Gutmann, Amy
(2014)
Book Chapter
Outputs (1085)
Producing Noir: Wald, Scott, Hellinger (2014)
Book Chapter
This chapter is the first to be written about the role the producer played in creating 'classic' film noir (1940-1959). It explores the work of three contrasting producers, Jerry Wald (studio-based); Adrian Scott (studio, then blacklisted; and Mark H... Read More about Producing Noir: Wald, Scott, Hellinger.
Between physics and art: Imaging the un-image-able (2014)
Thesis
This thesis explores the ways in which art practice can engage with science, and more precisely, how my own practice interacts with scientific knowledge. The theoretical underpinning and contextual position of the practice make it particularly suited... Read More about Between physics and art: Imaging the un-image-able.
Writing in the workplace: Variation in the writing practices and formality of eight multinational companies in Greece (2014)
Thesis
Workplace writing is a high stakes activity. It constitutes a permanent record of a company’s transactions and this has implications for both the employees involved in the production of documents and also for the company as a whole. Workplace writing... Read More about Writing in the workplace: Variation in the writing practices and formality of eight multinational companies in Greece.
Playing Puck: A study of performative action in the shaping of a 'Legend Landscape' (2014)
Thesis
This thesis engages, through visual practice and written analysis, with the British tradition of ‘thin’ places that act as thresholds between everyday circumstantial reality and the otherworldly. It does so by focusing on the complex of prehistoric m... Read More about Playing Puck: A study of performative action in the shaping of a 'Legend Landscape'.
Grammatical metaphor in English official documentation: A corpus approach to the Vietnamese translation of nominalisation (2014)
Thesis
This thesis aims to investigate grammatical metaphor in Vietnamese translations of English official documentation. Building on Halliday’s notion of grammatical metaphor and linguistic theories of translation shift, the thesis situates its argument in... Read More about Grammatical metaphor in English official documentation: A corpus approach to the Vietnamese translation of nominalisation.
On the borderland of insanity: Women, dipsomania and inebriety, 1879-1913 (2014)
Thesis
This thesis highlights the complex issues associated with women habitual drunkards and the changing perceptions of such women as sinful, as a social problem, and latterly as a threat to the nation’s health. The national situation is investigated and... Read More about On the borderland of insanity: Women, dipsomania and inebriety, 1879-1913.
The bold agency of making something out of nothing (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
From slave trade tours, music videos, activist documentary and independent journalism, Bristol has a vibrant tradition of DIY culture which links creativity to civic engagement and personal and social impacts. This talk draws on a range of examples... Read More about The bold agency of making something out of nothing.
Refugee performance: Practical encounters (2014)
Journal Article
British Poets and Secret Societies (2014)
Book
This book considers the importance of secret societies to a number of poets, including Christopher Smart, Robert Burns, William Blake, William Butler Yeats and Rudyard Kipling and considers the effectiveness of poetry as a medium for conveying secret... Read More about British Poets and Secret Societies.