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HBO visual effects designer Tobias Mannewitz and Amy Galea discuss: How does architecture within ‘The Game of Thrones’ act as a silent yet powerful protagonist, complementing and enriching the narrative of specific scenes?
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2025-09-02
GAME OF THRONES WORLD-BUILDING Tobias Mannewitz and Amy Galea discuss: How does architecture within ‘The Game of Thrones’ act as a silent yet powerful protagonist, complementing and enriching the narrative of specific scenes? By Amy Galea Section 1: Introduction When you think of Game of Thrones, your mind likely leaps to dragons, betrayal, or the infamous Red Wedding. But what if one of [...]
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Sense of place in Middle Eastern refugee camps: The reassembly of cultural identity
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2025-09-01
Author Lucy Gregson explores the reassembly of sense of place within the Zaatari Refugee Camp (ZRC), using the physical manifestations of traditional Syrian cultural identity as a comparison marker between Syria’s existing urban environment and the corresponding urban environment that has been built by Syrian refugees within the ZRC. The analysis and discussion of both public and private domains [...]
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Author Spotlight - Assessing Unborn Children’s Rights in the Context of Mitochondrial Research Therapy: A Legal Analysis
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2025-09-01
What if science could guarantee your child would never inherit a devastating genetic disease? Scientists have developed Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy (MRT) as a groundbreaking advance in assisted reproduction, allowing couples to prevent passing on mitochondrial disorders. The United Kingdom led the way as the first country to legalise MRT, sparking debate about protecting children's rights [...]
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Evaluating the addition of photovoltaic panels on a listed building
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2025-08-27
The built environment plays a crucial role in the climate crisis - both as a major source of carbon emissions and as an area with significant potential for sustainable solutions. As concerns around climate change grow, debates around integrating environmentally conscious interventions into listed buildings have become more prominent. These buildings often hold strong historical and cultural [...]
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“Every day the loss was with them.”: Disentangling the Complexities of Trauma in Leslie Marmon Silko’s <em>Ceremony</em>
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2025-08-27
A new article in Fields: Journal of Huddersfield Student Research reconsiders Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony as a multifaceted exploration of trauma within Native American communities. Moving beyond conventional readings of the novel as a narrative centred solely on post-war PTSD, the article highlights Silko’s intricate portrayal of intergenerational trauma, cultural dislocation, and identity [...]
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Author Spotlight - How historical dramas showcase a diverse seventeenth century France: <em>Versailles</em> and BBC <em>The Musketeers</em>
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2025-08-27
Historical dramas are a much-loved genre and in recent years, the diversity, or lack thereof, in some shows has opened up a conversation about what we really know about history. My research bridges the gap between historical dramas, its representation of ethnic minorities, and what this can tell us about the past. In particular, I focus on the fact Black people in France were not just enslaved [...]
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Author Spotlight - Exploring the Hidden Experiences of Women with AuDHD
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2025-08-27
Women with both Autism and ADHD (AuDHD) are significantly underrepresented in research and the media. This article aims to address that gap by exploring the secondary school experiences of three women who were undiagnosed at the time. Through in-depth interviews, the study highlights how these women were often mislabelled, misunderstood, and left to navigate their formative years without [...]
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Author Spotlight - In 'Game of Thrones', architecture doesn’t just serve as a backdrop, it becomes a silent force shaping the narrative
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2025-08-27
In Game of Thrones, architecture doesn’t just serve as a backdrop, it becomes a silent force shaping the narrative. My article, The Architectural Protagonist of King’s Landing, explores how the Red Keep, and the Great Sept of Baelor operate as more than mere scenery. Through four pivotal scenes; Joffrey’s wedding, Cersei’s arrest, the Sept’s destruction, and her coronation, I examine how [...]
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Author Spotlight - Rob Ellis discusses 'In Our Own Words'
Posted by Dawn Beaumont Cockcroft on 2025-07-07
In Our Own Words brings together a collection of essays from a group that became affectionately known as LD (Learning Disability) Club. The project arose from a Knowledge Transfer Partnership and some serendipitous encounters. It led to the development of a programme that took history and the humanities as inspiration for some creative and inclusive activities. The origins of the group and its [...]
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New publication: Cultures of Creative Health
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2025-01-13
The Creative Health Hub is a pioneering research and creative co-production hub with a vision of advancing and embedding creative health provision across our region in collaboration with communities across West Yorkshire. This includes local authority, voluntary, community and enterprise sectors, the creative and cultural industries, the NHS, health and social care services and universities to [...]
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Author discussion: 'Maths & Music'
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2024-07-16
Author Julia Winterson discusses the latest publication from the University of Huddersfield Press, 'Maths & Music': This book on mathematics and music is aimed at a wide audience from musicologists to mathematicians as well as those simply interested in maths-inspired music. In all, the book covers over 200 pieces of music ranging from classical symphonies to electronic dance music with [...]
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Fields: Journal of Huddersfield Student Research Vol. 11 Open for Submissions
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2024-03-20
Calling all final year undergraduate students! Volume 11 of Fields: Journal of Huddersfield Student Research is now open for submissions. Each year Fields showcases outstanding student work from across the University by giving final year students the chance to publish their dissertations or final year projects as a journal article or practice-based output (e.g. a poetry collection, music [...]
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