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Voices from the periphery: representations of the marginalised female immigrant in the new Spain (2000-2017)
Get PDFIn spite of a move to democracy in Spain, immigrant female representation in recent cultural publication is still predominantly that of the exotic, pathetic or visually fetishistic and specters of paternalism remain in the sociological mind-set. My research reflects on Spanish immigration law, postmillennial literature and film, discourse analytics, gender history and women's writing in Spain, with a view to establishing how the liminal immigrant female is imagined and represented in an EU-minded postmodern Spain and whether notable indications of progress are visible. In my thesis I consider: contrasting filmic/ literary representations of female immigrants from China, Latin America and Africa; gender space, identity and social capital; and the limitations of maternity, sexuality and 'otherness.' To set this against the current socio-literary milieu, I explore how key philosophical interpretations may be applied or contradicted in relation to specifically female immigration works
Putting a price on human rights? A policy-based approach for the protection of human rights in Europe
Get PDFOngoing political uncertainty in Europe, as a result of, inter alia, Brexit, the rise of populism and nationalism, places the fundamental principles of democracy, rule of law and human rights under threat across the entire continent. The European Commission, in seeing certain EU Member States adopting national policies that severely compromise the state of the rule of law within the Union and in an effort to compel them to honour their international legal obligations, has recently proposed to make access to EU funds conditional on the respect for the rule of law. In critically analyzing this proposal, this paper presents a series of skepticisms on the wider human rights situation within Europe. Particularly, the paper questions whether the current juridical paradigm for human rights protection has been proven ineffective, whether alternative methods of protection are needed and whether funds could promote the rule of law and human rights in Europe. The paper concludes by suggesting that a paradigm shift, from a rights-based to a policy-based system, which includes diplomatic and economic incentives, could be an effective and appropriate response to the rule of law backsliding in the EU and a plausible alternative for the protection of human rights across Europe
Textual flow diagram for John 1:8/16 from the ECM of John, as of 31 October 2017.
Get PDFCBGM Textual flow diagram for John 1:8/16 from an interim stage in the ECM of John, as of 31 October 201
SplitsTree Neighbour-Joining tree for John (automatic collation)
Get PDFNeighbour-Joining tree for John's Gospel created using SplitsTree. The data is from the IGNTP transcriptions, automatically collated using CollateX using the Needleman-Wunsch algorithm
Fluxus Engineering's Network median joining network for John 2
Get PDFFluxus Engineering's Network median joining network for John 2. The data is from the IGNTP transcriptions, automatically collated using CollateX using the Needleman-Wunsch algorithm. Drawn with Graphviz' SFDP algorithm
The Impact of Social Media on Young People’s Health and Wellbeing: Evidence, Guidelines and Actions
Get PDFThis report presents new evidence on the relationship between young people, social media and health, as well as providing clear guidance and actions for education and health research, policy and practice
MrBayes consensus tree for IGNTP data of John 18
Get PDFAll 1,663 extant witnesses to John 18 were manually collated by the International Greek New Testament Project (IGNTP), and stored in a database. This image represents the consensus tree from running MrBayes on this data as part of my PhD studies
Practice makes efficient: Effects of golf practice on brain activity
Get PDFThis study employed a test-retest design to examine changes in brain activity associated with practice of a motor skill. We recorded EEG activity from twelve right-handed recreational golfers (mean handicap: 23) as they putted 50 balls to a 2.4m distant hole, before and after a 3-day practice. We measured changes in putting performance, conscious processing, and regional EEG alpha activity. Putting performance improved and conscious processing decreased after practice. Mediation analyses revealed that performance improvements were associated with changes in EEG alpha, whereby activity in task-irrelevant cortical regions (temporal regions) was inhibited and functionally isolated from activity in task-relevant regions (central regions). These findings provide evidence for the development of greater neurophysiological efficiency with practice of a motor skill
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