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SimAcademy (2005)
Journal Article
Giddings, S. (2005). SimAcademy

The academic study of computer and video games is a rapidly growing field. This article surveys its global - and local - development, and some of the conceptual issues it raises.

Beyond Project: Working towards defining and sustaining the community media sector (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2005, September). Beyond Project: Working towards defining and sustaining the community media sector. Paper presented at The MacBride Report-25 Years Later A Euricom Colloquium, Piran, Slovenia

Discussing the impact of the UNESCO MacBride Report titled, 'Many Voices-One World', on the ethos and working principles of community media education, and building upon the report findings to build a sustainable community media sector.

Spinners or sinners? PR, journalists and public trust (2005)
Journal Article
Jempson, M. (2005). Spinners or sinners? PR, journalists and public trust. Journal of Communication Management, 9(3), 267-276. https://doi.org/10.1108/13632540510621542

The credibility of journalists and public relations professionals took some bad knocks in 2004. This paper examines the recent history of the debate and some of the efforts being made within the communications industry to rebuild the public confidenc... Read More about Spinners or sinners? PR, journalists and public trust.

Using digital media to enhance creative writing (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S., Mitchell, R., & Smith, R. (2005, July). Using digital media to enhance creative writing. Paper presented at ICT Education West of England Conference, University of the West of England, Bristol

Discussing Creative Partnership case studies: 'Blueboard Creative Media Residencies' and 'Brief Consequences' as examples of embedding the use of digital media across the curriculum in primary and secondary school education to enhance creative writin... Read More about Using digital media to enhance creative writing.

Playing with non-humans: digital games as techno-cultural form (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Giddings, S. (2005, June). Playing with non-humans: digital games as techno-cultural form. Paper presented at Proceedings of DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views - Worlds in Play, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Game studies has yet to engage with a sustained debate on the implications of its fundamentally technologically based foundation – i.e. the ‘digitality’ of digital games. This essay calls for such a debate and offers some initial thoughts on issues a... Read More about Playing with non-humans: digital games as techno-cultural form.

Satisfaction guaranteed: Press complaints systems under scrutiny (2004)
Other
Cookson, R., & Jempson, M. (2004). Satisfaction guaranteed: Press complaints systems under scrutiny. Bristol

This study was funded by the Camden Trust and The MediaWise Trust. Many of its recommendations for reform of PCC procedures and the Editor's Code of Practice have subsequently been adopted, and influenced Ofcom Codes and procedures and those of the B... Read More about Satisfaction guaranteed: Press complaints systems under scrutiny.

Bluebell (2004)
Digital Artefact
Crofts, C. (2004). Bluebell

This output comprises a six-minute short film 'practice as research output' which extends Crofts published research on Angela Carter's feminist reappropriation of Red Riding Hood in the short story (1979), radio (1980) and film adaptations (1984) of... Read More about Bluebell.

Anagrams of Desire: Angela Carter's Writing for Radio, Film and Television (2003)
Book
Crofts, C. (2003). Anagrams of Desire: Angela Carter's Writing for Radio, Film and Television. Manchester University Press

This book is the first volume to give critical attention to Carter's writings for media, including five radio plays, two film adaptations, an original television documentary and a number of unrealised scripts for stage and screen, examining these tex... Read More about Anagrams of Desire: Angela Carter's Writing for Radio, Film and Television.

From the ‘hegemony of the eye’ to the ‘hierarchy of perception’: The reconfiguration of sound and image in terrence malick's days of heaven (2001)
Journal Article
Crofts, C. (2001). From the ‘hegemony of the eye’ to the ‘hierarchy of perception’: The reconfiguration of sound and image in terrence malick's days of heaven. Journal of Media Practice, 2(1), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmpr.2.1.19

Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven (1978) has been hailed as ‘one of the most beautiful films ever made’, but the film's immense cinematic beauty has detracted from the impact of its experimental soundtrack. Drawing on interview material with editor Bi... Read More about From the ‘hegemony of the eye’ to the ‘hierarchy of perception’: The reconfiguration of sound and image in terrence malick's days of heaven.