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The recent past and future of printmaking in the post print age with reference to its context in contemporary art, industry and society (2015)
Book Chapter
Hoskins, S. (2015). The recent past and future of printmaking in the post print age with reference to its context in contemporary art, industry and society. In L. Ballantyne, C. Andrei, A. McInnes, & A. Tsekova (Eds.), IMPACT 9 International Printmaking Conference (22). China: China Academy of Art Press

Printmaking globally is a thriving and very diverse discipline that currently encompasses practice from traditional woodcutting and engraving through to laser cutting and 3D printing. Sixteen years ago I started the first IMPACT conference because i... Read More about The recent past and future of printmaking in the post print age with reference to its context in contemporary art, industry and society.

The contemporary landscape of video-activism in Britain (2015)
Book Chapter
Presence, S. (2015). The contemporary landscape of video-activism in Britain. In E. Mazierska, & L. Kristensen (Eds.), Marxism and Film Activism: Screening Alternative Worlds (186-212). New York, USA; Oxford, UK: Berghahn

This chapter explores the complex contemporary landscape of British video-activism. The most recent book-length study of oppositional film in Britain, Margaret Dickinson’s Rogue Reels: Oppositional Film in Britain, 1945-90 (1999), ends by noting the... Read More about The contemporary landscape of video-activism in Britain.

Crumbling rejuvenation: Archetype, embodiment and the “aging beauty myth” (2015)
Book Chapter
Dolan, J. (2015). Crumbling rejuvenation: Archetype, embodiment and the “aging beauty myth”. In L. Hockley, & N. Fadina (Eds.), The Happiness Illusion: How the Media Sold Us a Fairytale (75-88). London & New York: Routledge

Mobilising Jungian formulations of the archetypal crone, this paper explores the figure of the rejuvenated, wicked witch/ evil stepmother as represented in two big budget, fantasy films, Stardust (Dir., Vaughn, 2007) and Snow White and the Huntsman (... Read More about Crumbling rejuvenation: Archetype, embodiment and the “aging beauty myth”.

Views across the pages (2015)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2015). Views across the pages. In A. Béchard-Léauté, & V. Oncins (Eds.), Le livre d’artiste depuis 1980 en France et au Royaume-Uni (45-56). France: Université de Saint-Étienne

This chapter is a short overview of some examples of contemporary books by British artists inspired by experiences, travel and memories of France.

Black music and cultural exchange in Bristol (2014)
Book Chapter
Hyder, R. (2014). Black music and cultural exchange in Bristol. In J. Stratton, & N. Zuberi (Eds.), Black Popular Music in Britain Since 1945 (85-100). Aldershot: Ashgate

The art and science of colour perception and reproduction (2014)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C. (2014). The art and science of colour perception and reproduction. In B. Wilson, B. Hawkins, & S. Sim (Eds.), Art, Science and Cultural Understanding (100-117). Illinois, USA: Common Ground Publishing LLC

Chapter 6 in Art, Science and Cultural Understanding covers a brief exploration of the differences in reproduction. A history of the art and science of colour. Forming pictures in the brain: colour appearance, perception, and neuroscience. Reproducti... Read More about The art and science of colour perception and reproduction.

‘A very English process’ Underglaze tissue printing for ceramics - a collaboration to retain 19th century printing skills in a commercial environment (2014)
Book Chapter
Hoskins, S., & Huson, D. (2014). ‘A very English process’ Underglaze tissue printing for ceramics - a collaboration to retain 19th century printing skills in a commercial environment. In P. L. Harrison, E. Shemilt, & A. Watson (Eds.), Borders and Crossings: The Artist as Explorer (122-127). Dundee: Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee

The standard text ‘Penny Plain and Twopence coloured’ regarding Blue and White underglaze ceramic transfer printing begins: ‘Transfer printing is a particularly English form of ceramic decoration’ (Halfpenny, Pat. 1994). Underglaze tissue ceramic tr... Read More about ‘A very English process’ Underglaze tissue printing for ceramics - a collaboration to retain 19th century printing skills in a commercial environment.

Artists as 21st century explorers of the book (2014)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2014). Artists as 21st century explorers of the book. In E. Shemilt, A. Watson, & P. L. Harrison (Eds.), Borders and Crossings: The Artist as Explorer (63-68). Dundee: Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee

We now live in an age where, according to the writer and artist Radoslaw Nowakowski, e-paper has now overtaken p-paper, but what does that mean for book artists? And what kinds of books are they making? Access to available technology allows artis... Read More about Artists as 21st century explorers of the book.

3D printing of self-glazing ceramics: An investigation into Egyptian faience (2014)
Book Chapter
Huson, D., & Hoskins, S. (2014). 3D printing of self-glazing ceramics: An investigation into Egyptian faience. In E. Shemilt, A. Watson, & P. L. Harrison (Eds.), Borders and Crossings: The Artist as Explorer (134-137). Dundee: Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee

The Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England has recently been awarded funding from the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council for a three year research project entitled “Can Egyptian Paste Techniques (Faience) be used... Read More about 3D printing of self-glazing ceramics: An investigation into Egyptian faience.