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Social Research and Disability: Developing Inclusive Research Spaces for Disabled Researchers (2020)
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Burke, C., & Byrne, B. (Eds.). (2020). Social Research and Disability: Developing Inclusive Research Spaces for Disabled Researchers. London: Routledge

Social Research and Disability argues that the contemporary rules of sociological methods outlined in numerous research methods texts make a number of assumptions concerning the researcher including ambulance, sight, hearing and speech. In short, the... Read More about Social Research and Disability: Developing Inclusive Research Spaces for Disabled Researchers.

Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education: Critical Perspectives on Institutional Research (2020)
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Murphy, M., Burke, C., Costa, C., & Raapear, R. (Eds.). (2020). Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education: Critical Perspectives on Institutional Research. London: Bloomsbury Publishing

Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education brings together an international group of scholars who shine a theoretical light on the politics of academic life and higher education. The book covers three key areas: 1) Institutional governance... Read More about Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education: Critical Perspectives on Institutional Research.

Ambient Literature: Towards a New Poetics of Situated Writing and Reading Practices (2020)
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Abba, T., Dovey, J., & Pullinger, K. (Eds.). (2020). Ambient Literature: Towards a New Poetics of Situated Writing and Reading Practices. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41456-6

This book considers how a combination of place-based writing and location responsive technologies produce new kinds of literary experiences. Building on the work done in the Ambient Literature Project (2016–2018), this books argues that these encount... Read More about Ambient Literature: Towards a New Poetics of Situated Writing and Reading Practices.

The Caribbean Blue Economy (2020)
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Clegg, P., Mahon, R., McConney, P., & Oxenford, H. A. (2020). The Caribbean Blue Economy. Routledge

Unboxing the Black Box: Reflections on Making with AI and Automation (2020)
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Crogan, P. (Ed.). (2020). Unboxing the Black Box: Reflections on Making with AI and Automation. SWCTN

A collective publication by South West Creative Technology Network Automation Fellows. This collection presents thoughts, provocations and reflections on AI and automation in the arena of creative making from some of the South West Creative Technolog... Read More about Unboxing the Black Box: Reflections on Making with AI and Automation.

Air Pollution Studies (2020)
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Passerini, G., Borrego, C., Longhurst, J., Lopes, M., & Barnes, J. (2020). Air Pollution Studies. WIT Press

Air pollution issues remain one of the most challenging problems facing society. This wide-ranging collection of high-quality works contains valuable research on issues related to the modelling, monitoring and management of air pollution. The pape... Read More about Air Pollution Studies.

Contemporary Radical Film Culture: Networks, Organisations and Activists (2020)
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Presence, S., Wayne, M., & Newsinger, J. (Eds.). (2020). Contemporary Radical Film Culture: Networks, Organisations and Activists. London: Routledge

Comprising essays from some of the leading scholars and practitioners in the field, this is the first book to investigate twenty-first-century radical film practices across production, distribution and exhibition at a global level. This book explo... Read More about Contemporary Radical Film Culture: Networks, Organisations and Activists.

Hedge and Subculture in the 21st Century: Through the Subcultural Lens (2020)
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Gildart, K., Gough-Yates, A., Lincoln, S., Osgerby, B., Robinson, L., Street, J., …Worley, M. (Eds.). (2020). Hedge and Subculture in the 21st Century: Through the Subcultural Lens. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28475-6

This book assesses the legacy of Dick Hebdige and his work on subcultures in his seminal work, Subculture: The Meaning of Style (1979). The volume interrogates the concept of subculture put forward by Hebdige, and asks if this concept is still capabl... Read More about Hedge and Subculture in the 21st Century: Through the Subcultural Lens.

Beyond the Blockade: Education in Cuba (2020)
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Richards, M., Little, G., Green, A., & Yeeles, P. (2020). Beyond the Blockade: Education in Cuba. UK: London: Manifesto Press

Beyond the Blockade is a collection of testimonies of participants in the delegations organised by the National Education Union (NEU) and its sister union the National Union of Science, Education and Sport Workers (SNTECD) in Cuba. Co-edited by G... Read More about Beyond the Blockade: Education in Cuba.

Corruption, Integrity and the Law – Global Regulatory Challenges (2020)
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Pasculli, L., & Ryder, N. (Eds.). (2020). Corruption, Integrity and the Law – Global Regulatory Challenges. Routledge

Globalisation has opened new avenues to corruption. Corrupt practices are proliferating not only within national borders but across different countries. Despite many national and international anti-corruption bodies and strategies, corruption far fro... Read More about Corruption, Integrity and the Law – Global Regulatory Challenges.

Understanding Conflicts About Wildlife: A Biosocial Approach (2020)
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Hill, C., Webber, A., & Priston, N. (Eds.). (2020). Understanding Conflicts About Wildlife: A Biosocial Approach. Berghahn. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvw04h12

Conflicts about wildlife are usually portrayed and understood as resulting from the negative impacts of wildlife on human livelihoods or property. However, a greater depth of analysis reveals that many instances of human-wildlife conflict are often b... Read More about Understanding Conflicts About Wildlife: A Biosocial Approach.