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Recent Submissions
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Growing Surface Between Textiles and Electrochemistry
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Material Literacy in Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Nation of Makers
(Book)The eighteenth century has been hailed for its revolution in consumer culture, but Material Literacy in Eighteenth-Century Britain repositions Britain as a nation of makers. It brings new attention to eighteenth-century ... -
Adaptation and the Marketing of Shakespeare in Classical Hollywood
(Book chapter)This article looks at the relationship between marketing and adaptation through a study of Shakespeare adaptations in Hollywood's Classical Period. -
Women, Magazines and the Politics of Shopping: Holtby, Jameson and Woolf
(Article)Shopping was a vital part of the housewife’s work in the interwar era, an activity extending from her domestic identity as homemaker but realized through economic participation in the public sphere. Directed by the consumer ... -
‘Brightness and Unfixity: reframing epiphany in Alice Oswald’s Woods etc.’
(Article)Epiphany in contemporary British poetry is perceived by some poets and critics, often those who self-identify as being outside of the mainstream, as a uniform, coercive, teleological, and unchallenging literary mode. This ... -
Writing the Contemporary: Poetry and Postcards from UNESCO Cities of Literature
(Book)Writing the Contemporary brings together the work of three European poets to explore themes of home, technology and environment. Framed with postcards from other writers and expert introductions, the collection reflects ... -
A Woman in the Queue
(Other)This pamphlet of poems covers a range of themes including memory, childhood, rites of passage and being a mother. -
Purl
(Book)Purl is a full poetry collection. The collection comprises poems of family and memory, and land, sea and air, to explore some of the meanings of ‘purl’*. In particular, the collection considers these meanings in relation ... -
Cemetery
(Book)Cemetery Raimi Gbadamosi Cemetery is about a collection of significant thinkers, makers, and individuals that have had a profound impact on collective thought. Starting from, and relying on, my own mental archive, ... -
The Winter Olympics: A Century of Games on Ice and Snow
(Article)The Olympic Winter Games, although younger than their summer counterpart, nonetheless have a long and storied history. From the first iteration in Chamonix, France, in 1924, through the first off-set games in Lillehammer, ... -
Peroxidase-catalysed coloration of wool fabrics
(Article)An enzyme-based textile coloration process using peroxidase (EC1.11.1.7) was investigated for its potential as an alternative to conventional textile dyeing processes, with the benefits of being low in energy use and ... -
Preaching Afterlife. Teachings on Purgatory in France, 1500-1700
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Primary school design: co-creation with children
(Article)The school environment affects children’s health, emotions and learning. The good design of school buildings makes these places more pleasant and more functional. Children’s views are important and need to be more effectively ... -
Ha Ha Only Serious: Irony in Information Warfare and the Comedy-Cloaked Extremism.
(Article)“I know words. I have the best words.” - Donald J. Trump, 30 December 2015. The 45th President of the USA has been accused on several occasions of ‘stochastic terrorism’, that is, the incitement to acts of violence by the ... -
British Jews and Anti-Fascism in the 1930s
(Article)Focusing on the experiences and life histories of 35 individuals, this article sheds light on the nature and extent of, and underpinning motivation for, anti-Fascism - both in the UK and during the Spanish Civil War - ... -
Impact of migration on architecture and urban landscape: the case of Leicester
(Article)In the last five decades, Leicester has been a destination for communities of migrants coming from different parts of the world, becoming one of the most significant examples of a plural city in Europe. The current ... -
Conceptual Drawings as Explorative Tools: Tracing the Evolution of the Extended and Nuclear Family Houses in Kuwait
(Conference)This paper examines the evolution of the layout and occupancy of family houses in Kuwait, using conceptual drawings as a tool to study, describe and understand their transformations. Through the analysis of the political ... -
Repurposing the Green Belt in the 21st Century
(Book)The green belt has been one of the UK’s most consistent and successful planning policies. Over the past century, it has limited urban sprawl and preserved the countryside around our cities, but is it still fit for purpose ...
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