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Charlie Chaplin Lived Here (2018)
Digital Artefact
Milne, L. (2018). Charlie Chaplin Lived Here. [Film]

Short experimental documentary built around archival footage shot by Bill Douglas during the demolition of Charlie Chaplin's house in 1969, London. Bill Douglas was a lifelong Chaplin fan and major collector of Chaplin memorabilia. His collection... Read More about Charlie Chaplin Lived Here.

Rewriting and remembering: R.H. Mottram and the First World War, 1914-1971 (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frayn, A. (2018, July). Rewriting and remembering: R.H. Mottram and the First World War, 1914-1971. Paper presented at Recording, Narrating and Archiving the First World War: International Society for First World War Studies Conference, Deakin University,

In this paper I examine the ways in which R.H. Mottram continued to rewrite the First World War throughout his literary career. The Spanish Farm Trilogy is deservedly a canonical text of that conflict, and the success of those first three novels enab... Read More about Rewriting and remembering: R.H. Mottram and the First World War, 1914-1971.

for St Gabriel's (2018)
Other
Burton, K. (2018). for St Gabriel's. [PDF score]. Prestonpans, Scotland

A site-specific work informed by the architectural design of St Gabriel's RC church, Prestonpans. The piece was presented at St Gabriel's on July 7th 2018 by Caitlin Monaghan (percussion) and Joanna Stark (cello), programmed as part of the 3 Harbours... Read More about for St Gabriel's.

Introduction: War and Memory (2018)
Journal Article
Frayn, A., & Phillips, T. (2018). Introduction: War and Memory. Journal of War and Culture Studies, 11(3), 181-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/17526272.2018.1490075

This introduction situates the articles in this journal issue within recent scholarship about war and memory. The plethora of available terminology is addressed, tracing memory studies back to the rediscovery of Maurice Halbwachs’s theories of colle... Read More about Introduction: War and Memory.

Social Remembering, Disenchantment and First World War Literature, 1918–1930 (2018)
Journal Article
Frayn, A. (2018). Social Remembering, Disenchantment and First World War Literature, 1918–1930. Journal of War and Culture Studies, 11(3), 192-208. https://doi.org/10.1080/17526272.2018.1490072

The way that the First World War would be remembered was yet to be solidified in the years immediately after the Armistice and peace treaties. Using key case studies from the years 1918 to 1930 by combatant authors Gilbert Frankau, Ernest Raymond, C... Read More about Social Remembering, Disenchantment and First World War Literature, 1918–1930.

3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., Vones, K., Allan, D., & Burton, K. (2018). 3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

The research group have created a musical, 3D printed souvenir with interchangeable components so that the owner can create their own, personalised version of the musical experience after they have visited the church and experienced the musical perfo... Read More about 3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components.

3D Printed souvenir of Craigsbank Church (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & Vones, K. 3D Printed souvenir of Craigsbank Church. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

The aim of this project is to evaluate how in-situ and interactive musical compositions and digital craft may mediate the understanding, appreciation and value attached to, as yet, unloved, Modern architectural heritage. Contemporary musical comp... Read More about 3D Printed souvenir of Craigsbank Church.

3D printed building sections and joining pieces, inspired by the architecture of Basil Spence (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & Vones, K. 3D printed building sections and joining pieces, inspired by the architecture of Basil Spence. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

A series of one-day workshop events were staged to engage the public with the architecture of Basil Spence, firstly at Edinburgh Napier University’s Maker Space and then within Edinburgh University’s Library, designed by Basil Spence. Participants we... Read More about 3D printed building sections and joining pieces, inspired by the architecture of Basil Spence.

Customisable 3D printed model of Robin Hood Gardens (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & Vones, K. Customisable 3D printed model of Robin Hood Gardens. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

This research proposed to utilise the processes and experiences of designing and making 3D printed 'souvenirs of place', with regards to Modern 'overlooked' heritage. The public were asked to interact with 3D modelling technology, to personalise a pr... Read More about Customisable 3D printed model of Robin Hood Gardens.

1.5cm Unicorn Souvenirs (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & Anastasiadou, C. 1.5cm Unicorn Souvenirs. [Physical artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

This study explored the possibilities and challenges that 3D printing could generate in the production and consumption of tourist souvenirs. The team undertook a study in collaboration with Historic Environment Scotland (previously Historic Scotland)... Read More about 1.5cm Unicorn Souvenirs.

In Situ, 3D Printed Heritage Souvenirs: Challenging Conventional Spaces and Culture (2018)
Journal Article
Vettese, S., & Anastasiadou, C. (2018). In Situ, 3D Printed Heritage Souvenirs: Challenging Conventional Spaces and Culture. The Journal of Peer Production, 12, 27-39

This paper outlines an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded Design Innovation Development Award project titled ' Enhancing the Authenticity and Sustainability of the Visitor Heritage Experience through 3D Printing Technology', undertake... Read More about In Situ, 3D Printed Heritage Souvenirs: Challenging Conventional Spaces and Culture.

Lustspielabend: A Night at Stobs [Programme Brochure accompanying public performances] (2018)
Other
Schwan, A., Davie, I., Frayn, A., Durkin, R., & Manz, S. (2018). Lustspielabend: A Night at Stobs [Programme Brochure accompanying public performances]

This programme brochure was developed for audiences attending the 'A Night at Stobs' evening of theatre and music in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Hawick in June 2018. It contains information on the background to the performance, and the wider context of cr... Read More about Lustspielabend: A Night at Stobs [Programme Brochure accompanying public performances].

‘An otherness that cannot be sublimated’: Shades of Frankenstein in Penny Dreadful and Black Mirror (2018)
Journal Article
Artt, S. (2018). ‘An otherness that cannot be sublimated’: Shades of Frankenstein in Penny Dreadful and Black Mirror. Science Fiction Film and Television, 11(2), 257-275. https://doi.org/10.3828/sfftv.2018.18

This article traces some of the legacies of the Frankenstein narrative as it appears in the television series Penny Dreadful and Black Mirror. Both series deploy Frankenstein themes to explore the relationship between gender and technology. Drawing o... Read More about ‘An otherness that cannot be sublimated’: Shades of Frankenstein in Penny Dreadful and Black Mirror.

Creation of Id (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
O'Dowd, A. Creation of Id. [Mixed Media]. Exhibited at Casa da Prelada, Porto, Portugal. 28 June 2018 - 20 July 2018

The built environment in which we live has been designed in an attempt to make it intuitive, efficient, and purposeful. The potential of designed objects are activated upon activation. In order to facilitate this moment of interaction designers apply... Read More about Creation of Id.

Becoming a User? Science & Technology Studies (STS) and the Design/Use of Digital Synthesizer/Sampling Instruments (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harkins, P. (2018, June). Becoming a User? Science & Technology Studies (STS) and the Design/Use of Digital Synthesizer/Sampling Instruments. Presented at Workshop on Objects of Electronic Sound & Music in Museums

This provocation will give an overview of a research project about the historical and contemporary uses of digital synthesizer/sampling instruments. One of the problems I faced when developing a theoretical and conceptual framework was that the field... Read More about Becoming a User? Science & Technology Studies (STS) and the Design/Use of Digital Synthesizer/Sampling Instruments.

Scotland’s regional print economy in the nineteenth century (2018)
Thesis
Williams, H. S. Scotland’s regional print economy in the nineteenth century. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1255509

Printing has been one of Scotland's most significant industries since it was introduced over 500 years ago but remained for much of the period, a local industry. The Scottish publishing and printing industries in the nineteenth century left many docu... Read More about Scotland’s regional print economy in the nineteenth century.

An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: identity, locality, outsiderdom and social commentary. (2018)
Thesis
Hook, D. An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: identity, locality, outsiderdom and social commentary. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1255222

The published works that form the basis of this PhD are a selection of hip-hop songs written over a period of six years between 2010 and 2015. The lyrics for these pieces are all written by the author and performed with hip-hop group Stanley Odd. The... Read More about An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: identity, locality, outsiderdom and social commentary..

Examining the Professional Codes of Design Organisations (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buwert, P. (2018). Examining the Professional Codes of Design Organisations. In C. Storni, K. Leahy, M. McMahon, P. Lloyd, & E. Bohemia (Eds.), Proceedings of the Design Research Society 2018: Catalyst (172-186). https://doi.org/10.21606/dma.2018.493

Many of the professional organisations within the various fields of design activity publish professional codes of ethics in one form or another. This paper opens up a discussion of the role which professional codes might play in relation to the ethic... Read More about Examining the Professional Codes of Design Organisations.