Madeleina Kay
Art Monsters - Lauren Elkin
My friend gifted me this book for my birthday but I put off reading it until now as it didn't seem directly related to my research paper....
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'Jeanne d'Arc of Post-Modernism' - Handelsblatt, 2019
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 217 min read
"Her view of life may be tragic, but for that very reason she has learned to cherish laughter."
I'm so glad I found this book through my random browsing on Amazon; 'Trauma and Recovery; The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 144 min read
Cultish – The Language of Fanaticism, Amanda Montell
This book was interesting and included some relevant points on the language of cults to incorporate in my research paper. I really hated...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 48 min read
"Never love a person or a country that you don’t have the freedom to leave" - Ai Weiwei
'1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows' by Ai Weiwei was a really important book for me to read for my research paper because of how his artwork...
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Madeleina Kay
Sep 107 min read
When the Body Says No – Gabor Maté
I’ll be honest, I’m not sure how relevant this book is specifically to my research paper – but it was a very important book for me to...
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Madeleina Kay
Sep 410 min read
Combating Cult Mind Control – Steven Hassan PhD
I find this book by searching for literature on cults on Amazon and I am so glad I found it because the knowledge and insight of Steven...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 265 min read
Making Some Small Progress on the Research Paper Draft II
Overly conscious that the second draft of our research paper (2,500 words) is due in September, I decided to make some headway over the...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 231 min read
Doormat Syndrome & the Narcissist Boots
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 188 min read
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
This was a challenging book to read, not least because of its length but the heavy topic was also galling at times. Since it is an...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 141 min read
Blood Stains Like Ink Publication
The artist, Ally Zlatar, organised the online exhibition 'Blood Stains Like Ink' which features one of my textiles pieces as well as this...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 86 min read
‘But They’re So Nice: Unmasking Covert Abuse & Narcissistic People’ – Eleni Sagredos
Key Quotes Preface (Focuses on male narcisstic abuse) ‘These men will often place women on a pedestal. Yet this idolisation reflects...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 86 min read
Was It Even Abuse? - by Emma Rose Byham
Key Quotes ‘The more survivors shared their experiences with me, the more it became clear there are common hurdles to overcome. These...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 1410 min read
Losing Reality – On Cults, Cultism, and the Mindest of Political and Religious Zealotry – Robert Jay Lifton
This book was a tough read but absolutely fascinating to me as it relates so much of my work (both my creative practice and professional...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 77 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
Jun 125 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 711 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 2313 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 57 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 2920 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 119 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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