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Percy Shelley: Polemicist
History & The Arts

Percy Shelley: Polemicist

...accountable is just as real today. But here he runs into the same problems as everyone else who is seeking radical change. Shelley claimed that the actions he was proposing in his pamphlet did not infringe on the interests of Government, but this was surely naive. Taking power from those who possess it is itself a revolutionary act. He needed to have looked no further...
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Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?
History & The Arts

Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?

...accounts following the episode. We supplemented this sample by recruiting “Royal Pains” viewers from market research panels. Only those who had seen the episode or one of the two prior episodes were eligible. Of the 488 viewers in our study, 391 had seen Anna’s episode. Because there were several different shows at the time featuring transgender characters, we asked...
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Putting baby in a context: Stephen Lee Naish's Deconstructing Dirty Dancing
History & The Arts

Putting baby in a context: Stephen Lee Naish's Deconstructing Dirty Dancing

...account of his uneven relationship with the film, which will resonate with a wide range of readers, whether fans of the film or otherwise. In conclusion, Deconstructing Dirty Dancing is an idiosyncratic and accessible analysis of this popular film. I would particularly recommend it to fans seeking insight into the historical, political and cultural contexts surrounding...
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A polyglot life
Languages

A polyglot life

...account of what it was like to be a polyglot before the internet took off...[Image by Tessakay from Pixabay] At school in the late 80s and the 90s in the UK, we didn’t have the Internet and liking language learning was frankly a little bit weird for most people. It was tough for most of my classmates to understand how or why I would like French class, let alone why I...
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Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments
Health, Sports & Psychology

Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments

...account practical issues (e.g. staffing) as well as emotional engagement (how does it feel to be in the natural environment) to gain a full understanding of the factors that affect continuous engagement. It aims to measure the experience and outcomes for residents, improve practices not only for The Park’s Trust and local care home, but also for other service providers...
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Raymond Williams and Leonardo Sciascia: Intellectuals At the Margins
Society, Politics & Law

Raymond Williams and Leonardo Sciascia: Intellectuals At the Margins

...account which extended across the borders of his different worlds. In the 1970s and 1980s Sciascia, who like his friend Pasolini left the PCI and aligned with the small, contrarian Radical Party, came to greater prominence with his critique of power and corruption during the ‘years of lead’ when the Italian state was held ransom by terrorists of left and right, and...
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Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity

...account for wider society, i.e. the hours of productivity lost to illness and injury. Currently only 60% of adults meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity, and perhaps more concerningly is that only 18% of children meet their target levels. Further, we know that a physically active child is far more likely to become a physically active adult. The increased...
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Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education
Education & Development

Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education

...account replete with a meme of a cat wearing a lab coat (@SeriousAcademic). Amongst the outrage, cats and memes was a debate on what new technologies mean for academic work and the university. For universities, digital technologies bring major changes to the way that teaching, research and communication can occur. Blogs, tweets, automatically generated citation measures,...
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