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Pragmatic competence in the target language : a study of Iranian learners of English
Thesis
Taghizadeh, R. (in press). Pragmatic competence in the target language : a study of Iranian learners of English. (Thesis). University of Salford

Despite the growing body of research on the importance of pragmatic competence in the target language as well the introduction of teaching methodologies about the inclusion of pragmatics in language classrooms in last two decades, there are a number... Read More about Pragmatic competence in the target language : a study of Iranian learners of English.

Fake News is a Fake Story
Presentation / Conference
Bekerman, M. Fake News is a Fake Story. Presented at International Media Business Forum - Moscow 12 April 2017

A Practice-Based Exploration of Natural Environment Design in Computer & Video Games : Volume 2
Thesis
Ali, U. A Practice-Based Exploration of Natural Environment Design in Computer & Video Games : Volume 2. (Thesis). University of Salford

I offer this thesis as an original and substantial contribution to knowledge in virtual natural environment design practice within computer and video games, by identifying areas of strong/weak practice and to develop a new design framework that utili... Read More about A Practice-Based Exploration of Natural Environment Design in Computer & Video Games : Volume 2.

A practice-based exploration of natural environment design in computer & video games : volume 1
Thesis
Ali, U. A practice-based exploration of natural environment design in computer & video games : volume 1. (Thesis). University of Salford

I offer this thesis as an original and substantial contribution to knowledge in virtual natural environment design practice within computer and video games, by identifying areas of strong/weak practice and to develop a new design framework that utili... Read More about A practice-based exploration of natural environment design in computer & video games : volume 1.

Technology adoption and journalistic role conceptions : a conceptual review and operational model
Journal Article
Oni, O., & Coen, S. (in press). Technology adoption and journalistic role conceptions : a conceptual review and operational model

The transformative potential of new interactive technology in journalism and specifically in broadcasting, where it touches on participatory programming is widely acknowledged in recent scholarship. Yet, there is no consensus on the implications of i... Read More about Technology adoption and journalistic role conceptions : a conceptual review and operational model.

Diction and narration in I. Compton-Burnett's novels (1925-1939)
Thesis
McCormick, C. (in press). Diction and narration in I. Compton-Burnett's novels (1925-1939). (Thesis). University of Salford

Diction and Narration in I. Compton-Burnett’s Novels (1925 – 1939)
Compton-Burnett (1884 – 1969) wrote the nineteen novels of her canon between 1925 and 1969. Compton-Burnett wrote retrospectively: her settings were the large country houses of the u... Read More about Diction and narration in I. Compton-Burnett's novels (1925-1939).

Army officers, historians and journalists : the emergence, expansion and diversification of British military history, 1854-1914
Thesis
Dighton, A. (in press). Army officers, historians and journalists : the emergence, expansion and diversification of British military history, 1854-1914. (Thesis). University of Salford

At the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854, Britain had only one military academy which taught Military History, the subject was overlooked at universities, few historians wrote on the topic and the government had not yet sanctioned the writing of of... Read More about Army officers, historians and journalists : the emergence, expansion and diversification of British military history, 1854-1914.

Myths and legends
Digital Artefact
Baker, B. (in press). Myths and legends. [CD]

A concept CD of new compositions by leading brass band composers of the 21st Century accompanied by Flowers Band and conducted by Paul Holland

Query
Exhibition / Performance

Query uses questions from pop songs as prompts for the improvised creation of intermediality through the real time mixing of sound, image, object and body. Each ‘experiencer’ has the opportunity to trigger a query, which acts as a prompt for the perf... Read More about Query.

Jazz for the Ipod generation : digital media and jazz in the UK
Thesis
Sykes, T. Jazz for the Ipod generation : digital media and jazz in the UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

The central aim of this thesis is to address the research question: In what ways are digital media affecting the dissemination of jazz in Britain? Within this are four sub-questions:
1. Has the changing position of jazz in British culture since 1980... Read More about Jazz for the Ipod generation : digital media and jazz in the UK.

The neural string network: An interactive collaborative drawing ‘machine’
Presentation / Conference
Sermon, P. The neural string network: An interactive collaborative drawing ‘machine’. Presented at Drawing Research Network (DRN) 2012, Loughborough University

An interactive collaborative drawing ‘machine’ designed on the concept of a neural network, allowing participants to experience a shared creative process, using the principles of open-source and social networked communication through an analogue stri... Read More about The neural string network: An interactive collaborative drawing ‘machine’.

The scrapbook-letter: embodiment and value in pictorial correspondence
Presentation / Conference
Carson, J., & Miller, R. The scrapbook-letter: embodiment and value in pictorial correspondence. Presented at Picture This: postcards and letters beyond text, University of Sussex, UK

Collaborative artists Carson & Miller present a two part paper.
Part one will allow the artists to examine a letter from collector Sir Harry Page to his friend Mrs Nicholl, who inspired his collection of scrapbooks (1). The letter, an invitation fro... Read More about The scrapbook-letter: embodiment and value in pictorial correspondence.

‘The Manchester Rambler’ : Ewan MacColl and the 1932 Mass Trespass
Journal Article
Harker, B. ‘The Manchester Rambler’ : Ewan MacColl and the 1932 Mass Trespass. History Workshop Journal, 59(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbi016

Best known for his post-war work in theatre, radio, folk music and song writing, Ewan MacColl was born in 1915; the 1930s was a key decade in terms of his political and cultural development. It was in the 1930s that he cut his teeth as a Young Commun... Read More about ‘The Manchester Rambler’ : Ewan MacColl and the 1932 Mass Trespass.

Raul Ruiz Interview 1: 30/10/09
Digital Artefact
Goddard, M., & Ruiz, R. Raul Ruiz Interview 1: 30/10/09

This is the first of two interviews with the filmmaker Raul Ruiz undertaken for my forthcoming monograph on his work. Ruiz discusses his recent projects, places and people he has worked with and the concepts of synaesthesia and cryptosthesia

The teleporter zone
Exhibition / Performance

One of five permanent artworks incorporated within the outpatients waiting area of the new Evelina Children's Hospital at St Thomas' London, opened in October 2005. Envisaged by healthcare strategists Rawlinson Kelly Whittlestone and designed by Hopk... Read More about The teleporter zone.