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“Landscapes of the heart”: Adapting Angela Carter’s Japanese writings for the screen (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Crofts, C. (2019, July). “Landscapes of the heart”: Adapting Angela Carter’s Japanese writings for the screen. Paper presented at Media journeys: Journal of adaptation in film and performance looking back, stepping forward, 2019, University of East Anglia

British novelist Angela Carter’s experiences living in Japan in the late 1960s and early 1970s had a significant impact on her development as a writer. Carter’s time in Japan ruptured her understanding of her own culture and informed her subversive... Read More about “Landscapes of the heart”: Adapting Angela Carter’s Japanese writings for the screen.

Archie in the Big Apple: Mapping Cary Grant’s transformative New York years (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Crofts, C. (2019, June). Archie in the Big Apple: Mapping Cary Grant’s transformative New York years. Paper presented at Fan Studies Network 2019 Conference, University of Portsmouth

This paper explores how the Cary Comes Home festival seeks to engage Cary Grant fans in a sense of pilgrimage to the places of significance in his life, and in his movies. Most often imagined as an American, Cary Grant was born as Archibald Leach in... Read More about Archie in the Big Apple: Mapping Cary Grant’s transformative New York years.

Design thinking as a pedagogic tool (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Agusita, E., Gillet, M., Palmer, M., & Newbutt, N. (2019, June). Design thinking as a pedagogic tool. Presented at UWE Festival of Learning 2019, UWE, Bristol

This presentation shares the findings of research study that explored ways in which the use of design thinking might contribute to innovations in teaching and learning approaches in a range of different subject areas. Funded by a UWE Pedagogic Projec... Read More about Design thinking as a pedagogic tool.

Relationships at risk: Family migration, regulation and communication (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Agusita, E. (2019, March). Relationships at risk: Family migration, regulation and communication. Paper presented at Risky Relationships: Navigating Immigration Regulation in Family and Intimate Relationships, Arnolifini, Bristol, UK

This paper reflects on the findings of a research study investigating the communications practices of partners and families geographically separated due to restrictive UK immigration controls. The study examined the nature and effects of cross-border... Read More about Relationships at risk: Family migration, regulation and communication.