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Developing the UK e-social science research program (2009)
Book Chapter
Halfpenny, P., Procter, R., Lin, Y., & Voss, A. (2009). Developing the UK e-social science research program. In N. Jankowski (Ed.), E-research : transformation in scholarly practice (73-90). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203875049

The National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS) was established by the U.K. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in 2004 as its contribution to the U.K. e-Science program. NCeSS’s mission is to enable social scientists to exploit innovations... Read More about Developing the UK e-social science research program.

Begaim's apples (2008)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M., & Ceban, O. (2008). Begaim's apples

A feature article on a social and humanitarian theme stemming from a trip to Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan and an encounter with a young female selling kumyz in a roadside yurt, her cleft palate had deprived her of fulfilling the dream of studying medicine... Read More about Begaim's apples.

Four for Trane : jazz and the disembodied voice (2007)
Journal Article
Whyton, T. (2007). Four for Trane : jazz and the disembodied voice. Jazz Perspectives, 1(2), 115-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/17494060701611759

This article comments on the paradoxical nature of new art and its relationship to technology, and discusses the impact of iconic recordings on contemporary performance habits. Using four examples of iconic media associated with John Coltrane, I cons... Read More about Four for Trane : jazz and the disembodied voice.

Ratujcie Jentla! (Save Yentl!) (2007)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2007). Ratujcie Jentla! (Save Yentl!). A. Akcent, 28(1), 32-40

In this short story, the author-narrator discovers his Jewish roots in the process of documenting the remnants of the Jewish civilisation in Poland.

Zawał (2002)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2002). Zawał. Polityka, 21(2351), 44-46

An analysis of the state of the British national health service, budgetary implications and comparison with other funding models in Europe.

Nie ten tor (2002)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2002). Nie ten tor. Polityka, 2336(2336), 44-45

Great Britain has the worst railways in Europe - this is the view of one of the government ministers. Privatisation was supposed to lead to speedy modernisation, but is ended up with de facto renationalisation and a crisis of trust in the economic cr... Read More about Nie ten tor.

Łamacze szyfrów i serc (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Łamacze szyfrów i serc. Polityka, 47(2325), 76-77

The article reviews the film "Enigma" based on a Robert Harris novel about Bletchley Park from the point of view of historical accuracy and doing justice to the Polish record of its contribution to the WWII anti-Nazi efforts.

Islam bez turbanu (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Islam bez turbanu. Polityka, 2325(2325), 40-41

How to be a Muslim in Europe? How to live in Europe with Muslims? There are about 10 million of them in Western Europe. But this is not a cultural monolith - the only thing unifying it is their pervasive feeling that they do not feel at home wherever... Read More about Islam bez turbanu.

Lord jest nagi (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Lord jest nagi. Polityka, 2309(2309), 38-39

The conviction for perjury has destroyed Lord Archer's political career. Many years' efforts to avoid being discredited and surrounded in scandal came to nothing. But the plot and the narrative he created with his own life is good enough for another... Read More about Lord jest nagi.

Zywy waz (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Zywy waz. Polityka, 20(2298), 35-36

An e-mail that reached Scotland Yard said: "I am ready to surrender myself to the authorities, even if it means immediate arrest". It came from the gangster, Ronnie Biggs, after 35 years since his legendary escape from prison. In spite of a modest ro... Read More about Zywy waz.

Służąca z językiem (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Służąca z językiem. Polityka, 14(2292), 38-39

An overview of Britain's policies on the institution of 'au pair' and how Poland fares in comparison to other European countries. The article analyses attempts by Polish lobbies in the UK to open up opportunities for Polish au pairs to work legally i... Read More about Służąca z językiem.

Plona gory, plona steki (2001)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2001). Plona gory, plona steki. Polityka, 11(2289), 45-46

The virus is very infectious. It hides in animals' hair, birds' plumage, on people's clothes, even on car tyres, contaminated food and airborne water droplets. Only speedy countermeasures can prevent the repeat of the 1967 scenario when 400,000 cattl... Read More about Plona gory, plona steki.

Polish yers in non-linear phonology (1992)
Book Chapter

The article examines the phanomenon of "flickering" or disappearing vowels in Polish in the framework of non-linear phonology and tries to find a conceptual solution by applying elements of the underspecification and redundancy theory in language.

Santa Claus is coming to town (1991)
Digital Artefact
Bekerman, M. (1991). Santa Claus is coming to town. [Radio and YouTube]

A radio feature programme in the Polish language for children with information about the multicultural influences of the Santa Claus tradition and its origins with musical illustrations

Made up English in action
Presentation / Conference
Kendall, J. Made up English in action. Presented at Virtual International Medieval Congress 2020 (vIMC), Online

Distributed and collaborative multimedia authoring architecture and its application to learning platform : general findings for HCI requirements
Presentation / Conference
Choi, I., & Bargar, R. Distributed and collaborative multimedia authoring architecture and its application to learning platform : general findings for HCI requirements. Presented at 13th Annual Conference on Multimedia Information Technology and Applications (MITA), Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia

Emerging and social media populates online sites and applications with substantial limitations for cultivating creative production and constructive consumption of media. We analyze transaction structures in peer-to-peer media exchanges and current m... Read More about Distributed and collaborative multimedia authoring architecture and its application to learning platform : general findings for HCI requirements.

Polish yers and extrasyllabicity - an autosegmental account
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. Polish yers and extrasyllabicity - an autosegmental account. https://doi.org/10.1075/llsee.38.06pio

The author applies the principles of autosegmental phonology to explain the irregularities in the Polish vowel alternations. He focuses on the CVC - CC final syllable variations in numerous Polish words to postulate the concept of extrasyllabic vowel... Read More about Polish yers and extrasyllabicity - an autosegmental account.