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How we talk about Savile
Society, Politics & Law

How we talk about Savile

...language was to suggest his behaviour was “inappropriate”. Euphemism and salaciousness trumped accuracy. Even when the story became one of abuse, the persistence of the label “underage” is also disturbing. Think about the phrase “abuse of underage girls”. Isn’t there an implication here that there is an age at which one can consent to the kind of abuse...
Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders
Languages

Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders

...language mistakes. Going through the already painful process of transcribing on a German keyboard, I always skipped ahead on the recording so that I didn’t have to listen to my own clumsy introduction. To my surprise, my hesitant opening lines often elicited immediate openness from interviewees (the refugee and migrant staff of migrant support and advocacy...
Interdisciplinary study: disciples of disciplines?
Education & Development

Interdisciplinary study: disciples of disciplines?

...language. His challenge was taken up by the renowned literary critic, F.R Leavis, and an acrimonious debate ensued which has re-emerged periodically in letter pages of the quality press until the present day. What are ‘disciplines’? The term discipline implies both the aforementioned idea of a subject which has disciples or followers and - in the Foucaultian sense -...
How can digital books support children’s learning?
Education & Development

How can digital books support children’s learning?

...language. To ensure that e-books are developed with more research-based quality features, we need a close collaboration between researchers and designers. We also need teachers’ and children’s voices in identifying what works in the classrooms and what creates enjoyable reading at home. Network-based efforts such as the one supported by the UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab...
Methods in Motion: Occupying spaces in Hong Kong and London
History & The Arts

Methods in Motion: Occupying spaces in Hong Kong and London

...language, but rather as something messy that needed co-assembling through the process of conversation. For FM 101 there were no isolated individuals to send or receive messages, only the interactions of which my fieldwork was a brief part. In London at the Occupy Democracy camp, my role was closer to that of an ‘activist researcher’. Initially I focused on the...
A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents
Education & Development

A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents

...language used in these communications. Parents often found websites to be lacking in neutrality; they noted that wording such as “most children go to school” was unhelpful and marginalising. Understand the diversity of practices within home education In both indirect and direct communications, parents commented on the importance of local authority professionals...
Public health communication during a pandemic
Languages

Public health communication during a pandemic

...languages used in communities. Organisations like HealthWatch are vital in this process, supporting local communities and individuals navigate the mass of information, while also listening to health service users’ experiences and advocating for their needs. In a digital era, social media is proving instrumental in getting the message across. From hashtag campaigns to...
Why I'd say yes, yes, yes to the Bad Sex award
History & The Arts

Why I'd say yes, yes, yes to the Bad Sex award

...language of raw physicality is limited is demonstrated by the rarity of raw physical writing. Most novelists don’t explore the animalistic elements of our being in much depth. When we write about eating and drinking, we focus on the food and the wine, not the act of chewing and swallowing. The delineation of everyday living doesn’t usually include trips to the loo –...