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New publication: School for Cross-faculty Studies Student Equity Report 2021

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:59:15 GMT

We are pleased to announce the publication of the report on the first School for Cross-faculty Studies Student Equity Survey.

New publication in Classical Receptions Journal by Dr Bryan Brazeau

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:08:08 GMT

Dr Bryan Brazeau, Senior Teaching Fellow in Liberal Arts, has recently published an article in Classical Receptions Journal entitled “‘Defying Gravity’: Prose Epic and Heroic Style in Lucrezia Marinella’s 1602 Vita di Maria Vergine.”

Article published for The Conversation on Cuban internationalism by Dr Stéphanie Panichelli-Batalla

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:44:00 GMT

Dr Stéphanie Panichelli-Batalla, the Head of School for Cross-faculty Studies, has had her latest article on Cuban internationalism published by The Conversation UK. The article is titled 'By sending doctors to Italy, Cuba continues its long campaign of medical diplomacy'. You can read the article in full here.

"Cuba stresses its programme to send doctors abroad is based in solidarity. But there are diplomatic and economic reasons too."

You can also read Dr Stéphanie Panichelli-Batalla's recent article published by The Oral History Review on laughter in oral history interviews with Cuban internationalist healthcare professionals here.

Paper accepted for publication: Laughter in oral histories of displacement

Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:58:00 GMT

Recently, the Head of School for Cross-faculty Studies Dr Stéphanie Panichelli-Batalla’s paper on laughter in oral histories of displacement was accepted for publication by The Oral History Review. The Oral History Review aims to explore the nature and significance of oral history and advance understanding of the field among scholars, educators, practitioners, and the general public.

Title: Laughter in oral histories of displacement: 'one goes on a mission to solve their problems'

Abstract

Although the use of humor and laughter in oral history has started to appear in oral history literature, it is still very much under-researched. Most of the studies analyze humor and laughter together, while Kate Moore focuses on laughter on its own. Humor and laughter, although linked, are two different concepts. While humor is a mental ability to perceive and/or express something funny, laughter on the other hand is a sound or a sequence of expirations, produced as the expression of an emotion, which can be set off by a humorous trigger, but not necessarily. It is therefore important to distinguish both. This paper will build on Moore’s study by exploring the use of unilateral laughter in eleven oral histories of exiled Cuban internationalist healthcare professionals. However, unlike Moore’s study, this research will not be limited to difficult memories. Our analysis will deepen our knowledge on the history of the Cuban global universal healthcare system by giving a voice to its participants, analyzing therefore, not solely the facts and statistics of the program but, as Portelli states, the meaning that its participants give to it when reflecting on their experience from the present. By exploring the occurrence of laughter, this paper intends to shed light on the relevance of focusing on unconscious reactions in oral history narratives, in order to better understand emotions linked to the narrated memories. The analysis will show that unilateral laughter is recurrent in the interviews when participants reflect on a change in their identity, the implications of working for a state program, and their need for respect of human dignity. It will highlight the impact the mission had on their personal and professional lives during and after their humanitarian experience. These stories of displacement will also show what Norrick has called the dual humorous perspective of the participants, but rather than solely referring to the time of the interview and age of the participants, we will also assert that another key factor to be taken into consideration is the situation of displacement as well as the degree of acculturation of the participants.

Teaching Paradises, Dr Bryan Brazeau

Tue, 14 May 2019 08:14:00 GMT

Dr. Bryan Brazeau has recently published an essay on using the earthly paradise as a way of teaching the romance epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, Tasso, and Spenser.

“Building a Mystery” by Dr Bryan Brazeau

Wed, 01 May 2019 10:15:00 GMT

An article by Dr. Bryan Brazeau has just been published in the journal The Italianist (based at Cambridge, Leeds, and Reading).

"My Own Worst Enemy" by Dr. Bryan Brazeau

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:32:00 GMT

An article by Dr. Bryan Brazeau has just been published in the Canadian journal Renaissance and Reformation.

New Podcast Mini-Series from the School for Cross-faculty Studies - Available Now

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:40:00 GMT

A new short podcast mini-series from the School for Cross-fauclty Studies is now available. Featuring staff and students from the School's Global Sustainable Development and Liberal Arts divisions, each episode tackles a testing "global challenge", posing difficult questions and interdisciplinary solutions. Topics include human rights in Latin America, and our fascination with apocalyptic narratives. Three episodes are currently available to stream or download from the School's website via this link.

Invisible Histories

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 08:18:00 GMT

On 24 October Dr Kirsten Harris spoke at the Working Class Movement Library in Salford, as part of their Invisible Histories series.

The Working Class Movement Library houses a rich collection of material relating to Britain’s working classes, telling the fascinating stories of their lives, work and activism.

Having made extensive use of the Working Class Movement Library collections, Kirsten presented her research on Walt Whitman and his impact on British socialism in the nineteenth century. Despite Walt Whitman’s outright refusal to endorse socialist politics, his poetry was read enthusiastically by young socialist activists in Britain and America who believed that it spoke to and for the modern socialist cause.

https://www.wcml.org.uk/whats-on/events/invisible-histories-talk--poetry-for-a-new-era-walt-whitman-and-british-socialism-18801914/