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'Words of wisdom': text, voice and justice in I, Daniel Blake (2017)
Journal Article
Jones, S. (in press). 'Words of wisdom': text, voice and justice in I, Daniel Blake. Changing English, 24(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/1358684X.2017.1298990

The film, I, Daniel Blake, has received critical acclaim for its portrayal of the experiences of those attempting to navigate the bureaucracy of the British welfare state system. In this article, I use the depiction of literacy in the film as a lens... Read More about 'Words of wisdom': text, voice and justice in I, Daniel Blake.

Connecting community through film in ITE English (2017)
Book Chapter
McIntyre, J., & Jones, S. (2017). Connecting community through film in ITE English. In D. Stevens, & K. Lockney (Eds.), Students, places and identities in English and the arts. Routledge

This chapter offers a critical exploration of the work of beginning teachers of secondary English at the University of Nottingham, who have been involved, alongside their own pupils, in a series of film-making projects which have taken place annually... Read More about Connecting community through film in ITE English.

Telling stories: engaging critical literacy through urban legends in an English secondary school (2017)
Journal Article
Jones, S., & Chapman, K. (in press). Telling stories: engaging critical literacy through urban legends in an English secondary school. English Teaching: Practice & Critique, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/ETPC-02-2016-0031

Non-dominant voices have been further marginalised in the most recent National Curriculum in England (DfE 2014) and those working across the English teaching profession often find the subject framed according to narrow, assessment driven models and p... Read More about Telling stories: engaging critical literacy through urban legends in an English secondary school.