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Rumours
Full text link‘Rumours’ is a series of short ‘Infomercial’ videos that purport to present University news updates. This screen-based work is intended to be delivered via screens on university campuses or via web-based news bulletin platforms. The work satirises the promotional messaging that Universities are obliged to engage with in relation to the marketisation of Higher Education within a contemporary neo-liberal landscape.
The conventions of this type of messaging are disrupted by an apparent over-reaching sense of ‘transparency’, a term often used in neo-liberal contexts, and information is akin to the fermentation of gossip in workplace corridors,
For us, producing research using an autoethnographical approach allows for a reflection on our experiences, as artists and academics operating within the institutions of the contemporary artworld, and Higher Education. Furthermore, as discussed by Ellis, this approach can allow for the effective engagement of other artists, university employees and those operating outside of these contexts (Ellis, 2011).
The use of generative AI is seen as appropriate in the context of the mismatch between certain views of an art school and the commercial systems and agendas it now has to operate within. Furthermore, the notion of the University as an entity, in and of itself, is comparable to the anthromoprhisation of ai systems, providing both with a sense of independent agency. (Jiang et al, 2023)
The dataset, that is provided at the outset of the model training, is limited to the imagery available online, which is, in itself, a resource offered by dominant commercial cultural forces. As Hito Steyerl argues, the ‘invitation’ for artists to use ai can be seen as a form of onboarding for commercial entities. (Brown, 2023)
Brown, K. (ed.) (2023) Hito Steyerl on why NFTs and A.I. image generators are
really just ‘Onboarding tools’ for tech conglomerates. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/these renderings-do-not-relate-to-reality-hito-steyerl-on-the-ideologies-embedded-in-a-i-image-generators-2264692.
Ellis, Carolyn, et al. “Autoethnography: An Overview.” Historical Social Research / Historische Sozialforschung, vol. 36, no. 4 (138), 2011, pp. 273–90.
Harry H. Jiang, Lauren Brown, Jessica Cheng, Mehtab Khan, Abhishek Gupta, Deja Workman, Alex Hanna, Johnathan Flowers, and Timnit Gebru. 2023. AI Art and its Impact on Artists. In Proceedings of the 2023 AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society (AIES '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 363–374. https://doi.org/10.1145/3600211.3604681
This work was exhibited at óstöðugt kerfi / Unstable Systems, Iceland University of the Arts, Reykjavik.
11.-12. 09.2025
The Talent Management of Indie Authorship: From American independent cinema and short “films” to pay-TV and streaming
Full text linkThis book explores the roles that talent intermediaries, including talent agents, talent managers and producers, play in packaging, marketing and selling screen media products, services and brands by constructing and positioning their clients and collaborators as indie-auteurs. Exploring several case-studies across a range of screen media during an era of media convergence, including American indie cinema, high-end television, music video, advertising and branded content, the book explores the strategies that talent intermediaries adopt and the industrial, cultural, and social connotations and hierarchies that indie-auteurism as a promotional discourse and tool carries and reinforces. Taking a cultural production approach that involves analysing promotional, extratextual and critical discourse surrounding projects such as The Revenant, Judas and the Black Messiah, The O.A and Mr. Robot, the book links taste and professional legitimacy to race and gender inequalities as it scrutinises notions about the maverick White male auteur that have proliferated around contemporary indie productions. Providing new perspectives on the careers of indie-auteurs such as the Coen brothers, Steven Soderbergh, and Tyler Perry, and addressing the work of lesser studied figures such as Amy Seimetz, Dee Rees, and Shaka King, the book stakes out new ground that complicates popular ideas of indie-auteurs as highly autonomous and innovative filmmakers by exploring how this authorial discourse migrates between media and is constructed and reconfigured in relation to changing industrial and cultural contexts
An investigation into the contributing factors to survival of COVID-19 induced ARDS patients supported by veno-venous ECMO.
Full text linkThis study aimed to identify characteristics associated with survival and prognosis during/post Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV-ECMO) therapy, a modality of treatment suggested by the World Health Organisation (WHO), in patients with COVID-19 induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Also, we aimed to identify pre and peri-measures that have an influence on and affect the survival times of this cohort and to see how changes in these variables influenced the risk of not surviving ECMO treatment.
A retrospective observational study on 93 consecutive patients with confirmed COVID-19 induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) supported by Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) was carried out. 49/93 (52.7%) patients survived to hospital discharge.
All proposed objectives were met to provide a valuable insight into the efficacy of ECMO for this specific cohort.
Non-survivors, in comparison to survivors, were found to have significantly (p<0.05) higher: Pre-ECMO International normalized ratios (INR), carbon dioxide partial pressure (pCO2), Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) scores, blood urea levels and peri-ECMO fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and platelet transfusion volumes. Also, lower pre-ECMO peak inspiratory pressures (PIP), mean blood pressure, saturation of arterial oxygen (SaO2), blood bicarbonate levels (HCO3), blood pH and fewer trials off ECMO with shorter combined trial off times. Patients that did not survive were more likely to have renal impairment and have received peri-ECMO haemofiltration.
Poor prognosis was significantly associated with receiving pre-ECMO nitric oxide, renal impairment, AKI staging score of 2 or 3, peri-ECMO haemofiltration, receiving transfusions of albumin, red blood cells (RBC), Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP), platelets, cryoprecipitate and the ABO blood group B, pre-ECMO high CO2, blood lactate, and lower blood pH. It was seen that commonly used mortality scores may not be of use in a COVID-19 cohort of ECMO patients. These findings indicated that the initiation of ECMO needs to be implemented prior to metabolic derangements, renal and fulminant respiratory failure.
By utilising the findings of this study, one can make best use of finite resources to provide the greatest utility at a time of excessive demand. As well as filling a known knowledge gap in the use of VV-ECMO for COVID-19 induced ARDS patients, it also highlights further requirements to investigate the use of ECMO in the ARDS setting
‘There was weather’: Jon McGregor’s Reservoir 13 and Climate Realism in the Contemporary British Novel
No full textThis chapter analyses the ways in which McGregor’s Reservoir 13 achieves a climate realism through its phenological narrative structure. I argue that the typical coordinates of the realist novel (character, plot, teleology) are almost entirely substituted in this novel by a narrative structure and style which presents humans as just one of many species embedded in a bioregion which is affected by subtly yet perilously shifting ecological patterns. My analysis focuses on the ways in which McGregor’s novel throws the human species into new focus within the context of an Anthropocene era marked by global capitalism and resultant climate change, while maintaining the lyrical quality found in the long tradition of pastoral writing
BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS OF THE INGOS: AN EXAMPLE OF ‘INFORMATION POLITICS’ FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH
Full text linkThis chapter investigates how the Government of Bangladesh responds to human rights reports of INGOs. It is argued that the Government’s responses mostly deny these reports since they go against Bangladesh’s image and human rights commitments. It is also argued that these INGO reports are not always neutral, and the reporting system is problematically fragmented and inordinately shaped by ‘organisational self-interest’ which gives a kind of de facto impetus to the Government to disregard, manipulate, or block them in their national sphere, which debars the creation of an integrated knowledge base required for building a human rights culture. The information politics as a politics of ‘exploitation and liberation’ suggests that in the absence of compelling strain for change, INGOs will continue to adopt a possessive and predilected approach to report human rights situations, and the Government will continue to disregard and disown these reports. It concludes that both INGO monitoring and Government’s responses need to be made in a succinct and principled way otherwise the current practice may deepen the risk of violations of human rights through the rise of a political antagonism of information
Ethical Considerations for Working with Human Remains in Sicily: Case Studies and Professional Approaches
No full textChapter 13from a collection of papers from AnthroEthics 2021, these consider ethical issues related to biological anthropology. It combines views from people working in various countries and continents, allowing for a worldview on ethical discussions within biological anthropology
The Effectiveness of a Short-term Rehabilitation Programme of Preoperative High Intensity Exercise and Inspiratory Muscle Training to Improve Postoperative Recovery in Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical Lung Resection
Full text linkIntroduction: Patients with operable lung cancer may be elderly, frail and multimorbid, presenting with debilitating symptoms that can increase the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications and result in extended hospital length of stays. It was hypothesised that a 2-4 week preoperative rehabilitation programme consisting of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and inspiratory muscle training (IMT) could improve preoperative pulmonary function to optimise postoperative recovery. The twice weekly face-to-face programme was supervised by a qualified physiotherapist or exercise physiologist within a community gym setting and the virtual programme consisted of recorded videos and live online exercise sessions for patients to access at home. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the two modes of preoperative rehabilitation programmes in improving patient outcomes in comparison with standard care (no rehabilitation) in patients awaiting surgical resection for lung cancer.
Methods: A case-control cohort design evaluated the effectiveness and feasibility of preoperative HIIT and IMT for lung cancer patients delivered through the expansion of an existing Cardiac Rehabilitation Service. The preoperative rehabilitation programme was delivered either face-to-face or virtually and was compared to standard care. A total sample of 444 patient records were evaluated; standard care (n=166), face-to-face rehabilitation (n=142) and virtual rehabilitation (n=136). Groups were matched on age, BMI, ASA classification and extent of surgical resection undertaken. Patient data from a 3-year period was accessed to review hospital length of stay, incidence of pulmonary complications and 12-month survival. Pre and post intervention pulmonary function tests and health-related quality of life were measured alongside patient uptake, programme completion, HIIT attainment and patient or clinician reported adverse events in both rehabilitation groups.
Results: PiMAX improved significantly pre and post virtual rehabilitation, mean increase 1.312 cmH20 (p=0.001, 95% CI 0.535-2.089cmH20) and pre and post faceto-face rehabilitation, mean increase 1.144cmH20 (p<0.001, 95% CI 0.5581.730cmH20). Face-to-face rehabilitation significantly increased preoperative FEV1, mean difference 0.064 litres (p<0.001, 95% CI 0.032-0.096 litres), percentage predicted FEV1 2.79% (p<0.001, 95% CI 1.599-3.978%) and preoperative FVC 0.083 litres (p<0.001, 95% CI 0.045-0.121 litres). Virtual rehabilitation achieved nonsignificant increases in these pulmonary function measures and significantly increased percentage predicted FVC 2.74% (p=0.021, 95% CI 0.331-3.858%). Postoperative complication severity was significantly lower with virtual rehabilitation in comparison to standard care (p=0.002) but was not statistically different to face-to-face rehabilitation. Virtual rehabilitation had a significantly lower proportion of positive radiological findings at 20.6% compared to face-toface rehabilitation 33.8% (p=0.013). Despite significant improvements in pulmonary function and some improvement in postoperative complications with rehabilitation, hospital length of stay (mean ±SD) for virtual rehabilitation (8.13 days ±6.45) or face-to-face rehabilitation (9.75 days ±9.61) was not significantly different to standard care (8.27 days ±5.47) (p=0.114). Mean length of high dependency care was also not statistically different between groups (p=0.561). Preoperative rehabilitation groups did not differ statistically from standard care for antimicrobial therapy prescription, high flow oxygen requirement, tracheostomy insertion or chest drain duration. All factors indicative of postoperative pulmonary complications were associated with significantly increased risk of mortality 12 months post-surgery; postoperative tracheostomy insertion HR 8.19 (p<0.001, 95% CI 4.25-15.77), high flow oxygen requirement HR 3.90 (p<0.001, 95% CI 2.17-7.00), positive radiological findings HR 2.62 (p<0.001, 95% CI 1.58-4.35), positive sputum culture HR 2.44 (p=0.002, 95% CI 1.41-4.25) and antimicrobial therapy prescription HR 2.33 (p=0.002, 95% CI 1.38-3.94). Virtual or face-to-face rehabilitation did not influence 12-month survival although a poorer baseline physical activity status was associated with a significantly increased risk of mortality at 12-months HR 1.92 (p=0.001, 95% CI 1.33-2.77). No serious adverse events occurred with intervention and programmes had 100% uptake and high completion rates; virtual rehabilitation 76.5% and face-to-face rehabilitation 73.2%. 43% of patients in either mode of delivery were unable to achieve 80% HRR HIIT targets in the programme. Waiting time to surgery (mean ±SD) was significantly longer in face-to-face rehabilitation (23.48 days ±11.39) in comparison to virtual rehabilitation (19.92 days ±12.12) (p=0.033, 95% CI 0.23-6.89) and standard care (18.45 days ±19.92) (p<0.001, 95% CI 2.07-7.98).
Conclusion: A 2-4 week combined HIIT and IMT programme as a preoperative rehabilitation strategy can improve pulmonary function for patients awaiting surgical lung resection but improvements may not influence hospital length of stay, incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications or 12-month survival. Virtual rehabilitation appears to be a superior mode of delivery to influence clinical severity of postoperative complications and provide timely intervention in comparison to face-to-face rehabilitation. Cardiac Rehabilitation programmes could be a viable referral pathway for lung cancer patients to access rehabilitation programmes in the future but further research is needed to establish the cost effectiveness of these interventions prior to implementation
Collaboration, Engagement, and Tradition in Contemporary and Electronic Music: NoiseFloor Perspectives
No full textCollaboration, Engagement, and Tradition in Contemporary and Electronic Music: NoiseFloor Perspectives offers insights into practices at the forefront of modern music making and is built on a rich collection of concerts and talks, representing over a decade of artistic insight and creative practice showcased at the annual NoiseFloor event.
Exploring the themes of collaboration, engagement and tradition, this cutting-edge collection offers chapters on a range of pressing issues, including AI in music, audiovisual composition, environmental sound, and interactive sound systems. NoiseFloor’s aim is to showcase research and original works by international music composers and performers and has attracted prolific artists in a wide range of related fields - many of whom have contributed to this volume. This book provides a timely snapshot of new and emerging developments in the broad field of contemporary music-making.
Collaboration, Engagement, and Tradition in Contemporary and Electronic Music will be of interest to postgraduates and advanced undergraduates working in the areas of contemporary music, electronic music, and music technology. This book is also ideal for composers, artists, and researchers investigating theoretical concepts and compositional practices in contemporary music
TV appearance on Islam Channel
No full textFeature with Professor James Treadwell to discuss the 2024 summer riots and the impact on Policing
Esports Fandom
No full textEsports is dependent on the activities of fans, from the inception of its genres as modded fan creations, to its everyday lived experiences at events, in live-streamed spaces or through playing. This chapter explores the significance of fandom in esports through introducing readers to key theoretical frameworks that underpin the fields of cultural, game and fan studies. These fields frequently encompass debates surrounding fan identities, fan creativity and the ever-changing relations fans negotiate with media industries. Esports provides an exemplary case study for an industry defined by its online enabled fans and one that is in a continual co-creative dialogue, as this chapter explores through a variety of esports examples
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