I am interested in gender and inter-institutional dynamics in current China. Specifically, my focus is mainly on non-governmental organisations promoting gender equality.

Moreover, I am also fascinated by the current Chinese diverse nuances of feminism.

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The fast-growing development of nanotechnology support the idea of 'infinitive' data storage. We are able to store more and more information. This leads us to future where we would be able to store everything. My PhD project is focused on exploring future outcomes of such vision. If we could store everything, would we be able to actually retrieve relevant information? If so, how? Would we need tools to clean our digital dirt? How will we interact with our digital world on the individual but also collective, social level if we had no storage limitations?

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I am a first year PhD student at DelC. My research focuses on hermeneutics, translation and Lao Tzu's philosophy.

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Al-Majiri and Cultural Representation in Selected Literatures in Northern Nigeria

The phenomenon of Al-Majirci in Northern Nigeria has been extensively investigated by academics, writers, and critics. However, these studies have rarely been examined from a cultural perspective. This thesis provides a cultural appraisal of the Al-Majiri child scholar as a lens to explore the causes, consequences and societal implications of the marginalisation of the Al-Majiri. Employing a multimodal approach, the research integrates postcolonial theory, polyphony, and advocacy as analytical frameworks, supplemented by interviews to enrich its methodology. The study focuses on the representation of the Al-Majiri in Born on a Tuesday, No Sweat, Songs of Almajiri, Kasko and Dan Al-Majiri. Through the analyses of these works, the research investigates how imaginative art serves as a potent medium for conveying the lived experiences, struggles, and aspirations of Al-Majirai. It seeks to provide insights for scholars, policymakers, and the public, fostering a deeper understanding of the lives and identities of these marginalised children. The thesis further evaluates how cultural representations can influence government policy and shift public perceptions of the Al-Majiri. Ultimately, the study highlights literature’s dual role as a mirror of societal concerns and a catalyst for change, advocating for its transformative potential in addressing the complexities of the Al-Majiri education system.

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Join the MSF in 2019-20 to expand the energy thematic in the MSF. Her PhD will focus on public understanding of nuclear energy in the Lancaster area and how this understanding is mediated through contemporary media, such as computer games and their narratives. Her PhD is the dept of Creative Languages and it tentatively titled ‘Temporality and Space in the Nuclear Paradigm: Exploring a “Fallout” yet to come’.

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My research is currently focused on the work of women surrealists and their use of mythological imagery to explore and assert their artistic identities. I approach this from a queer phenomenological angle, as well as drawing from psychoanalysis and poststructural feminism.

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I study the history and evolution of comics, with a strong emphasis on the relationship among these and other artistic and narrative forms (maps, chronologies, calligrams, rebus, etc.) and on the multi-panel sequential narration (frescoes, tapestries, picture books, etc.). One of the central points of my research is the attempt to overcome a literary approach to the medium in favour of a more visual one. My current research concerns both the attempt to insert comics into the wider field of data visualization and the study of comics as a medium capable of implementing scientific communication and dissemination.

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