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Voice, Agency and Resistance: Emancipatory Discourses in Action (2023)
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Nartey, M. (Ed.). (2023). Voice, Agency and Resistance: Emancipatory Discourses in Action. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Drawing on data from Africa, Latin America, North America, and the Arab Levant, this book demonstrates how members of marginalized (disempowered) groups sculpt a positive image for themselves, engage in solidarity formation for group empowerment, and... Read More about Voice, Agency and Resistance: Emancipatory Discourses in Action.

Bad Blood in Georgian Bristol: The Murder of Sir John Dineley (2023)
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Poole, S., & Rogers, N. (2023). Bad Blood in Georgian Bristol: The Murder of Sir John Dineley. Bristol: Redcliffe Press

In 1741, Sir John Dineley, a gentleman with substantial west country land holdings was abducted on the streets of Bristol in broad daylight, rowed down the Avon to the Channel and forced onto a warship captained by his own brother, Samuel Goodere. Th... Read More about Bad Blood in Georgian Bristol: The Murder of Sir John Dineley.

Sir Earle Page's British War Cabinet Diary, 1941-1942 (2021)
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Fedorowich, K., & Gifford, J. (2021). Sir Earle Page's British War Cabinet Diary, 1941-1942. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP)

On 7 September 1941, the former prime minister Sir Earle Page was appointed by Arthur Fadden’s UAP-Country Party coalition as Australian minister resident in London; a position he retained when John Curtin’s Labor Party came to power four weeks later... Read More about Sir Earle Page's British War Cabinet Diary, 1941-1942.

Ludics and Laughter as Feminist Aesthetic: Angela Carter at Play (2021)
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Sivyer, C. (2021). Ludics and Laughter as Feminist Aesthetic: Angela Carter at Play. Eastbourne: Sussex Academic Press

Angela Carter’s provocations to laughter and her enchantment with ludic narrative strategies are two key aspects of her aesthetic practice, neither of which has been the focus of sustained study. Ludics and Laughter as Feminist Aesthetic: Angela Cart... Read More about Ludics and Laughter as Feminist Aesthetic: Angela Carter at Play.

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.

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.

A Modern History of Russian Childhood: From the Late Imperial Period to the Collapse of the Soviet Union (2020)
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White, E. (2020). A Modern History of Russian Childhood: From the Late Imperial Period to the Collapse of the Soviet Union. (1). Bloomsbury Publishing

A Modern History of Russian Childhood examines the changes and continuities in ideas about Russian childhood from the 18th to the 21st century. It looks at how children were thought about and treated in Russian and Soviet culture, as well as how the... Read More about A Modern History of Russian Childhood: From the Late Imperial Period to the Collapse of the Soviet Union.

The Selected Letters of Caroline Norton (Volumes I-III) (2019)
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Nelson, R., & Mulvey-Roberts, M. (Eds.). (2019). The Selected Letters of Caroline Norton (Volumes I-III). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367814694

This is the first volume of a three volume collection of the correspondence of Caroline Norton, covering the period July 1828-Deember 1837. The collection also includes an introduction and five commentaries by the editor, contextualising and embeddin... Read More about The Selected Letters of Caroline Norton (Volumes I-III).

Metaphors of Brexit: No cherries on the cake? (2019)
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Charteris-Black, J. (2019). Metaphors of Brexit: No cherries on the cake?. (1). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28768-9

How were social media posts, scripted speeches, traditional news media and political cartoons used and understood during the Brexit campaign? What phrases and metaphors were key during and after the 2016 Brexit referendum? How far did the Remain and... Read More about Metaphors of Brexit: No cherries on the cake?.

Your City's Place-Names: Cambridge (2019)
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Coates, R. (2019). Your City's Place-Names: Cambridge. Nottingham: English Place-Name Society

The fourth in a new series of books from the English Place-Name Society focusing on English cities rather than counties. Interpretations published earlier (1943) by P. H. Reaney have been extensively reassessed and critiqued, and new material added.

The Arts of Angela Carter: A Cabinet of Curiosities (2019)
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Mulvey-Roberts, M. (Ed.). (2019). The Arts of Angela Carter: A Cabinet of Curiosities. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press

his book aims to give new insights into the multifarious worlds of Angela Carter and to re-assess her impact and importance for the twenty-first century. It brings together leading Carter scholars with some emerging academics, in a new approach to he... Read More about The Arts of Angela Carter: A Cabinet of Curiosities.

Creative Hubs In Question: Place, space and work in the creative economy (2019)
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Gill, R., Pratt, A. C., & Virani, T. E. (Eds.). (2019). Creative Hubs In Question: Place, space and work in the creative economy. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10653-9

Creative hubs have become a cornerstone of economic and cultural policy with only the barest amount of discussion or scrutiny. This volume offers the first interrogation of creative hubs, with ground-breaking critical writing from a combination of es... Read More about Creative Hubs In Question: Place, space and work in the creative economy.

The Discursive Construction of Blame: The Language of Public Inquiries (2019)
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Murphy, J. (2019). The Discursive Construction of Blame: The Language of Public Inquiries. Basingstoke: Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50722-8

This book examines the language of public inquiries to reveal how blame is assigned, avoided, negotiated and discussed in this quasi-legal setting. In doing so, the author adds a much-needed linguistic perspective to the study of blame – previously t... Read More about The Discursive Construction of Blame: The Language of Public Inquiries.

Analysing Political Speeches: Rhetoric, Discourse and Metaphor (2nd edition) (2018)
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Charteris-Black, J. (2018). Analysing Political Speeches: Rhetoric, Discourse and Metaphor (2nd edition). (2). Red Globe Press

Exploring speeches by public figures such as Emma Watson, Tony Blair, Donald Trump, Julia Gillard and Lady Gaga, this engaging textbook explains the ways in which political speeches can be analysed. It examines the role of language in speeches and ho... Read More about Analysing Political Speeches: Rhetoric, Discourse and Metaphor (2nd edition).

Gale Researcher Guide for: Britain's Languages and Regional Literatures: The Case of Hugh MacDiarmid (2018)
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Rogers, S. (2018). K. Stavreva (Ed.), Gale Researcher Guide for: Britain's Languages and Regional Literatures: The Case of Hugh MacDiarmid. Gale Researcher

C. M. Grieves played a crucial role in Scottish public life and, under his famous pseudonym — Hugh MacDiarmid — produced some of the world’s most important poetry of the first half of the twentieth century. MacDiarmid is best known for his innovation... Read More about Gale Researcher Guide for: Britain's Languages and Regional Literatures: The Case of Hugh MacDiarmid.

Gale Researcher Guide for: Britain's Languages and Regional Literatures: The Case of R. S. Thomas (2018)
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Rogers, S. (2018). K. Stavreva (Ed.), Gale Researcher Guide for: Britain's Languages and Regional Literatures: The Case of R. S. Thomas. Gale Researcher

R. S. Thomas was one of the major British poets of the twentieth century. He is particularly celebrated in his native Wales, and his poetry is recognized as vital for defining and contesting Welsh nationhood, history, landscape, and identity. While h... Read More about Gale Researcher Guide for: Britain's Languages and Regional Literatures: The Case of R. S. Thomas.

Testament (2018)
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Sherwood, K. (2018). Testament. Riverrun

Positioning the Self and Others (2018)
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Kate, B., Ghezzi, C., & Molinelli, P. (2018). K. Beeching, C. Ghezzi, & P. Molinelli (Eds.), Positioning the Self and Others. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Though positioning has been addressed in social psychology and in identity construction, less attention has been paid to the specific linguistic markers which are drawn upon in discourse to position the self and other(s). This volume focusses on addr... Read More about Positioning the Self and Others.