All Outputs (6)

Natural History: Heritage, Place and Politics (2017)
Book

The concept of ’natural heritage’ has become increasingly significant with the threat of dwindling resources, environmental degradation and climatic change. As humanity’s impact on the condition of life on earth has become more prominent, a discernib... Read More about Natural History: Heritage, Place and Politics.

The Language of the Past (2016)
Book

The Language of the Past analyzes the use of history in discourses within the political, media and the public sphere. It examines how particular terms, phrases and allusions first came into usage, developed and how they are employed today. To speak o... Read More about The Language of the Past.

The Past and Present War: Political Cartoons and the Memory of the First World War in Britain (2015)
Journal Article

This article examines the image of the First World War in British political cartoons, from the aftermath of the conflict to the present day, as an active process of remembrance. Through an analysis of cartoons in newspapers and periodicals in Britain... Read More about The Past and Present War: Political Cartoons and the Memory of the First World War in Britain.

Still fighting in the trenches: ‘War discourse’ and the memory of the First World War in Britain (2015)
Journal Article

This article examines how the memory of the First World War (1914–1918) across Britain has been structured by the use of a specific ‘war discourse’. This means of communication draws upon the vast array of words, phrases and sayings that were popular... Read More about Still fighting in the trenches: ‘War discourse’ and the memory of the First World War in Britain.

New York and the First World War: Shaping an American City (2014)
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The First World War constitutes a point in the history of New York when its character and identity were challenged, recast and reinforced. Due to its pre-eminent position as a financial and trading centre, its role in the conflict was realised far so... Read More about New York and the First World War: Shaping an American City.

Sad shires and no man's land: First World War frames of reference in the British media representation of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars (2014)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) 2014. The focus of this article is the manner in which media representations in Britain of the 21st century conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan drew upon the terms, allusions and imagery of the First World War. The application of these... Read More about Sad shires and no man's land: First World War frames of reference in the British media representation of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.