All Outputs (86)

Words Behind Walls: A Creative Writing Project with Prison Staff (2024)
Journal Article
Metcalf, J., & Westoby, C. (2024). Words Behind Walls: A Creative Writing Project with Prison Staff. Lapidus International Research and Innovation Community Journal, 4(1), 30-51

Research from the Institute of Criminology at Cambridge recognises that prison officers are productive role models for prisoners and that the pop-cultural stereotype of the officer beating the inmate into submission has diminished. Yet a report publi... Read More about Words Behind Walls: A Creative Writing Project with Prison Staff.

Arx: City of Broken Minds (2024)
Book
Hurst, E. (2024). Arx: City of Broken Minds. Barbican Press

Publisher's promotional text:
Inhale the memory. Exhale the truth. Arx: City of Broken Minds is a standalone epic of grimdark fantasy.

In Arx, no-one remembers anything. Not the Flame Protests. Not the Sightless executioner. Not even themselves.... Read More about Arx: City of Broken Minds.

Understanding the Communicative Ecology and Impact of Social Media following a Suspected Suicide (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bell, J., & Westoby, C. (2023, September). Understanding the Communicative Ecology and Impact of Social Media following a Suspected Suicide. Presented at International Association for Suicide Prevention 32nd World Congress, Piran, Slovenia

Background: The proliferation of social media platforms in recent years has expanded and complicated the communicative ecology of suicide-related internet use. There is a wide gap in the literature when it comes to a deeper understanding of the issue... Read More about Understanding the Communicative Ecology and Impact of Social Media following a Suspected Suicide.

An der Seite van Goghs (2023)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2023). An der Seite van Goghs. Hamburg: HarperCollins Publishers

1888 zieht die Niederländerin Johanna Bonger nach Paris. Sie saugt das dortige Savoir Vivre auf und fällt durch ihren scharfen Verstand und ihr Kunstverständnis auf. Als sie den Galeristen Theo van Gogh heiratet, ist sie aus der pulsierenden Pariser... Read More about An der Seite van Goghs.

La signora Van Gogh (2023)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2023). La signora Van Gogh. Milan: Piemme

From the publisher:
Quando Johanna Bonger arriva a Parigi non ha idea di cosa possa riservarle il destino: in fuga dalla bigotta Amsterdam dopo una relazione clandestina con un uomo che non l'avrebbe mai sposata, con l'onta dello scandalo che la seg... Read More about La signora Van Gogh.

Non Nova, Sed Nove: Darko Suvin's Disputing the Deluge (2023)
Journal Article
Hurst, E. (in press). Non Nova, Sed Nove: Darko Suvin's Disputing the Deluge. The Modern language review,

Mevrouw Van Gogh (2023)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2023). Mevrouw Van Gogh. Amsterdam: HarperCollins Holland

From the publisher:
Zij vertelde Vincents verhaal; nu is het tijd voor dat van haar. Gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal.

Om het uitlekken van een schandaal te voorkomen verhuist de Nederlandse Johanna Bonger in het jaar 1888 naar haar broer in... Read More about Mevrouw Van Gogh.

Mrs Van Gogh (2023)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2023). Mrs Van Gogh. London: HarperCollins Publishers

From the publisher:
She’s been painted out of history…until now
Who tells her story?

In 1890, Vincent Van Gogh dies penniless, unknown, a man tortured by his own mind.

Eleven years later his work is exhibited in Paris and his unparalleled tal... Read More about Mrs Van Gogh.

The impact of the climate emergency on 21st century fiction (2023)
Thesis
Gillen, G. H. (2023). The impact of the climate emergency on 21st century fiction. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4321483

This research supports a new movement in contemporary literature: cli-fi. The term has been attributed to environmental dystopias as far back as the nineteen-sixties. In the 21st Century, many writers are imagining life during or after severe changes... Read More about The impact of the climate emergency on 21st century fiction.

Wyrd Magic: an exploration of personal grief through narrative (2022)
Thesis
Cargill, A. (2022). Wyrd Magic: an exploration of personal grief through narrative. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4240501

The thesis consists of the novel Wyrd Magic and an exegesis. Together, they chart my creative and critical PhD journey where I explore the form of the novel as a mode through which to articulate my understanding of grief. My intent was to deve... Read More about Wyrd Magic: an exploration of personal grief through narrative.

The Aftermath of a Suicide: Social Media Exposure and Implications for Postvention (2022)
Book Chapter
Bell, J., & Westoby, C. (2022). The Aftermath of a Suicide: Social Media Exposure and Implications for Postvention. In M. Pompili (Ed.), Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41319-4_32-1

There is an urgent need to understand the effects of social media and related practices in the aftermath of a suicide. News of a death by suicide can explode like a bomb on social media, the impact of which can be felt around the world. Emerging rese... Read More about The Aftermath of a Suicide: Social Media Exposure and Implications for Postvention.

The Drowning of Arthur Braxton - film (2021)
Digital Artefact
Cutforth, L., Otsmane-Elhaou, H., & Smailes, C. (2021). The Drowning of Arthur Braxton - film. [Film]

The film, which picked up the award for Best UK Feature at the 2021 Raindance Film Festival, is based on Caroline Cauchi/Smailes’ 2013 cult novel of the same name.

Seeking to escape his alcoholic-depressive father and the constant humiliation and... Read More about The Drowning of Arthur Braxton - film.

Suicide Exposure in a Polymediated Age (2021)
Journal Article
Bell, J., & Westoby, C. (2021). Suicide Exposure in a Polymediated Age. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 694280. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.694280

With growing evidence that media plays a vital role in shaping public understanding of suicidality and influencing behaviours, media portrayals of suicidality have for some time been the focus of suicide prevention efforts. Traditional media has chan... Read More about Suicide Exposure in a Polymediated Age.

What are the barriers and facilitators to success for female academics in UK HEIs? A narrative review (2021)
Journal Article
Westoby, C., Dyson, J., Cowdell, F., & Buescher, T. (in press). What are the barriers and facilitators to success for female academics in UK HEIs? A narrative review. Gender and Education, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2021.1884198

Gender inequality prevails in academia; there is currently no review on the barriers and facilitators to success for female academics in UK Higher Education. We conducted a systematic search identifying 32 papers addressing this issue. Narrative revi... Read More about What are the barriers and facilitators to success for female academics in UK HEIs? A narrative review.

Forever Konrad (2020)
Book
Goodman, M. (2020). Forever Konrad. PS Publishing

Synopsis

A baby boy is plucked from the deck of a North Sea ferry. He’s any mother’s dream. Adopted into a family in the village of Cherry Burton, his infancy becomes a rampage. He’s not mean, he’s just inquisitive, his new mother insists.

It’s... Read More about Forever Konrad.

The Fear Talking: The True Story of a Young Man and Anxiety (2020)
Book
Westoby, C. (2020). The Fear Talking: The True Story of a Young Man and Anxiety. Barbican Press

A compelling, heartbreaking story of a teenager, his family, and finding the courage to live with anxiety. It’s an everyday story of life, friendship, love, going to school, and terror.

The Fear Talking tells the true story of Chris Westoby, who a... Read More about The Fear Talking: The True Story of a Young Man and Anxiety.

East Coast Road (2020)
Book
Chilvers, A. (2020). East Coast Road. Hebden Bridge: Bluemoose Books

Jen is seeing things that others do not. As university term gives way to the summer break she is plagued by dark memories and the only person there for her is her cousin - a cousin that no one else can see - together they embark on a journey that cha... Read More about East Coast Road.

REF! (2019)
Book
Dickenson, S. J. (2019). REF!. Barbican Press

This play is based on a true story, ranging from the 1980s to the present century and across two continents. REF! is a universal tale of how one woman - against the odds - proves she can not only survive but triumph.

The Fear Talking: a study of anxiety and OCD through narrative and lived experience (2019)
Thesis
Westoby, C. A. (2019). The Fear Talking: a study of anxiety and OCD through narrative and lived experience. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4666580

This is a study of generalized anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and depression, and their effect on young adult life, presented as a first-person, present-tense narrative. The data is provided by the author’s experience and memory.
The thesis... Read More about The Fear Talking: a study of anxiety and OCD through narrative and lived experience.

The Fear Talking: a study of anxiety and OCD through narrative and lived experience (2019)
Thesis
Westoby, C. A. (2019). The Fear Talking: a study of anxiety and OCD through narrative and lived experience. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4677587

This is a study of generalized anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and depression, and their effect on young adult life, presented as a first-person, present-tense narrative. The data is provided by the author’s experience and memory.
The thesis... Read More about The Fear Talking: a study of anxiety and OCD through narrative and lived experience.