Mark Poster, 1941-2012
A scholar who was crucial in bringing French critical theory to the US, and went on to analyse contemporary media, has died.Mark Poster was born in New York on 5 July 1941, studied at the University...
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Campus round-up
University of EdinburghFresh light on dark matterA university has teamed up with a capital management firm to launch a competition that asks experts to find techniques that might shed light on dark...
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You're the boss of me now, but one day I'll go it alone
Branch campuses may seek independence in long term, experts acknowledge. David Matthews writes
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THE podcast: Katharine Harrington
Podcast Powered By PodbeanKatharine Harrington, vice president of admissions and planning at the University of Southern California, talks to us about the recruitment of international students, the...
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Introduction to Film Studies
Introduction to Film StudiesEditor: Jill NelmesEdition: FifthPublisher: Routledge/Taylor and FrancisPages: 536Price: £80.00 and £26.99ISBN: 9780415582575 and 2599In the 16 years since it was first...
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Television, Sex and Society: Analyzing Contemporary Representations
Editors: Basil Glynn, James Aston and Beth JohnsonPublisher: Bloomsbury/ContinuumEdition: FirstPages: 224Price: £17.99ISBN: 9780826434982This edited collection offers readings of popular mainstream...
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Culture, media and gender studies round-up
Gender Equality in the Welfare State?Author: Gillian PascallEdition: FirstPublisher: Policy PressPages: 208Price: £65.00 and £21.99ISBN: 9781847426659 and 6642How far have UK governments progressed...
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Gender and Popular Culture
Authors: Katie Milestone and Anneke MeyerEdition: FirstPublisher: PolityPages: 200Price: £55.00 and £15.99ISBN: 9780745643939 and 3946Gender and Popular Culture presents readers with a rich analysis...
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Student review: Digital Prohibition: Piracy and Authorship in New Media Art
Author: Carolyn GuertinEdition: FirstPublisher: Bloomsbury/ContinuumPages: 304Price: £65.00 and £19.99ISBN: 9781441106100 and 131904Carolyn Guertin sees in digital prohibition not only a crisis of...
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Student review: Science Fiction Film: A Critical Introduction
Author: Keith M. JohnstonEdition: FirstPublisher: Bloomsbury/BergPages: 192Price: £55.00 and £17.99ISBN: 9781847884770 and 4763Keith Johnston's critical introduction to science fiction film brings a...
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Managing Pupil Behaviour: Improving the Classroom Atmosphere
Author: Terry HaydnEdition: SecondPublisher: Routledge/Taylor & FrancisPages: 220Price: £95.00 and £22.99ISBN: 9780415614313 and 14320You know you are on to a good thing when you pick up the...
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Student review: What is Education?
Author: Philip W. JacksonEdition: FirstPublisher: University of Chicago PressPages: 136Price: £16.00ISBN: 9780226389387This is the book I needed for my history and philosophy of education module two...
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Education round-up
Respecting Difference: Race, Faith and Culture for Teacher EducatorsAuthors: Heidi Safia Mirza and Veena MeetooEdition: FirstPublisher: IOE PressPages: 80Price: £19.99ISBN: 9780854738878This guide...
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Fundamentals of Tribology
Authors: Ramsey Gohar and ÌÇÐÄVlogr RahnejatEdition: SecondPublisher: Imperial College Press/World ScientificPages: 460Price: £59.00ISBN: 9781848168602I'm proud to be a tribologist, although sadly this...