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Tourism and pilgrimage: Are we flogging a dead metaphor? (2015)
Book Chapter
Knox, D., & Hannam, K. (2015). Tourism and pilgrimage: Are we flogging a dead metaphor?. In T. Singh (Ed.), Challenges in Tourism Research (46-53). Bristol: Channel View

An exploration of the idea of the tourist as a pilgrim. Part of a multi-author review, led by our position piece.

Team tech-entrepreneur: Cross-disciplinary education for high growth tech start-ups (2015)
Book Chapter
Jarvis, C., & Burnett, J. (2015). Team tech-entrepreneur: Cross-disciplinary education for high growth tech start-ups. In D. Remenyi (Ed.), The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Awards 2015: An Anthology of Case Histories (45-58). Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Ltd

Hallucinations (2015)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. J. (2015). Hallucinations. In M. Cardin (Ed.), Ghosts, Spirits and Psychics: The Paranormal from Alchemy to Zombies. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO

Interactions of volcanic airfall and glaciers: Supplementary case study 3 (2015)
Book Chapter
Hobbs, L., Gilbert, J., Lane, S., & Loughlin, S. (2015). Interactions of volcanic airfall and glaciers: Supplementary case study 3. In S. Loughlin, S. Sparks, S. Brown, S. Jenkins, & C. Vye-Brown (Eds.), Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk (78-79). Cambridge University Press

Originally prepared for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, this is the first comprehensive assessment of global volcanic hazards and risk, presenting the state of the art in our understanding of global volcanic activity. It examin... Read More about Interactions of volcanic airfall and glaciers: Supplementary case study 3.

Art, creativity and the paranormal (2015)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. J. (2015). Art, creativity and the paranormal. In M. Cardin (Ed.), Ghosts, Spirits and Psychics: The Paranormal from Alchemy to Zombies. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO

Power to the People: Renewable Energy in Brenda Vale’s Albion and other Literary Utopias (2015)
Book Chapter
Hunt, S. E. (2015). Power to the People: Renewable Energy in Brenda Vale’s Albion and other Literary Utopias. In P. A. Farca (Ed.), Energy in Literature: Essays on energy and its social and environmental implications in twentieth and twenty-first century literary texts. Oxford: TrueHeart Press

Brenda Vale has been a leading exponent of alternative technology and green architecture since the 1970s. This essay situates her only novel, Albion (1982), within a genre of libertarian utopian literature which includes William Morris’s News from No... Read More about Power to the People: Renewable Energy in Brenda Vale’s Albion and other Literary Utopias.

The coy cult text: The Man Who Wasn’t There as noir SF (2015)
Book Chapter
Bould, M. (2015). The coy cult text: The Man Who Wasn’t There as noir SF. In J. Telotte, & G. Duchovnay (Eds.), Science Fiction Double Feature: The Science Fiction Film as Cult Text. Liverpool University Press

Situates the Coen brothers' film in relation to the intersections of film noir and science fiction, uncovering its latent science-fictionality.

Moving prison health promotion along: Towards an integrative framework for action to develop health promotion and tackle the social determinants of health (2015)
Book Chapter
Woodall, J., De Viggiani, N., Dixey, R., & South, J. (2015). Moving prison health promotion along: Towards an integrative framework for action to develop health promotion and tackle the social determinants of health. In H. Smith (Ed.), Criminal Justice and Public Health. USA: Routledge

The criminal justice system now serves as the chief provider of health care services to a significant portion of society. This includes the provision of physical and mental health care for offender populations who require substantial health care reso... Read More about Moving prison health promotion along: Towards an integrative framework for action to develop health promotion and tackle the social determinants of health.

Looking to the audience to prepare for the future of news journalism (2015)
Book Chapter
Gross, B. (2015). Looking to the audience to prepare for the future of news journalism. In P. Van Gelder, & C. Whitehouse (Eds.), The Future of News: Partnerships, Engagement and Diversity (67-68). Bracknell: Westminster Media Forum

This short comment piece emphasises that a consideration of the reader allows for more nuance and specificity in understanding contemporary journalism in the context of digital changes– journalists need to follow and understand not just the but their... Read More about Looking to the audience to prepare for the future of news journalism.

Academics online: Fighting for a new habitus (2015)
Book Chapter
Costa, C. (2015). Academics online: Fighting for a new habitus. In C. Costa, & M. Murphy (Eds.), Bourdieu, Habitus and Social Research: The Art of Application (151-166). Palgrave Macmillan

The pervasiveness of digital technologies in society is transforming day-to-day routines by questioning the norms of the workplace with new forms of communication and dissemination of information. Academia, as a space of social (inter)actions, is sta... Read More about Academics online: Fighting for a new habitus.

Application of Sociology to Midwifery (2015)
Book Chapter
Nash, K. (2015). Application of Sociology to Midwifery. In P. Lindsay, & I. Peate (Eds.), Introducing the Social Sciences for Midwifery Practice: Birthing in A Contemporary Society (20-41). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315794280-2

This chapter provides an overview of the broader political, cultural and social factors that impact upon the role of the midwife, the professional responsibilities and the women and families that people care for. It considers the history and regulati... Read More about Application of Sociology to Midwifery.

Introduction to Sociology (2015)
Book Chapter
Nash, K. (2015). Introduction to Sociology. In P. Lindsay, & I. Peate (Eds.), Introducing the Social Sciences for Midwifery Practice: Birthing in A Contemporary Society (20-41). Paperback, hardback and in electronic format: Routledge

Introducing the Social Sciences for Midwifery Practice makes clear the links between social, anthropological and psychological concepts, midwifery practice and women’s experience of birth. Demonstrating how empathising with women and understanding th... Read More about Introduction to Sociology.

Why study HRM? (2015)
Book Chapter
Fleetwood, S. (2015). Why study HRM?. In K. Vaidya (Ed.), Human Resource Management for the Curious: Why Study Human Resource Management?. The Curious Academic Publishing

Using technology to inspire and enhance the learning of statistics in a large cohort of diverse ability (2015)
Book Chapter
Weir, I., Gwynllyw, R., & Henderson, K. (2015). Using technology to inspire and enhance the learning of statistics in a large cohort of diverse ability. In IATED (Ed.), Edulearn15 Proceedings. IATED

In this paper we illustrate how we have used technology to teach and efficiently assess statistics within a Level 2 research skills module delivered to Business School students. The student cohort was a large diverse group of non-mathematicians and t... Read More about Using technology to inspire and enhance the learning of statistics in a large cohort of diverse ability.

Using e-assessment to improve numeracy in pre-registration nurses and midwives (2015)
Book Chapter
Henderson, K., Gwynllyw, R., & Summers, N. (2015). Using e-assessment to improve numeracy in pre-registration nurses and midwives. In IATED (Ed.), Edulearn15 Proceedings. IATED

Numeracy is a core requirement for all pre-registration nursing programmes studying in the U.K. At present each nursing discipline at the University of the West of England, Bristol provides their students with a numeracy booklet which they are expect... Read More about Using e-assessment to improve numeracy in pre-registration nurses and midwives.

Flood risk vs property value: A sector specific market perception study of commercial properties (2015)
Book Chapter
Bhattacharya-Mis, N., & Lamond, J. (2015). Flood risk vs property value: A sector specific market perception study of commercial properties. In J. Mackee, H. Giggins, & T. Gajendran (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Building Resilience Held at Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 15th - 17th July 2015 (356-1). NCP

This study examines the perception of commercial property occupiers in the context of flood risk and property value. Relevant literature was reviewed to understand the factors affecting perception of commercial property occupiers. Questionnaire surve... Read More about Flood risk vs property value: A sector specific market perception study of commercial properties.

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”.