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Public-private tragedy: Stigma, victimisation and community identity (2018)
Journal Article
O'Leary, N. (2018). Public-private tragedy: Stigma, victimisation and community identity. International review of victimology, 24(2), 165-181. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269758018757308

On 13 March 1996, Thomas Hamilton shot and killed 16 children and 1 teacher at Dunblane Primary School, Scotland. In the weeks and months that followed, intense and extensive media coverage focused on the victims, the community, the aftermath and the... Read More about Public-private tragedy: Stigma, victimisation and community identity.

Imprisoned mothers in Victorian England, 1853–1900: Motherhood, identity and the convict prison (2018)
Journal Article
Johnston, H. (2019). Imprisoned mothers in Victorian England, 1853–1900: Motherhood, identity and the convict prison. Criminology & criminal Justice, 19(2), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895818757833

This article explores the experiences of imprisoned mothers in the Victorian convict prison system. It argues that motherhood, of central importance to the ideals of Victorian femininity, was disrupted and fractured by women's long-term imprisonment... Read More about Imprisoned mothers in Victorian England, 1853–1900: Motherhood, identity and the convict prison.

Resistant adaptation: Reflections on escape from Italian prisons (2018)
Book Chapter
Santorso, S. (2018). Resistant adaptation: Reflections on escape from Italian prisons. In T. M. Martin, & G. Chantraine (Eds.), Prison Breaks: Toward a Sociology of Escape (87-112). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64358-8_4

Prison escape has been narrated as part of news sections, historical romances or TV fictions. Rarely has the academy taken into consideration the escape as part of prison life. This chapter aims to analyse prisoners’ biographies underlining the escap... Read More about Resistant adaptation: Reflections on escape from Italian prisons.

Book review: Policing the Planet: why the policing crisis led to Black Lives Matter Edited by Camp, Jordan T., and Heatherton, Christina (London: Verso, 2016), 320 pp (2018)
Journal Article
Burnett, J. (2018). Book review: Policing the Planet: why the policing crisis led to Black Lives Matter Edited by Camp, Jordan T., and Heatherton, Christina (London: Verso, 2016), 320 pp. Race & class, 59(3), 108-110. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306396817737239

Book review of Policing the Planet: why the policing crisis led to Black Lives Matter

India’s PSYWAR Against Islamic Terrorism: A Trident Strategy (2018)
Journal Article
Dheeraj, P. C. (2020). India’s PSYWAR Against Islamic Terrorism: A Trident Strategy. Terrorism and Political Violence, 32(3), 558-581. https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2017.1388792

Islamic terrorism in India has posed a formidable threat to India’s national security. A result of inimical state policies from India’s north-western borders as well as home-grown radicalisation, it has developed into a threat that demands a multi-fa... Read More about India’s PSYWAR Against Islamic Terrorism: A Trident Strategy.

Homeland and its use of bipolar disorder for sensationalist and dramatic effect (2018)
Journal Article
Wondemaghen, M. (2019). Homeland and its use of bipolar disorder for sensationalist and dramatic effect. Social Semiotics, 29(2), 131-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/10350330.2017.1422900

When a lead character in a critically acclaimed and award-winning television programme is depicted as a proficient and meticulous heroine with a mental disorder, it is crucial to examine if this reflects a change in the media depiction of people with... Read More about Homeland and its use of bipolar disorder for sensationalist and dramatic effect.

Insanity Constructs (2017)
Book Chapter
Wondemaghen, M. (2017). Insanity Constructs. In M. D. White (Ed.), The Insanity Defense: Multidisciplinary Views on its History, Trends, and Controversies (133-152). ABC-CLIO

A reflexive evaluation of technology-enhanced learning (2017)
Journal Article
Young, S., & Nichols, H. (2017). A reflexive evaluation of technology-enhanced learning. Research in Learning Technology, 25, https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v25.1998

This article explores the lived experiences of two academics in a UK Higher Education Institution who have embedded digital learning approaches within their curriculum delivery. Achieving student excellence can be impeded by a lack of engagement and... Read More about A reflexive evaluation of technology-enhanced learning.

Trends and determinants of comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS among unmarried adolescents in Nigeria (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Onukwugha, F., Magadi, M., & Hayter, M. (2017, October). Trends and determinants of comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS among unmarried adolescents in Nigeria. Paper presented at XXVIII International Population Conference, Cape Town

Despite the establishment of “MyQuestion Database” to enhance adolescents access to sexual and reproductive health information in Nigeria, evidence has shown that comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS among adolescents in Nigeria is disappointingly low... Read More about Trends and determinants of comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS among unmarried adolescents in Nigeria.