Tag: writing
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Buffy Summers vs Lisa Fremont: Why study gender in media texts?
For me, gender representation in film has always been of interest and concern, both as a teacher and a viewer. The way media texts represent gender is worth analysing and challenging. Arguments exist (yes, I see the ‘straw man’ there – I hope to find a link soon) that challenging…
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Tintin & Tess – a series of favourites, reflections and responses to Tintin by guest bloggers
. One of my fondest memories is discovering Tintin for the first time in a very dark corner of an empty high school library in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. It wasn’t my school—I was seven or eight at the time. The library was empty because it was a Sunday, and it was…
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Begging in Rome – Reposted at ‘Bucket List Publications’
Fantastic news, Lesley Carter has republished my ‘Begging in Rome’ post at her travel blog ‘Bucket List Publications‘ – very happy to announce it here, it was great to touch the post up again and to ‘revisit’ Italy, I’m reminded how lucky I was to visit. Just watch out for my usual rambling style! And…
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Production Context – Where & when do you write?
This is a question that I’ve always found fascinating. Where do people actually write? Is it always ‘live’ in the moment, in a mad dash through your bag or pockets for notebook and pen, or is it after the event, at home? On a computer? In a book? On the back of your hand? Do…
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