Indirectness in intercultural encounters
An investigation into the pragmatics of Zimbabwean English as it used in the UK in interactions with British English speakers
British Cinema and Box-Office Performance
The project involves several related articles and two book proposals which share a common concern with the performance of films (both British and American) at the UK box-office, especially between the early 1930s and the 1980s.
Research Degree - Political Communication, Young people and the media in Kurdistan
This research investigates the political discourse across Kurdish media and how young people understand and respond to it
Research Degree - Saudi Women Online Practices
The term “Virtual” may no longer be an appropriate term in CMC studies. Since social media networks have enabled us to use our real names, revealing our daily activities and sharing our feelings, the borderline between online and offline has vanished
Motivators of Digital Inclusion in South Yorkshire
A qualitative research project which studies the digital inclusion in South Yorkshire with the Art and Design Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University.
Linguistic deficit revisited
Karen Grainger and Peter Jones (CCRC) are spearheading this project which is a reaction to recent think-tank and press reports which suggest that educational failure can be addressed through linguistic means.
Research Degree - Tattoos amongst the Underground Musician and Fans in Surabaya and Sidoarjo, Indonesia
The objectives of this ethnographic research are to understand the functions and meanings of tattoos amongst the underground musicians and fans.
Museums of Cinema
This is an ongoing project about the international study of museums of cinema as institutions dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of cinema culture and other media art forms
Opening up communicative space
Towards a collaboratively generated impact in responding to Diversity in HMP Wakefield: This project brings together practical, policy and theoretical concerns about diversity in prison
Research Degree - Social Networking Sites in Higher Education: College Members’ Attitudes, Uses, Motivations and Concerns
The objective of this research is to investigate and acquire an in-depth understanding of college members’ attitudes, uses, motivations for and concerns about using social networks in education, particularly in the gender-segregated educational setting of Saudi Arabian universities. This must be done while taking most relevant cultural and societal factors into consideration.