History read backward: memory, migration and the archive.
Book Chapter
McGrath, R. (2007)
History read backward: memory, migration and the archive. In A. Grossman, & A. O'Brien (Eds.), Projecting Migration: Transcultural Documentary Practice, 36-52. Wallflower Press
Drawing on recent cross-cultural debates in theories and practices of media representation and difference in the fields of cultural studies and visual anthropology, this work ...
Scoping and mapping intangible cultural heritage in Scotland: final report
Journal Article
McCleery, A., McCleery, A., Gunn, L., & Hill, D. (2008)
Scoping and mapping intangible cultural heritage in Scotland: final report. Museums Galleries Scotland, 1-55
The intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of Scotland requires to be accorded a status which is equal to that of the material culture of Scotland. If this is not currently the ca...
Avoiding the ‘McJobs’: Unemployed Job Seekers and Attitudes to Service Work
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., & McQuaid, R. W. (2004)
Avoiding the ‘McJobs’: Unemployed Job Seekers and Attitudes to Service Work. Work, Employment and Society, 18(2), 297-319. https://doi.org/10.1177/09500172004042771
Service employment plays an increasingly important role in the UK economy. However, it has been suggested that some forms of service work are unattractive for many unemployed ...
Bolshie teenagers and boring books: pre and post Potter.
Presentation / Conference
Gray, A. (2009, October)
Bolshie teenagers and boring books: pre and post Potter. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on the Book, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Scotland
A 1989 report provided both a snapshot of the contemporary role of reading in children’s lives and a basis upon which policies could be developed in order to encourage reading...
You are where you have been.
Conference Proceeding
Clarke, R. A., & Wigan, M. (2008)
You are where you have been. In K. Michael, & M. Michael (Eds.), Australia and the new technologies: Evidence based policy on public administration. [Proceedings of the] Third RSNA Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security: Evidence based policy on public administration, 23-24 July 2008, 100-113
Location is a critical aspect of both privacy and surveillance. A detailed record of locations allows all sorts of other information to be linked together, adding to informati...
The Sensational Katherine Cecil Thurston:
An investigation into the life and publishing history of a ‘New Woman’ author
Thesis
An investigation into the life and publishing history of a ‘New Woman’ author. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2808
This thesis investigates the publishing history of a significant New Woman author of the Edwardian period, Katherine Cecil Thurston (1875-1911). Until now Thurston’s literary ...
Job guarantees, employability training and partnerships in the retail sector.
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., & Greig, M. (2005)
Job guarantees, employability training and partnerships in the retail sector. Local Economy, 20, 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/0269094042000313601
This paper discusses the potential value of local, partnership-based employability training and job guarantee programmes, focusing on one example—the 'Alloa Initiative'. The I...
Assessing the Sheltering Response in the Middle East: Studying Syrian Camps in Jordan
Journal Article
Alshawawreh, L., Smith, R. S., & B. Wood, J. (2017)
Assessing the Sheltering Response in the Middle East: Studying Syrian Camps in Jordan. Proceedings of the World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 4(8), 1881-1887
This study focuses on the sheltering response in the Middle East, specifically through reviewing two Syrian refugee camps in Jordan, involving Zaatari and Azraq. Zaatari camp ...
The Empire of books: reviewing the march of globalisation.
Presentation / Conference
McCleery, A. (2009, October)
The Empire of books: reviewing the march of globalisation. Presented at 7th International Conference of the Book, University of Edinburgh
The relationship between trade, political and cultural sovereignty, legal infrastructures and language lies at the core of this paper. Previous accounts of this relationship h...
Writing about listening: alternative discourses in rock journalism
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2009)
Writing about listening: alternative discourses in rock journalism. Popular Music, 28, 53-67. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026114300800158X
‘Alternative’ publications challenge the conventional discourses of rock journalism. In particular, the dominant discourses of authenticity, masculinity and mythology might b...