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NAME: Lewis Docherty COURSE: MODULE: Cultural Studies ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Scottish National Identity Social constructionist theories argue that identity, whether that of an individual or of a nation, is not merely an inherent feature of a person or a society, but … Continue reading →

NAME: John Evans COURSE: English MODULE: Independant Piece ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Lady of Light She lies so still Her breathing purely deception As blood tiptoes cautiously Through the poisoned channels No blush in cheek No glint in eye No strength in … Continue reading →

NAME: Antonia Landi COURSE: MODULE: Independant Piece ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Anger Management I am angry I am angry at myself for being angry. I am angry at myself for not achieving. I am angry at myself for not having a reason … Continue reading →

Kevin Griffin – Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor for Year 3 Jessica Rodgers – Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor for Year 4 Natasha Stiven – Deputy Editor for Year 2 Anika Blake – Deputy Editor for Year 1 Laura Murray Maria Buckley Nathalie Weidhase … Continue reading →

NAME: Erin MacAlpine COURSE: English and Film MODULE: Histories: Film, 2009. ASSIGNMENT TITLE: The Musical Genre During the 1930s in America, Pre and Post Production Code The 1939 musical The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming, was adapted from … Continue reading →

NAME: Antonia Landi COURSE: MODULE: Introduction to Literature ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Challenging Genres: Brokeback Mountain It has become clear that making the distinction between cowboy and ranch hand is very important in the film Brokeback Mountain. Why, however, is a seemingly small … Continue reading →

NAME: Kevin Griffin COURSE: English and Film MODULE: Science Fiction ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Communication Breakdown Derek Mooney takes his seat onboard the strategic-work shuttle, a grey behemoth of an armoured bus for exclusive use by TeleNet workers at the EH3 site … Continue reading →

NAME: Laura Murray COURSE: Culture, Media and Society MODULE: Cities: Real and Imagined ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Critical response: T.S. Eliot – ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ At first glance of the five and a half page long ‘The Love … Continue reading →

NAME: Linnea Engstrom COURSE: Culture, Media and Society MODULE: Media Ethics and Regulations ASSIGNMENT TITLE: How helpful and effective are the regulations regarding the way the press reports on suicides? When reporting the Bridgend suicides, ‘public interest’ has been the … Continue reading →

NAME: Michelle Evans COURSE: English and Publishing MODULE: Creative Writing ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Salman and Me At first I didn’t recognise him. How was I expected to? The image I had etched into my memory was of a much younger, eager … Continue reading →

NAME: Kevin Griffin COURSE: English and Film MODULE: Cultural and Literary Theory ASSIGNMENT TITLE: The Construction of an Imaginary Fatherland in Good Bye, Lenin! The introduction of Good Bye, Lenin! begins with the playing of old video-camera recordings of the Kerner … Continue reading →

NAME: Laura Murray COURSE: Culture, Media and Society MODULE: Cities: Real and Imagined ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Please Mind the Step When Alighting from This City I skipped the gym this morning so promised myself I would walk home from Uni tonight … Continue reading →

NAME: Alice Croal COURSE: English and Journalism MODULE: Media Regulation and Ethics ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Media Ethics and the Treatment of Minors The most controversial of all subjects in the media is minors. The ethical issue here is that when there … Continue reading →