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The ‘curious effects’ of acting: homosexuality, theatre and female impersonation at the University of Cambridge, 1900-1939 (2021)
Journal Article
Janes. (2022). The ‘curious effects’ of acting: homosexuality, theatre and female impersonation at the University of Cambridge, 1900-1939. Twentieth Century British History, 33(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/tcbh/hwab036

The University of Cambridge educated a significant proportion of Britain’s elite in the early twentieth century. The homosocial environment of the colleges was similar in many ways to that of the single-sex public boarding schools which many of the u... Read More about The ‘curious effects’ of acting: homosexuality, theatre and female impersonation at the University of Cambridge, 1900-1939.

Heart in art: cardiovascular diseases in novels, films, and paintings (2020)
Journal Article
Kaptein, A. A., van der Meer, P. B., Florijn, B. W., Hilt, A. D., Murray, M., & Schalij, M. J. (2020). Heart in art: cardiovascular diseases in novels, films, and paintings. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 15(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-020-0086-3

BACKGROUND: Understanding representations of disease in various art genres provides insights into how patients and health care providers view the diseases. It can also be used to enhance patient care and stimulate patient self-management. METHODS: Th... Read More about Heart in art: cardiovascular diseases in novels, films, and paintings.

Ages and Stages: creative participatory research with older people (2018)
Book Chapter
(2018). Ages and Stages: creative participatory research with older people. In Resilience and Ageing: creativity, culture and community (43-64). https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv8xnhxv.8

This chapter provides insight into a long-running programme of research exploring the value for people’s sense of well-being and resilience of being involved in theatre. The project represents a successful example of a creative, participatory researc... Read More about Ages and Stages: creative participatory research with older people.

Unearth Hidden Assets through Community Co-design and Co-production (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Unearth Hidden Assets through Community Co-design and Co-production. Design Journal, S3601 - S3610. https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2017.1352863

This paper discusses main findings of a pilot study, which explored how co-design and co-production could support asset-based community development. Increasingly, community developments have shifted toward an ‘asset-based’ approach, which concentrate... Read More about Unearth Hidden Assets through Community Co-design and Co-production.

The cultural politics of pervasive drama: aural narrative, digital media and re-compositions of urban space (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). The cultural politics of pervasive drama: aural narrative, digital media and re-compositions of urban space. Journal of Sonic Studies,

This article argues that pervasive drama has the capacity to illuminate the cultural politics of urban space, by highlighting microsociological power relations that shape everyday movement. It suggests that the medium does this in two ways: firstly,... Read More about The cultural politics of pervasive drama: aural narrative, digital media and re-compositions of urban space.

The cultural politics of pervasive drama: aural narrative, digital media and re-compositions of urban space (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). The cultural politics of pervasive drama: aural narrative, digital media and re-compositions of urban space. Journal of Sonic Studies,

This article argues that pervasive drama has the capacity to illuminate the cultural politics of urban space, by highlighting microsociological power relations that shape everyday movement. It suggests that the medium does this in two ways: firstly,... Read More about The cultural politics of pervasive drama: aural narrative, digital media and re-compositions of urban space.

Ages and Stages: the cultural value of older people’s experiences of theatre making (2014)
Book
(2014). Ages and Stages: the cultural value of older people’s experiences of theatre making

Ageing, Drama and Creativity is a critical review focused on the cultural value older people derive from their involvement in theatre and drama. Though there are existing published reviews on the impact of participatory arts on older people, there is... Read More about Ages and Stages: the cultural value of older people’s experiences of theatre making.