A Group Interview about Publishing with Professor Jack Zipes Emma Louise Parfitt, Emine Erdoğan, Heidi Fritz, Peter M. Ward Click here to for open access paper Abstract The conversation piece is the product of a group interview with Professor Jack Zipes and provides useful insights about publishing for early Read more…
Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (1988) For people who have never been to an exhibition and wonder why it would be relevant for them, I would ask them… do you like horror films? Seems a bit random I agree. Needle felting artist, Jenny Egerton selected Catherine Lester’s research in children’s horror films Read more…
Warwick University is holding its first storytelling conference aimed at storytellers, arts practitioners, and researchers. Photo by Alden Chadwick (Flickr, http://bit.ly/2aBeD8k) When? 28thNovember 2016, 12.00 noon – 17.15 pm Where? Warwick University, Main library, Coventry What do we want the future of storytelling research to be? This conference considers current Read more…
Professor Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota, a world expert on fairy tales and storytelling, came to Warwick and participated in a number of events with academics and members of the public. The event was funded by a collaboration of resources at Warwick brought together by Emma Parfitt an IAS Early Read more…
Arts exhibition information. An arts exhibition … To celebrate Coventry’s bid for the City of Culture in 2017 the University of Warwick and Fargo village are bringing artists and academics together. We are creating an exhibition of local artists work. The exhibition will invite applications from 17 artists (from all Read more…
‘How We Have Happily Rationalized Child Abuse through Storytelling.’ Visiting speaker: Jack Zipes 6 p.m. June 1st Ramphal Building, Room R0.21 (Main Lecture Theatre) Please send an email to zipeslecture@gmail.com to reserve your place. We anticipate seats for last minute visitors booking is advised for wine reception This event has Read more…
I have been awarded a grant for a project with the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry to begin on completion of my doctorate. This is a highly competative staff fund, for large-scale projects which support the university’s teaching and learning strategy. I obtained this grant with the support of Cath Lambert. Read more…
Job title: Undergraduate research assistant Deadline: 12 noon, 29th February This might be the opportunity for you Are you an undergraduate first year student in social sciences or humanities? Would you like research experience on your CV? Do you need paid work experience? Overview of the project Read more…
The International Sociological Association have accepted my abstract to speak in Vienna this July. Yay! I won’t be wearing a dress made from curtains but this is what the presentation will be on, perhaps I’ll see you there. Photo ‘Vienna’ by Osamu Kaneko (http://bit.ly/1OuQFXF) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ A Managed Heart in Read more…
Zombies. I was asked by Iggy to prepare a Sociological reply to the following questions regarding the film World War Z. First I would like to say that I did not enjoy this film. I was bored. This is a personal option, yet, if you want to see a good Read more…