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One, Two, Three, Many: Dream-Culture, Charms and Nightmares (2019)
Book Chapter
Milne, L. S. (2019). One, Two, Three, Many: Dream-Culture, Charms and Nightmares. In E. Pocs, J. Kapaló, L. S. Milne, & C. Somerville (Eds.), Charms and Charming: Studies on Magic in Everyday Life (129-167). Ljubljana: Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Researchers may focus on charms as evidence about belief-systems in particular regions, periods or demographics; for insights into wider theoretical issues in the anthropology of religion, magic and ritual; or for their intrinsic qualities as poetic... Read More about One, Two, Three, Many: Dream-Culture, Charms and Nightmares.

Charlie Chaplin Lived here (UK Premiere) (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
Milne, L., & Martin, S. Charlie Chaplin Lived here (UK Premiere). [Film]. Exhibited at Exeter Phoenix, Exeter. 2 November 2019. (Unpublished)

UK Premiere of my feature documentary film, organised in association with the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, University of Exeter. A loving and affectionate tribute exploring Scottish filmmaker Bill Douglas and his lifelong obsession with Charlie Cha... Read More about Charlie Chaplin Lived here (UK Premiere).

Nightmares and Other Doubles: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives on the Visual Culture of Self-shattering Dreams and Visions (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Milne, L. (2019, September). Nightmares and Other Doubles: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives on the Visual Culture of Self-shattering Dreams and Visions. Paper presented at Dream Cultures: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, University of Helsinki, Finland

The nightmare is a form of “affect-laden” or “self-shattering” dream, wherein the dreamer awakens in a state of high emotional disturbance. Such dreams include initiation and/or shamanic visions, close encounters with gods or spirits, sexual dreams,... Read More about Nightmares and Other Doubles: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives on the Visual Culture of Self-shattering Dreams and Visions.

Underworld (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
Milne, L. Underworld. Exhibited at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh. 24 June 2019. (Unpublished)

Underworld is a sound sculpture installation-experience by Louise Milne and Clive MacLachlan Powell. The project draws on Milne's research into the prehistory of dreams and nightmares, informed by MacLachlan Powell’s Aeolian devices, which transmi... Read More about Underworld.

Dreams and Nightmares in Visual Representation (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Milne, L. (2019, May). Dreams and Nightmares in Visual Representation. Presented at Postgraduate Symposium, University of Glasgow

A symposium including presentations on work-in-progress by doctoral candidates, Masters by research, and students studying Taught Postgraduate programmes in: Art History; Art, Politics,Transgression: 20th-Century Avant-Gardes; Curatorial Practice (Co... Read More about Dreams and Nightmares in Visual Representation.