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The art of anticipation: How animation depicted the possibilities of space exploration (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Bracegirdle, J. (2008, June). The art of anticipation: How animation depicted the possibilities of space exploration. Paper presented at Visualising Space: Animating the Universe, National Space Centre, Leicester

During the 1950s Animation was one of the primary ways in which the possibilities of space travel and exploration were depicted. The focus of the paper was primarily on American outputs such as Disney’s Man in Space (1955) and the work of Chesley Bon... Read More about The art of anticipation: How animation depicted the possibilities of space exploration.

Perceptions of DICS among UK health professionals (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Kennedy, F., Harcourt, D., & Rumsey, N. (2008, June). Perceptions of DICS among UK health professionals. Paper presented at International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) 10th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, Madrid, Spain

Men, mountains and memory: Discourses of wilderness, entitlement and gender in online and media debates on mountainside memorials (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Maddrell, A. (2008, June). Men, mountains and memory: Discourses of wilderness, entitlement and gender in online and media debates on mountainside memorials. Paper presented at AHRC Conference: Memory, Mourning and Landscape, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

The proliferation of 'spontaneous' memorials in British uplands has resulted in fierce contestation of memorialisation practices on mountain tops. This contestation has been expressed performatively, principally through the removal of memorials, and... Read More about Men, mountains and memory: Discourses of wilderness, entitlement and gender in online and media debates on mountainside memorials.

An on-line interactive self-adaptive image classification framework (2008)
Journal Article
Sannen, D., Nuttin, M., Smith, J., Tahir, M. A., Caleb-Solly, P., Lughofer, E., & Eitzinger, C. (2008). An on-line interactive self-adaptive image classification framework. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 5008 LNCS, 171-180. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79547-6_17

In this paper we present a novel image classification framework, which is able to automatically re-configure and adapt its feature-driven classifiers and improve its performance based on user interaction during on-line processing mode. Special emphas... Read More about An on-line interactive self-adaptive image classification framework.

Women, ageing and media workshops (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Dolan, J., Jenning, R., Garde Hansen, J., Gorton, K., Wilson, S., & Tincknell, E. (2008, June). Women, ageing and media workshops. Presented at AHRC funded Research Networks and Workshops: Women, Ageing and Media, http://insight.glos.ac.uk/researchmainpage/centres/wam/Pages/AHRCfundedResearchNetworksandWorkshopsProject.aspx

The Women, Ageing and Media (WAM) research group secured Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding in 2008 to run a series of workshops and an international conference in order to conduct a sustained investigation into proliferating print,... Read More about Women, ageing and media workshops.

Ludaesthetic pleasures and new technology (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Kennedy, H. W. (2008, June). Ludaesthetic pleasures and new technology. Presented at Ludaesthetic Pleasures and New Technicities, Vancouver, Canada

Lilya 4 Ever and the trafficking of women (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Arthurs, J. (2008, June). Lilya 4 Ever and the trafficking of women. Presented at Lilya 4 Ever and the Trafficking of Women, Cube Cinema, Bristol

Invited speaker to introduce and chair subsequent discussion at screening of a film.

Changing form: Stage, film and TV adaptations of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca (2008)
Presentation / Conference
D'Monté, R. (2008, June). Changing form: Stage, film and TV adaptations of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Paper presented at The Novel and its Borders Conference, University of Aberdeen

This paper looks at the ways in which Daphne du Maurier's novelistic techniques, such as the point-of-view of the nameless heroine, the flashbacks and framing device and the linguistic emphasis upon the English setting and country house, are adapted... Read More about Changing form: Stage, film and TV adaptations of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca.

Appearance matters: Cancer & appearance (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D., & Rumsey, N. (2008, June). Appearance matters: Cancer & appearance. Paper presented at Researchers in Oncology and Medical Psychology (ROMP) Group, University of Sydney, Australia