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You have no idea what you are talking about!" from e-disagreement to e-impoliteness in two online fora (2010)
Journal Article
Angouri, J., & Tseliga, T. (2010). You have no idea what you are talking about!" from e-disagreement to e-impoliteness in two online fora. Journal of Politeness Research, 6(1), 57-82. https://doi.org/10.1515/JPLR.2010.004

This paper reports on an ongoing project in the area of intentional impoliteness as perceived by the participants and as marked in discourse in the asynchronous Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) context. We focus on occurrences of "impolite talk"... Read More about You have no idea what you are talking about!" from e-disagreement to e-impoliteness in two online fora.

Ruscha rip-off, rip-out (2010)
Journal Article
Sowden, T. (2010). Ruscha rip-off, rip-out. Afterimage, 37(6),

A Portfolio by Tom Sowdon as part of the special section on photo-bookworks in Vol. 37, No. 6 of Afterimage, the Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism, published by Visual Studies Workshop, NY. The photo essay details a selection of the bo... Read More about Ruscha rip-off, rip-out.

Nine issues in metaphor theory and analysis (2010)
Journal Article
Hanks, P. (2010). Nine issues in metaphor theory and analysis. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 15(1), 133-150. https://doi.org/10.1075/ijcl.15.1.06han

Starting as a review article discussing an important book on Metaphor and Corpus Linguistics, this article goes on to explore the distinctions between a) literal meaning and metaphor; b) conceptual metaphor and linguistic metaphor; c) creativity an... Read More about Nine issues in metaphor theory and analysis.

Inventing rituals, inhabiting places: Ritual and community in public art (2009)
Journal Article
Jones, R. (2009). Inventing rituals, inhabiting places: Ritual and community in public art. Journal of Arts and Communities, 1(2), 147-167. https://doi.org/10.1386/jaac.1.2.147/1

Based on the public art projects for Holy Hiatus 2008, this article explores the possibilities for ritual to be employed creatively in public art practice, and to examine the ways that artists can draw audiences into unexpected and potentially ‘limin... Read More about Inventing rituals, inhabiting places: Ritual and community in public art.

Innovation in vitreous surfaces in jewellery (2009)
Journal Article
Turrell, J. (2009). Innovation in vitreous surfaces in jewellery

Journal article outlining research fellowship funded by AHRC to date, including research methods, positioning of the theoretical aspects of enamel in contemporary jewellery practice and early indicators of the outcomes of practical research.

Climate change, sustainability and higher education (2009)
Journal Article
Broks, P. (2009). Climate change, sustainability and higher education

An examination of the drive for sustainability in higher education that highlights the importance of critiques of consumerism

Printing 3D dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics (2009)
Journal Article
Stoimenovc, B., Rossiter, J., & Walters, P. (2009). Printing 3D dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics. Proceedings of SPIE, 7287, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815746

We present a new approach to the fabrication of soft dielectric elastomer actuators using a 3D printing process. Complete actuators including active membranes and support structures can be 3D printed in one go, resulting in a great improvement in fab... Read More about Printing 3D dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics.

The ubiquity of moods: Commentary on Stanghellini and Rosfort (2009)
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Carel, H., & Broome, M. (2009). The ubiquity of moods: Commentary on Stanghellini and Rosfort. Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology, 16(3), 267-271. https://doi.org/10.1353/ppp.0.0246

Philosophy is often caricatured as one of the most disconnected and anaemic academic enterprises. Yet in philosophers’ own accounts of what drew them to the problems they have sought to address they answer, typically, in two broad, passionate, ways:... Read More about The ubiquity of moods: Commentary on Stanghellini and Rosfort.

Political studies in the UK: A twenty-first century health check (2009)
Journal Article
Harrison, L., & Sáez, L. (2009). Political studies in the UK: A twenty-first century health check. European Political Science, 8(3), 345-355. https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2009.18

This article consists of a short summary of the notable historical shifts that have accompanied the emergence of political science as an academic discipline in the UK. We provide an assessment of the state of the discipline today, focussing upon curr... Read More about Political studies in the UK: A twenty-first century health check.

A strictly Millian approach to the definition of the proper name (2009)
Journal Article
Coates, R. (2009). A strictly Millian approach to the definition of the proper name. Mind and Language, 24(4), 433-444. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0017.2009.01369.x

A strictly Millian approach to proper names is defended, i.e. one in which expressions when used properly ('onymically') refer directly, i.e. without the semantic intermediaryship of the words that appear to comprise them. The approach may appear sel... Read More about A strictly Millian approach to the definition of the proper name.

Media, learning and sites of possibility (2009)
Journal Article
Kausahal, R. (2009). Media, learning and sites of possibility. Information, Communication and Society, 12(5), 752-754. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691180902865978

This output is a review of a book that has been written on the application of new information technologies in education. The review considers the research and its objectives, before making a number of points about the contribution the book makes to e... Read More about Media, learning and sites of possibility.

Hybrid stories: examining the future of transmedia narrative (2009)
Journal Article
Abba, T. (2009). Hybrid stories: examining the future of transmedia narrative. Science Fiction Film and Television, 2(1), 59-75. https://doi.org/10.1353/sff.0.0026

Among recent examples of long-form sf drama, there is a tendency to extend the broadcast story across mulitple narrative platforms. The web, mobile telephony and print media are recombined with established broadcast platforms to produce a form of sto... Read More about Hybrid stories: examining the future of transmedia narrative.