I nspired by the work by friends such as f [s] and Karl Whitney, I’ve dared to set up a newsletter to get me writing more about different things. It’s a cliché I know but I’ve titled the new site/newsletter User’s Manual . I’d like it to be an open notebook about memories, ideas, and things I care about.
T he UK Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) has advised that to prevent the NHS being under pressure the priority should be to avoid a very rapid return to pre-pandemic behaviour.
I am pleased to announce I will be a presenteer in The UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Network’s third event, which will be held on 15th July 2021, co-located with the Oxford Digital Humanities Summer School. The event will explore career Digital Humanities and career opportunities. Many thanks to Professor Jane Winters and the organising team for the kind invitation.
“I don’t need to be forgiven/ For something I haven’t done /Not for wanting my family/ To find their place in the sun” -Billy Bragg The thing is, many of us can relate- they feel like neighbours, like friends, not quite mere mortals, no yet truly human, imperfect, like all of us, ambitious, yet kind, unlike many of us. Full of hunger: their feet on this Earth.
T his week I had to go in my local GP surgery in London. I wondered if they would soon be removing the “Stop Coronavirus! Covid-19. Please wear your face mask” signage they have visible outside and inside. Working from home long hours, I haven’t really gone out much at all, and seeing the signs again made me reflect what a simple gesture that was, merely asking us to please wear a facemask.
[This event was recorded and has been archived on the Embassy’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Embamexru/videos/158542686331722/ – no Facebook account required] T his year’s Learning Disability Week will take place from 14 – 20 June 2021. The theme will be art and creativity.
I am very excited to announce that an article coauthored with evolutionary biologist Dr Ricardo González Trujillo is now out. Gonzalez-Trujillo R. &
High-impact Practices in Education Presents: May Online Research Café: Using Arts-informed Research Approaches to Explore the Lived Experiences of Dementia Thursday May 27, 2021 from 10:00am – 11:30am Vancouver time / 18:00hrs UK time on Zoom (no registration required). Passcode: 782011 This Research Café features two projects that involve Douglas College researchers and their research
L a traduction française de “A Day in Lockdown” (de la Mora, F., Priego, E. and Scott, S., 2021). Une journée de confinementest une bande dessinée de quatre pages en réponse à COVID-19 décrivant une journée dans la vie d’une famille avec un enfant handicapé lors du premier lockdown au Royaume-Uni en 2020.
“Un verosímil y comovedor retrato de la vida en cuarentena” – cómic en respuesta al COVID-19 muestra un día en la vida de una familia con un niño con discapacidad en el Reino Unido Descarga el cómic en español en PDF de https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/26068 Download the comic in English as a PDF from https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/26067 Téléchargez la bande dessinée au format PDF:
