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Madeleina Kay
Jul 7, 20247 min read
"The Object of Power is Power" - Notes on 1984
I read 1984 as a teenager, and given that I have been reading texts on Thought Reform for my research paper, it was definitely time for a...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 5, 20245 min read
A Macat Analsis - Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer
In my hurried book ordering I accidentally bought the Macat Analysis rather than the original text of ‘The True Believer – Thoughts on...
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Madeleina Kay
Jun 12, 20245 min read
"international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred" – George Orwell
I've been reading some more essays by George Orwell on the topic of Nationalism for my MA research paper. Given my prior work on a...
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Madeleina Kay
Jun 9, 20244 min read
"If public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be persecuted" - George Orwell
I've been reading a series of short essays on Fascism and Democracy by George Orwell for my research paper. It always stuns me how...
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Madeleina Kay
Jun 8, 20245 min read
"A confrontation with neutrality as a persistent ideology" – Laura Raicovich
Culture Strike Art and Museums in an Age of Protest. I read this book about a year ago and was really taken with Raichovich’s principled...
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Madeleina Kay
Jun 7, 20244 min read
"Nothing is static." - From Dictatorship to Democracy by Gene Sharp
'From Dictatorship to Democracy' is an interesting but short book by Gene Sharp. Written as a pamphlet guide to overcoming dictatorship,...
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Madeleina Kay
Jun 7, 202411 min read
"THE PROMISES OF KINDNESS AND THE PLEASURES OF DOING DAMAGE" - Barbara Kruger
I was looking forward to reading 'Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.' by Barbara Kruger but I wasn't expecting to be as engaged with...
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Madeleina Kay
May 27, 202415 min read
A Brief History of Protest Art – Aindrea Emelife
I particularly enjoyed this book which my Dad gave me for my birthday. It was small and succinct but had some great content that is very...
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Madeleina Kay
May 23, 202413 min read
"A textile duet of tactile empathy" - Threads of Life by Clare Hunter
This book by Clare Hunter was fascinating but I found it difficult to get into its rhythm. It felt quite jolty in terms of abruptly...
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Madeleina Kay
May 14, 20249 min read
Craftivism for the Highly Sensitive Person
Jonathan suggested that I look up the “Craftivist Collective” during my tutorial and by chance, the lady I stayed with in Edinburgh had...
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Madeleina Kay
May 13, 20243 min read
"My Life tastes like... Coffee; bold and rich, sometimes with a bitter aftertaste and highly caffeinated"
I was delighted to be interviewed for a German language magazine, 'GOOD IMPACT'. They sent me a copy in the post - which arrived today...
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Madeleina Kay
May 5, 20247 min read
"Welcome to the Shitshow" - Art is Magic by Jeremy Deller
I first read this book about a year ago, after attending an author talk / book signing / karaoke (it was an eclectic affair) event in...
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 29, 202420 min read
Sharon Hayes - "Can we speak of the ‘professionalisation’ of the artist as having reduced or eliminated political consciousness from cultural production?"
(With the exception of Tolstoy’s War and Peace) I’m not sure I’ve ever been so glad to get to the end of a book, 'Sharon Hayes' by Julia...
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 11, 20249 min read
From Research Into Practice – Chapter 14
Reflections on chapter 14 (the final chapter) of Creative Research Methods by Helen Kara This final chapter which explores dissemination...
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 10, 20246 min read
Technology-based and multi-modal presentation – Chapter 13
Reflections on Chapter 13 of Creative Research Methods by Helen Kara. This chapter focussed on presenting research findings, I think...
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 5, 20246 min read
Arts-based and embodied presentation – chapter 12
Reflections on chapter 11 of 'Creative Research Methods' by Helen Kara Whenever I attempt to read, I not only have to fight my Dyslexic...
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 3, 20248 min read
Technology-base and multi-modal research reporting (Chapter 11)
Reflections on chapter 11 of 'Creative Research Methods' by Helen Kara This chapter was especially interesting for me since my day job is...
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Madeleina Kay
Apr 2, 202410 min read
Women for Peace - Banners from Greenham Common
I picked up the ‘Women for Peace – Banners from Greenham Common’ book by Charlotte Dew, at the Book Art Bookshop during the Low...
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Madeleina Kay
Mar 15, 20246 min read
Arts-based and embodied research reporting (Chapter 10)
Reflections on chapter 10 of 'Creative Research Methods' by Helen Kara Kara begins this chapter by emphasising that ‘arts practices are...
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madeleinakay0
Mar 4, 20245 min read
Technology-based and multi-modal data analysis (Chapter 9)
Reflections on the eighth chapter of 'Creative Research Methods - A Practical Guide' by Helen Kara This chapter was focussed on ‘the...
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