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Item Embargo Visual Pollution and Its Impact on the Built Environment: Resilient City(Springer, 2024-11-28) Zapata Montalvo, Luis Fernando; Aghimien, DouglasPublic space can be understood as where public life develops and where inhabitants can freely express themselves and exercise their citizenship rights. The public space is a visual synthesis comprising elements located in buildings and spaces, both public and private. However, the advertising industry has found ways to privatize the exploitation of the public space. Although there are regulations that make possible the organization of the urban image and regulate the commercialization of these spaces, in some cases, the number of advertising elements (billboards) in the built environment prevents people from appreciating less and less the natural environment, which permanently competes with advertisements for commercial products, political propaganda or services. In the field of the right to the city, it is pertinent to discuss the right to an obstacle-free landscape. Therefore, this paper seeks to understand how outdoor advertising interferes with the inhabitant's visual experience of urban space and how this influences their perception of the city and its image. It presents a reflection on how outdoor advertising affects the degradation of public space.Item Open Access Luminous Series(2022-05-17) Pell, MatthewMatthew Pell explores the manipulation and abstraction of time in his Luminous series, view, physical movement and scale on objects that emanate light in an urban environment. The fundamental elements of such objects may be observed in a way impossible through natural circumstances.Item Open Access Luminous 2(2021-02-01) Pell, MatthewLuminous 2 is a single screen audio visual work. It is from an ongoing body of work exploring the manipulation and abstraction of time, view, physical movement and scale on objects that emanate light in an urban environment. Through the recontextualisation of these phenomena, the fundamental elements of this object may be observed in a way impossible through natural circumstances. The soundtrack was created live in response to the images.Item Open Access Examining Cardboard as a Construction Material for Sustainable Building Practices in Lima, Peru(MDPI, 2024-12-24) Taki, A. H.; Higa, Daniel IkemiyashiroThis research work aimed to analyse the impact and potential of cardboard as a construction material, as well as cultural aspects and sustainable construction regulations, in the context of Lima, Peru. The study employed a mixed research methodological approach, including three case studies from Japan, the Netherlands, and the UK, online interviews, and surveys with British, Polish, and Peruvian architects. Additionally, a range of dynamic thermal simulations of an existing school building in the UK employing cardboard construction material were conducted to evaluate its impact on energy consumption. The survey revealed that there is a gap in information about the material applied to the architecture and construction environment, which is coupled with a general distrust and little credibility regarding its inclusion. However, cardboard is also seen as a complementary material in hybrid construction systems, with potential recycling enhancing environmental sustainability. The case studies showed cardboard structures can fulfil different functions with flexible designs that are adaptable to different contexts, simple, economical, accessible, recyclable, and capable of resisting natural disasters. However, post-construction consequences affect the structural integrity. Simulations carried out with EnergyPlus confirmed that cardboard has an optimal performance that can be a great complement or variation to traditional materials to reduce the carbon footprint and could meet the U-value requirements established in the construction regulations. Since it has low thermal conductivity and good acoustic insulation, it is recyclable and generates fewer CO2 emissions, and it is economical, accessible, versatile, and light in use. For example, from a technical point of view, when used as thermal insulation, this element outperforms other conventional materials due to its cellular structure, which traps air, a poor conductor of heat. This study provides a set of guidelines for sustainable building practices. Such guidelines can be adopted to produce a prototype of a sustainable building using cardboard as the main construction material to contribute to the current debates on the state of building materials. It offers valuable perspectives on the development of building materials, construction techniques, and building regulations that can guide the way forward for sustainable building practices in the future, informing policymakers and building designers about construction techniques that adhere to building codes and lessen the built environment’s environmental impact.Item Embargo Photography: Between Discipline and Indiscipline(Routledge, 2025) Wilder, KelleyAn unruly medium that has denied any easy categorisation, photography bridges the apparent gap between the arts and the sciences, either by accepting both into dialogue or denying the correlation between the two. Early on, photography was seen as uncomplicatedly both art and science, then merely science, then asserted as art (sometimes), then seen increasingly as a compromise or dialogue between two or more worlds. It is exactly this dialogue that has moved the medium fruitfully onwards. But it is not only the medium that has moved. Just as photography purportedly saw the world around us in much the same way we saw it, it has shifted as human perception about it has shifted. Photography took up important roles in the art world while retaining every ounce of its applications to science. This chapter walks photography through decades of self investigation to show how it became relevant to art and stayed that way.Item Open Access Sustainability communication: a content analysis of websites of higher education institutions in the UK(Emerald, 2024-11-26) Abuzeinab, Amal; Muhammad, Abdulrahman Haruna; Awuzie, Bankole; Letten, Karl; Zairi, AdelPurpose – Websites of higher education institutions (HEIs) have been identified as veritable platforms for communicating sustainability. However, studies seeking to assess the correlation between the degree of communication and the sustainability performance of HEIs, based on their rankings specifically in the United Kingdom remain limited. As its contribution towards bridging this gap, this study examines how members of the Environmental Association of Universities & Colleges (EAUC) communicate sustainability through their websites. It focuses on 27 EAUC members that received first-class awards in the People & Planet University League. Design/methodology/approach – An intensive web-based content analysis was used to analyse the degree of sustainability communication carried out by HEIs that are EAUC members through their respective websites. To analyse the content of these websites, 16 existing indicators were adopted covering three categories: sustainability management strategies and policies; location of sustainability-related information on the websites; and sustainability communication techniques. Findings – All the HEIs examined in this study demonstrate some level of engagement in sustainability on their respective websites. Although EAUC members appear to be making significant effort in communicating their commitment to sustainability, this study recommends improvements in the visibility of sustainability messages on homepages of institutional websites, as only a small percentage of institutions mention sustainability-related matters there.Item Metadata only Robert Southey Lives of Labouring-Class Poets(Routledge, 2023-09-22) Fulford, TimThe Lives of Uneducated Poets, written by Robert Southey and published in 1831, unites several poets under the ‘uneducated’ banner, being the first to identify them as a group and claiming their their writing was worth consideration as that of a class. The book's foundational role contributes to the current interest in labouring-class/self-educated poetry and nineteenth-century history and culture. Accompanied by a new introduction written by Southey scholar Tim Fulford, this title will be of great interest to students and scholars of Literary History.Item Metadata only Stigmatised Professionals’ Strategies for surviving social media: responses to algorithmic stigmatisation.(European Group of Organisation Studies, 2022) Marquez-Gallardo, S. L.; Tirapani, A.; Amaral, L.Social media platforms provide a global infrastructure widely used by professionals to gain visibility and to create support communities. However, such platforms also implement unilateral changes to algorithms’ architectures, threatening livelihoods. These threats are even more salient in the case of highly stigmatised professions: hampered by the lack of offline alternatives, they are particularly vulnerable to virtual bans. This work is a qualitative study of sex workers: our informants are London-based, high-end independent escorts. We use this case to advance an existing theoretical limitation: we currently cannot explain how stigmatised professionals respond to non-human automated and adaptive stigmatisation. Our findings address this by studying how these sex workers constantly avoid being flagged as escorts by Twitter. Thus, we theorise algorithmic stigmatisation as those automated platform’s activities that reinforce and reproduce (professional) stigma. We show how platforms enact algorithmic stigmatisation and how workers resist it. We propose two contributions. First, we theorise stigmatisation from non-human actors by showing that automated filters (powered by algorithms) constantly update what is acceptable, and how stigmatised professionals resist non-human stigmatisation. Second, we elucidate the role of social media both as spaces of freedom and as oppressors for stigmatised workers. Whereas current studies focus on digital labour platforms, we discuss here how fluid and collegial resistance is used to benefit from the unstable affordances of freedom of social media.Item Open Access Recreative Practice: Examine the potential of using 3D Printing & Electroforming (Metalization) to reimagine 2000 year old Archaeological find, The Hallaton Helmet(Harborough Museum & Hallaton Museum, 2024-03-28) Gogna, RajeshRecreative Practice Research Examine the potential of using 3D Printing & Electroforming (Metalization)- Stretching the possibilities of Digital & Analogue making to recreate and interpret archaeological finds. The Hallaton Helmet was discovered in year 2000 in Leicestershire by archaeologists. It is a significantly important and extremely high-status Roman Cavalry Helmet dating back over 2000 years old. Followed by 9 years of conservation by the British Museum. Working closely with a team of archaeologists, artist illustrator and museum curators, I recreated two recreations for display at Harborough Museum and the Hallaton Museum in Leicestershire. The research project was funded by Leicestershire Archaeological Society. Dissemination and Impact- Interview on East Midlands regional news. Filmed in DMU craft workshop- Aired on Thursday 28th March 24 ( https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/prog/3C267083?bcast=140818876) Hidden History- Unearthing the Past- 13k Youtube Subscribers Spectacular Roman cavalry helmet brought to life in recreation for Iron Age exhibition (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TiK_DlWnhY) History Enhanced- Unearthing Britain's Past: The Hallaton Helmet Discovery- Youtube 1.93 Subscribers (12k views 8th June 2024) Unearthing Britain's Past: The Hallaton Helmet Discovery (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVOTJTp3FXM) Archaeological Services- Curator Helen Sharp from Leicestershire County Council Museums talks about the Helmet project at University of Leicester Archaeologist conference. Youtube Channel -1.17k Subscribers Episode 3: Re-creating Britain's Finest Roman Cavalry Helmet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thheUSPa2AE&t=4s) Time team official News- Cover the project. 245k Youtube Subscribers (84K views 8th June 24) EPIC FINDS & LOST WORLDS | Time Team News | Episode #9 + Chateau rediscovery & new episode updates! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pj6RbbLrXY) Smithsonian Magazine- See a Restored Ancient Roman Helmet—and Two Shiny New Replicas | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) Discover the Hallaton Helmet, a Restored Piece of Ancient Armor (mymodernmet.com) Harborough Museum celebrates return of Hallaton Helmet | Leicestershire County Council Unique Roman Cavalry Parade Helmet Recreated - Arkeonews Hallaton Roman cavalry parade helmet recreated – The History Blog A Painstakingly Reconstructed Ancient Roman Helmet Goes on Display (artnet.com) Unlocking the secrets of the 'bling' Roman helmet found in a field (bbc.com) Hallaton Helmet Recreated Thanks to LAHS Funding - LAHS The Hallaton Helmet | Harborough Museum Reconstructing the Hallaton Helmet - Current Archaeology The Roman "Hallaton helmet" discovered in 2000, and lavishly decorated with silver and gold, has been reconstructed. This article goes into its creation, other finds in the region, and discusses elite cavalry in the period. : r/history (reddit.com) Hallaton Roman Helmet Restored For The First Time (allthatsinteresting.com) Hallaton Roman cavalry helmet recreated in stunning detail | Archaeology News Online Magazine (archaeologymag.com) What makes this 2,000-year-old restored helmet unique? | - Times of India (indiatimes.com) Hallaton Helmet (englishlocalhistory.org) Unique Roman helmet found in Leicestershire field on display again (bbc.com) New Hallaton Treasure Objects Go On Display – HFM (harboroughfm.co.uk) Hallaton Roman cavalry parade helmet recreated (romanarmytalk.com) The Restoration of an Ancient Roman Helmet—and Two Shiny New Replicas (thearchaeologist.org) Liberal England: The Hallaton Helmet is on display at the Harborough MuseumItem Open Access Tech Talk: Human-Computer Collaboration(Society of North American Goldsmiths, 2024-06-07) Gogna, RajeshTech Talk: Human-Computer Collaboration | SNAG (snagmetalsmith.org) Lionel T Dean + Rajesh Gogna | Innovative Infusions: A design collaboration A collaborative investigation stretching the boundaries of 3D Printing and metallization. Ostensibly the fusion of respective analogue and digital practices, the project raised more fundamental challenges of working together collaboratively and in partnership with industry. The vehicle for this study is the creation of a teapot. Through the collaborative exchange we forge a hybrid practice that embodies tradition yet embraces the new.Item Open Access Innovative Infusion(DMU Gallery, 2024-05-07) Gogna, RajeshInnovative Infusion- Collaboration with Dr. Lionel Dean Rajesh Gogna- Principal Investigator Artefact- Tea Pot Examine the properties of Direct Printing in Precious metal (Silver) to explore and test the limits of the technology/ parameters to creating large scale decorative artefacts. Joint Research with Lionel Dean. (Product Design) Bring your imagination to life with DMLS (Digital & Analogue Craft) Heimerle + Meule, together with its English subsidiary Cooksongold, offers direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) technology, an innovative approach that follows the motto of ‘Making the impossible possible’. With this technology, extremely high-quality, delicate, highly complex jewellery and watch parts can be produced, ready for final processing, directly from CAD files. This efficient, design-oriented production solution shortens the time between design concept and implementation, thereby increasing the cost-effectiveness of the jewellery production process. Even the most discerning jewellery makers can make use of this technology to design completely new product lines that meet their exacting quality standards. This additive process allows the jewellery maker an incomparable and virtually limitless versatility in design – everything from hollow bodies and even geometric shapes that were previously impossible to represent can be easily produced using the laser sintering technology.Item Embargo Creating Images with Generative AI: An Imaginative Aid(Routledge, 2024-08-01) Anscomb, ClaireIncreasingly, both public and professional creators are being assisted by generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the production of images. Concerns have been expressed about the potential for these technologies to decrease human creative agency or aesthetic diversity. To examine whether these concerns are warranted, the psychological and philosophical literature on creativity and imagination is examined. Drawing on this, two senses are distinguished in which generative AI systems can be used as imaginative aids: (1) to aid a user in visualizing an idea; and (2) to aid a user in cognitive play. The latter, unlike the former, is central to creativity and it is also rarer in the use of these systems. The case is made that to facilitate this kind of use more widely and ameliorate the aforementioned worries, the development of these systems ought to focus on not only technical improvements, such as greater control over elements like training data, but also attitudinal changes, so that users do not suffer from illusions of creatorship that may inhibit the development of their aesthetic aims and autonomy.Item Embargo AI: artistic collaborator?(Springer, 2024-09-30) Anscomb, ClaireIncreasingly, artists describe the feeling of creating images with generative AI systems as like working with a “collaborator”—a term that is also common in the scholarly literature on AI image-generation. If it is appropriate to describe these dynamics in terms of collaboration, as I demonstrate, it is important to determine the form and nature of these joint efforts, given the appreciative relevance of different types of contribution to the production of an artwork. Accordingly, I examine three kinds of collaboration that can be found in the philosophical literature on artistic authorship—collective authorship, co-creatorship, and co-production—to determine whether human-AI interactions comprise joint efforts as per such kinds. As I find, collaboration is a concept that invokes rich psychological terms and so one to used be with care in relation to generative AI, which does not yet meet the conditions to count as an artistic collaborator in the senses derived from the literature. To progress discussions on ethical and legal issues that are raised by image-making practices involving generative AI, and further research into the distinctive qualities afforded by interactions with these systems, I argue that we ought to frame their contributions to the production of visual artworks in terms of a “generative” contribution and describe the interactions between humans and generative AI systems as “AI-assisted production”.Item Open Access The Anthropocene Project(2024-07-13) Pell, MatthewWhile Anthropocene (actually only proposed as a new epoch of geologic time, following the Holocene) is an officially not yet definitely defined period of time during which human activities are thought to have had a significant impact on the global environment, regarded as having begun sometime between twelve thousand years ago, with the spread of agriculture, and two hundred years ago, with the advent of industrialisation, as a topic of the media art context of The Anthropocene Project, the term is going far beyond marking the contradictory relationship between (the volatile transitory character of) human nature and (sustainable) nature, the significant human impact on ecosystems, including the human-caused climate change, biodiversity loss etc. The Project consists of moving images/digital video as medium of art dealing with the (positive and negative) human impact. (Exhibition text)Item Open Access Decapitation and paramilitary feuds in Northern Ireland, 1969-1992(Taylor and Francis, 2022-06-10) Sanders, AndrewThis article seeks to draw together two major themes in studies of political violence, namely, decapitation and factionalism, using examples from the Irish republican paramilitary groups that emerged during the period of conflict in Northern Ireland commonly known as the Troubles. I seek to complement the extensive literature across these areas by offering analysis of the behaviour of Irish republican paramilitary groups during internecine feuds that took place between the 1969 split in the Irish Republican Army and the 1992 Provisional Irish Republican Army action against the Irish People’s Liberation Organisation. By comparing three inter-group feuds, this study will demonstrate the prevalence of decapitation attacks in the aftermath of factional splits and the serious consequences that they have for groups which suffer a decapitation attack.Item Embargo Revisiting the role of the United States of America in Northern Ireland(Routledge, 2024-07-23) Sanders, AndrewThe 1995 visit of the President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton, to Northern Ireland has become a symbol of the promise of a peaceful Northern Ireland as viewed through the lens of the mid 1990s. Speaking on this trip, Clinton pledged the help of the United States of America to “secure the tangible benefits of peace,” and his administration was instrumental in securing the 1998 peace agreement known variously as the Belfast or Good Friday Agreement. The Clinton visit has become culturally iconic in modern Northern Ireland, even though Northern Ireland has failed to achieve a stable devolved government. New challenges resulting from the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union has brought a host of concerns over the constitutional arrangements for Northern Ireland. This chapter seeks to explore the current status of the United States-Northern Ireland relationship, using archival research and examining popular cultural references will argue that the changing nature of the U.S. interventions in Northern Ireland, and particularly the absence of a contemporary figure in the mold of Bill Clinton, has hindered the development of the Northern Ireland peace process.Item Metadata only Dis_place: Reflections on Creating Mixed Reality Performance using Virtual Reality Technologies(International Journal of Creative Media Research, 2021-10) Wise, KerrynDis_place is a mixed reality performance that takes audiences on a journey using a range of virtual reality (VR) technologies, immersive sound, and live dance performance. Through close analysis of my practice as research project, this article presents reflections on the developing creative strategies and approaches to making VR-based mixed reality performance. It traces the creative process in the making of the work, combining links to the VR artwork, video footage of the live performance, and images from the project. This is combined with my observations and analysis of audience feedback. Through this analysis, the writing assesses the affordances of using VR technologies within immersive performance practices, addressing some of the technological, practical, choreographic, and conceptual concerns. Concluding that these technologies have huge potential for offering audiences new embodied encounters that can shift perspectives and produce transformational, intimate, emotive, and unsettling experiences.Item Open Access Towards built environment Decarbonisation: A review of the role of Artificial intelligence in improving energy and Materials’ circularity performance(Elsevier, 2024-06-28) Awuzie, Bankole Osita; Alfred Ngowi; Aghimien, DouglasMitigating climate change challenges in the built environment through the decarbonisation of energy and construction materials remains a pressing challenge. The circular economy (CE) has been identified as a critical pathway to achieving this objective. CE promotes the efficient use of resources, extending their lifecycle and minimising their environmental impact using a plethora of methods. The link between CE and decarbonisation becomes evident when the intertwined relationship between materials, energy, and the environment is considered. By reducing waste and ensuring the continuous use of materials and energy resources, CE significantly lowers carbon emissions. This approach is inherently aligned with the overarching goals of the decarbonisation agenda. The emergence of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) has continued to transform how the built environment activities are conducted and improved. However, the utility of AI models in engendering the actualisation of the decarbonisation agenda through improved circular economy performance within the built environment context remains under-researched. This study addresses this knowledge-practice gap, using a scientometric and scoping analysis of relevant peer-reviewed and grey literature. Findings from the scientometric analysis revealed AI has been explored separately in circular economy and decarbonisation. Yet, studies exploring AI in relation to the circularity performance of the built environment for improved decarbonisation remain scant. The narrative review from the scoping analysis further revealed the usefulness of AI in driving optimal decarbonisation and levels through improved circularity performance of materials and energy across various economic sectors, including the built environment for optimal decision making which in turn, encourages responsible producer and consumer behaviour for improved CE performance.Item Metadata only The role of emotional appeal in water conservation communication: a framework for social media engagement(Springer, 2024-07-17) Proverbs, David; Abu Bakar, Mohammad Fahmi; Wu, Wenyan; Mavritsaki, EiriniAmidst growing concerns about water shortages, harnessing the potential of social media emerges as a crucial strategy in attempts to conserve consumption While informative messaging in environmental communication has been widely acknowledged, the role of emotional appeal remains underexplored. This study aims to bridge this gap by proposing a comprehensive framework that integrates emotional appeal, evoked through video creativity and multimedia effects. Focusing on the UK context and informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM), the study highlights the complex interplay between cognitive and affective factors in water conservation communication. By applying Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to a dataset containing 443 responses, the analysis reveals that emotional appeal, when evoked through creativity, not only positively influences individuals’ attitudes but also extends to shape perceived behavioural control. These findings further emphasise the ability of emotional appeal to serve as a complementary aspect that enriches individuals’ motivational framework and influences their inclination towards engaging in the intended behaviour. The study has important implications for improving current marketing efforts and encouraging behavioural shifts among water consumers. By including emotional appeal in social media communication strategies, environmental communicators can build empathy and promote sustainability more effectively. Additionally, this study offers a valuable understanding of the complex nature of water conservation communication, providing practical strategies for enhancing environmental messaging and encouraging positive behaviour changes.Item Open Access The Resilience of the Construction Supply Chain to Urban Flooding(Emerald, 2024-08-05) Proverbs, David; Xu, W.; Du, W.Flooding is one of the most destructive natural hazards and major flooding events are happening more frequently in many parts of the world due to climate change and urbanisation. Generally, the occurrence of urban flooding is known to impact supply chains, with the supply chain in the construction sector being more vulnerable due to its particular characteristics. As such is important that the supply chain in construction is resilient to the complexity, suddenness and destructiveness of flooding. Drawing on a synthesis of the literature and the views of experts, this study identifies and then evaluates the key factors affecting the resilience of the construction supply chain based on the five dimensions of prediction, resistance, adaptation, recovery and optimization. Taking three cities affected by flooding in 2021 as examples, based on a combination of analytical techniques, the resilience of the urban construction supply chain in each city was calculated. The results of the study show that the three cities are ranked from the high to low in order of Hangzhou, Hefei and Zhengzhou. The findings provide robust insights into the factors that influence the resilience of the urban construction supply chain. The study provides improved clarity regarding the future improvement of urban construction supply chain resilience, which if implemented could lead to improvements in risk awareness and resilience, thereby reducing losses.