funded extra-curricular provision. Drama... Read More about Reframing the Discourse – How Effective Youth Theatre Recruitment Practice Can Minimise Engagement Barriers for Priority Participants.

Dementia Performance And Environment: An Exploration Of Dementia Friendly Performance And The Importance Of Space And Place (2024)
Thesis
Dare, E. (2024). Dementia Performance And Environment: An Exploration Of Dementia Friendly Performance And The Importance Of Space And Place. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research looks at the design of the theatrical environment and how this is important in access to theatre for those living with dementia. It looks at the importance of scenography not just as a visual method of communication, but as a technique... Read More about Dementia Performance And Environment: An Exploration Of Dementia Friendly Performance And The Importance Of Space And Place.

California Dreamin': Popular Music and Place-Myths of California (2024)
Thesis
Aspden, R. (2024). California Dreamin': Popular Music and Place-Myths of California. (Thesis). University of Salford

In this thesis I develop a concept of southern California place-myths based on themes from a selection of popular songs from the earliest phase of California statehood (c. 1849) through the first half of the 1970s, examining the role that music plays... Read More about California Dreamin': Popular Music and Place-Myths of California.

"Like One of Us": Examining the Authenticity, Parasocial Relationships and Influence of Stand-Up Comedian Podcast Hosts (2024)
Thesis
Maloney Yorganci, K. T. (2024). "Like One of Us": Examining the Authenticity, Parasocial Relationships and Influence of Stand-Up Comedian Podcast Hosts. (Thesis). University of Salford

Podcasting is a medium that has received insufficient academic attention despite being on the rise with recent increases in both audience numbers and advertising revenue. This thesis utilizes mixed method research to investigate the perceived authent... Read More about "Like One of Us": Examining the Authenticity, Parasocial Relationships and Influence of Stand-Up Comedian Podcast Hosts.

Perspectives on Citizen Data Privacy in a Smart City -an Empirical Case Study (2024)
Journal Article
Lucas, E., Simpson, S., & Lucas, E. (in press). Perspectives on Citizen Data Privacy in a Smart City -an Empirical Case Study. Convergence,

Digitisation is arguably an inevitable feature of contemporary urban development, yet privacy issues arising from the mass data collection, transmission and processing it entails continue to be a poorly understood and contentious issue for people liv... Read More about Perspectives on Citizen Data Privacy in a Smart City -an Empirical Case Study.

Exegesis and Authorial Agency through Judeo-Christian Iconography in Japanese anime: Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-97) as an Open Work (2024)
Journal Article
Selles de Lucas, V., & Hernandez Perez, M. (2024). Exegesis and Authorial Agency through Judeo-Christian Iconography in Japanese anime: Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-97) as an Open Work. Imafronte, https://doi.org/10.6018/imafronte.569471

Exegesis is a common practice when discussing religious texts. It has also been employed in the analysis of cultural production to elucidate the author's intentions. Japanese animation (anime) is a transnational industry with cases such as Neon Genes... Read More about Exegesis and Authorial Agency through Judeo-Christian Iconography in Japanese anime: Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-97) as an Open Work.

Hegel's Dialectic of Determinism in the Neolithic Sonorous (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Vivian, P. (2024, March). Hegel's Dialectic of Determinism in the Neolithic Sonorous. Paper presented at Drawing Conversations 5 - What and Where is Home, University for the Creative Arts

Hegel’s Dialectic of Determinism in the Neolithic Sonorous Through the framing of drawing as a form of extraction and home as an assumed space of connection that is permanently influx. This proposal reflects on my own research regarding the sono... Read More about Hegel's Dialectic of Determinism in the Neolithic Sonorous.

Shaping movement improviser’s experiences: document(ing) embodied and extended sculptural qualities within motion capture environments <sup>1</sup> (2024)
Journal Article
Sykes, L. (in press). Shaping movement improviser’s experiences: document(ing) embodied and extended sculptural qualities within motion capture environments 1. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794713.2024.2324399

This audio-visual essay is a methodological approach to a document of my current doctoral practice as research investigating the embodied dance improvisatory approaches within motion capture environments. The research explores the emergence of sculpt... Read More about Shaping movement improviser’s experiences: document(ing) embodied and extended sculptural qualities within motion capture environments <sup>1</sup>.

‘Make them roll in their graves’: South African Writing, Decolonisation, and the English Literature A-Level (2024)
Journal Article
Helm, H., Barnes, E., Barnes, K., & Munslow Ong, J. (in press). ‘Make them roll in their graves’: South African Writing, Decolonisation, and the English Literature A-Level. English in Education, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/04250494.2024.2312189

This article analyses the activities and early outcomes of an ongoing co-designed and co-delivered research impact project entitled ‘Decolonising the English Literature A-Level’. It draws on examples from three case studies, classroom experiences, an... Read More about ‘Make them roll in their graves’: South African Writing, Decolonisation, and the English Literature A-Level.

Flipping Failure: A case study on building resilience and confidence through 'Failureship Strategies' in theory and practiceat the University of Salford (2024)
Journal Article
Whitnall, D., & Hurley, U. (2024). Flipping Failure: A case study on building resilience and confidence through 'Failureship Strategies' in theory and practiceat the University of Salford. Innovative practice in higher education, 5(3), 1-23

This paper presents the Flipping Failure project, which aims to challenge the negative perception of failure and promote its benefits for building resilience, insight, and action. The project involved students and staff who participated in failure-fo... Read More about Flipping Failure: A case study on building resilience and confidence through 'Failureship Strategies' in theory and practiceat the University of Salford.

Flipping Failure: A case study on building resilience and confidence through 'Failureship Strategies' in theory and practice at the University of Salford. (2024)
Journal Article
Whitnall, D., & Hurley, U. (2024). Flipping Failure: A case study on building resilience and confidence through 'Failureship Strategies' in theory and practice at the University of Salford. Innovative practice in higher education,

This paper presents the Flipping Failure project, which aims to challenge the negative perception of failure and promote its benefits for building resilience, insight, and action. The project involved students and staff who participated in failure-fo... Read More about Flipping Failure: A case study on building resilience and confidence through 'Failureship Strategies' in theory and practice at the University of Salford..

Podcasting for Engagement and Assessment (2024)
Journal Article
Fowler, A. (2024). Podcasting for Engagement and Assessment. Innovative practice in higher education, 5(3),

As a replacement for previous essay assessments, my students now use Rodecaster Pro podcasting kits to record audio critiques, as podcasts, of the work of professional audio producers. Such podcasting requires great consideration of ‘the other’ and t... Read More about Podcasting for Engagement and Assessment.

Parasocial Relationships and Their Impact on the Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of Educational Tourists: An Autoethnography (2024)
Journal Article
Maloney Yorganci, K., & Coen, S. (in press). Parasocial Relationships and Their Impact on the Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of Educational Tourists: An Autoethnography. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-12-2023-0143

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to investigate whether relationships with media figures can impact the psychological and sociocultural adjustment of educational tourists. Design/methodology/approach – The article uses the qualitative met... Read More about Parasocial Relationships and Their Impact on the Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of Educational Tourists: An Autoethnography.

Citizen Participation and Strategic Communication through Twitter: Food Waste Awareness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2024)
Thesis
Alkorbi, N. (2024). Citizen Participation and Strategic Communication through Twitter: Food Waste Awareness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Thesis)

This study investigates the under-researched topic of the extent to which – and how – Twitter is used to undertake food waste awareness campaigns by food bank organisations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). It provides a better understanding of... Read More about Citizen Participation and Strategic Communication through Twitter: Food Waste Awareness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Euphonium: A Musical Journey (2024)
Thesis
SCHWARTZ, P. (2024). The Euphonium: A Musical Journey. (Thesis). University of Salford

This Doctor of Musical Arts research portfolio explores the euphonium soloist’s status within a variety of aspects of the classical music profession. Specifically, the role of the euphonium is investigated through practical application in distinct... Read More about The Euphonium: A Musical Journey.

Conference Report: Poetry & Care (2024)
Journal Article
Nissel, J., Thurston, S., Fitzsimons, M., & Spence, S. (in press). Conference Report: Poetry & Care. Journal of British and Irish Innovative Poetry, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.16995/bip.11688

The following multi-authored report provides an account of the Poetry & Care conference held at the University of Plymouth, 7-8 September 2023. Many thanks to the organisers: Anthony Caleshu, Mandy Bloomfield, and Russell Evans