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Advocacy in Action – How A Publishing Programme Represents Homeless Readers in Scotland (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A. (2019, June). Advocacy in Action – How A Publishing Programme Represents Homeless Readers in Scotland. Paper presented at By the Book6, Florence, Italy

So far as has thus been discerned, no research has been conducted into the reading habits of homeless readers. This paper provides for genuine insight into the rationale for an inclusive approach to publishing, which underpins the need to find better... Read More about Advocacy in Action – How A Publishing Programme Represents Homeless Readers in Scotland.

Nan Shepherd, or the Troublesome Nature of Scottish Modernism (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lyall, S. (2019, June). Nan Shepherd, or the Troublesome Nature of Scottish Modernism. Paper presented at Troublesome Modernisms: British Association for Modernist Studies International Conference, Kings College, London

Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A., Brodie, J., & Haddow, C. (2019, June). Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects. Paper presented at Learning & Teaching Conference, 2019, Edinburgh

This presentation will provide the audience with an overview of the QAA ‘belonging’ enhancement mini-projects that have been undertaken across the University since the launch of the theme in 2017. This strand of the current QAA enhancement theme seek... Read More about Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects.

“Without sexual intercourse, frequent and pleasant”: Expurgating Richard Aldington’s Death of a Hero (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frayn, A. (2019, June). “Without sexual intercourse, frequent and pleasant”: Expurgating Richard Aldington’s Death of a Hero. Paper presented at Troublesome Modernisms: the British Association for Modernist Studies conference, London

Richard Aldington treads a delicate line in his Death of a Hero, between ‘writing in all the buggers and bitches’ and his need to be published and to live by the pen; he borrows from Djuna Barnes the method of asterisking expurgated sections, the vis... Read More about “Without sexual intercourse, frequent and pleasant”: Expurgating Richard Aldington’s Death of a Hero.

Building on Intent – a Framework for Developing Vocal Musicianship (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stefanie, R. (2019, June). Building on Intent – a Framework for Developing Vocal Musicianship. Paper presented at Association for Popular Music Education Annual Conference, New York, USA

Voice can be an awkward instrument to teach. The research of pioneers such as MeriBeth Bunch, Ingo Titze, and Jo Estill has provided us with illuminating scientific insight in to the mechanics of vocal production. The science helps us understand what... Read More about Building on Intent – a Framework for Developing Vocal Musicianship.

Music From the Mundane (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2019, June). Music From the Mundane. Paper presented at Association for Popular Music Education Annual Conference 2019

Responding, Reframing, and Revising – Utilising Improvisation Principles in Critique and Problem Solving (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stefanie, R. (2019, June). Responding, Reframing, and Revising – Utilising Improvisation Principles in Critique and Problem Solving. Paper presented at Association for Popular Music Education Annual Conference, New York, USA

In comedic and dramatic performance improvisation is underpinned by the principle “yes… and”. The goal of an improviser is to accept and respond to an idea then adapt and develop a scene. To make the narrative work and performers look good an improvi... Read More about Responding, Reframing, and Revising – Utilising Improvisation Principles in Critique and Problem Solving.

Developing an HE Aligned Music Curriculum (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., & Stillie, B. (2019, June). Developing an HE Aligned Music Curriculum. Presented at Association for Popular Music Education Annual Conference 2019

Abstract not available.

International Online Collaborative Music Making (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., Stillie, B., & Krikun, A. (2019, June). International Online Collaborative Music Making. Paper presented at Association for Popular Music Education Annual Conference 2019

Abstract not available.

Student Perceptions of Learning Drum Kit Technologies (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stillie, B. (2019, June). Student Perceptions of Learning Drum Kit Technologies. Paper presented at The Association of Popular Music Education World Conference, New York, US

Drum kit technologies such as sample pads, triggers and percussion controllers are now a common addition to the acoustic drum kit setups used by many drummers. However, traditional drum kit pedagogy, which is firmly rooted in developing confidence in... Read More about Student Perceptions of Learning Drum Kit Technologies.

Metamorphosis, Myth, Dream & Desire: The Case of the Waterwoman (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Milne, L. S. (2019, June). Metamorphosis, Myth, Dream & Desire: The Case of the Waterwoman. Paper presented at 13th Annual Conference of the International Association for Comparative Mythology, Tartu, Estonia

Scottish People Can't Rap: an autoethnographic discussion on the local and global in Scottish hip-hop (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hook, D. (2019, June). Scottish People Can't Rap: an autoethnographic discussion on the local and global in Scottish hip-hop. Paper presented at Elements: 2nd Annual European Hiphop Studies Network Conference

Scottish people can’t rap, they just cannae mate
You’d have tae be half daft where I’m comin’ fae
Weans are more concerned wi getting bevied underage
Summer rain, half baked, chappin’ doors and run away

Opening four bars from Solareye “Scottish... Read More about Scottish People Can't Rap: an autoethnographic discussion on the local and global in Scottish hip-hop.

Do Metrics Matter? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M., & Rosenfeld, S. (2019, May). Do Metrics Matter?. Presented at LightFair International 2019, Philadelphia, USA

Lighting metrics are neither absolute quantitative nor purely qualitative experiential measurements. Possibly uniquely amongst the SI system of physical measurements, the Candela is a pseudo-objective measurement based on the human visual experience.... Read More about Do Metrics Matter?.

Nan Shepherd, Scotland and the nature of rural modernism (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lyall, S. (2019, May). Nan Shepherd, Scotland and the nature of rural modernism. Presented at Modernist Legacies and Futures: Modernist Studies Ireland inaugural conference, NUI Galway, Ireland

No abstract available.

Dreams and Nightmares in Visual Representation (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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.

The Deaf Heritage Collective: Collaboration and Critical Intent (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jamieson, K. (2019, April). The Deaf Heritage Collective: Collaboration and Critical Intent. Paper presented at ICOM: Museums as Agents of Change Conference, Tallinn

Deaf people refer to themselves as both a minority and an ethnicity (Lane 2011; Ladd 2003), a cultural designation underwritten by the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015, which formally recognises the linguistic and cultural lives of Scotland’s Deaf communities... Read More about The Deaf Heritage Collective: Collaboration and Critical Intent.

Lyric Clinic (in association with PRS for Music) (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hook, D. (2019, April). Lyric Clinic (in association with PRS for Music). Presented at Wide Days: Scotland's Music Conference, Edinburgh

Join leading Scottish wordsmith Dr Dave Hook (aka Solareye) and guests for a session about effective writing techniques, how approaches vary according genre, avoiding rhyme crimes and the key considerations for lyrical collaborations.