Category Archives: Social Sciences
On the Radar – Syncopolitics
Join Dr Fred Dalmasso of the School of Arts, English & Drama next week for a lively discussion on the notion of ‘syncopolitics’
Dr Dalmasso has coined the term syncopolitics in response to Catherine Clément’s seminal book, Syncope – the Philosophy of Rapture, where she stresses that “syncope is spectacle, it shows off, exposes itself, smashes, breaks, interrupts the daily course of other people’s lives, people at whom the raptus is aimed.” Dr Dalmasso will look in particular at how the image of syncope and the syncope of the image might radically displace or dissolve the self and thus offer strategies of resistance against norms through renouncement or disappearance; a recess of the image that he considers as a sine qua non condition for thinking politics as what can only happen within a horlieu (an out-place or non-place) of representation: a syncopolitics that resonates with what Badiou calls inexist[a]nce.
The discussion will be taking place in the Radar ArtSpace in the Edward Barnsley Building on Wednesday 15th February between 2-3pm. Entrance is free but booking is required – please email aed.research@lboro.ac.uk if you would like to attend.
Database Trial – BBC Monitoring
We’ve gone global with this month’s trial resource, which is likely to prove of great interest to anyone with an interest in current affairs.
BBC Monitoring is a division of the BBC World Service Group that provides Open Source information services for governments, NGOs, analysts, academics, multinationals and international organisations. Many of BBCM’s staff have strong academic backgrounds and its operations are based on round-the-clock monitoring of TV, radio, press, internet, news agency and social media sources.
BBCM analysts are located in the UK and worldwide and its main focus areas are geopolitics, terrorism and security-related issues, and the media & sociological impact of major world and regional events. BBCM has particular expertise in the Russian sphere, the Middle East, Iran, Central Asia and Africa, as well as opening a new office in Miami to increase the quality and quantity of coverage for Latin America. The BBC Monitoring portal contains c.4 million stories and 5,000 reports, an archive back to 1996, as well as up-to-date government lists and reference material.
To begin searching go to https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk/#/login
Click on the Login box
Click on ‘Login via Academic Institution’
Click on ‘Loughborough’
Login with your Loughborough University username and password (not Athens)
The trial will run until January 31st 2017 – please note that not all content is accessible to trial users.
We welcome feedback – good or bad – on this trial, please contact Steve Corn ( s.c.corn@lboro.ac.uk )with your comments.
Database Trial – Archives of Sexuality & Gender, LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940
Social science students may find the latest database trial of considerable interest.
The Archives of Sexuality & Gender, LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940 is the largest collection available in support of the study of gender and sexuality, enables scholars to make new connections in LGBTQ history and activism, cultural studies, psychology, health, political science, policy studies, and other related areas of research.
To access the archive go to – http://infotrac.galegroup.com/default/loughuni?db=AHSI – for off-campus access you will need your Athens username and password.
The trial will run until November 18th 2016.
We welcome feedback – good or bad – on this trial, please contact Steve Corn – s.c.corn@lboro.ac.uk – with your comments.
Database Trial – Bloomberg Businessweek Archive
As a companion to the Forbes Archive trial we’re running this month, we’re also trialling an archive of the popular Bloomberg publication, Businessweek.
The Bloomberg Businessweek Archive contains indexing, abstracting, and full text for the complete archive of Businessweek, beginning with its first issue in 1929 and ending in December 2000.
To access the trial go to:
Please click the hyperlink below for the subject coverage, title coverage list and other information for the resource.
https://www.ebscohost.com/archives/magazine-archives/bloomberg-businessweek
The trial runs until 28th October 2016, you have access to the full range of content that would be purchased through an annual subscription.
We welcome feedback – good or bad – on this trial, please contact Steve Corn – s.c.corn@lboro.ac.uk – with your comments.
Database Trial – Forbes Archive
This month we are trialling a database containing the archives of one of America’s most popular business magazines, Forbes.
The Forbes Archive contains indexing, abstracting, and full text for the complete archive of Forbes, beginning with its first issue in 1917 and ending in December 2000.
To access the trial go to:
Please click the hyperlink below for the subject coverage, title coverage list and other information for the resource.
https://www.ebscohost.com/archives/magazine-archives/forbes
The trial runs until 28th October 2016, you have access to the full range of content that would be purchased through an annual subscription.
We welcome feedback – good or bad – on this trial, please contact Steve Corn ( mailto:s.c.corn@lboro.ac.uk ) with your comments.
Database Trial: Eighteenth Century Drama
This month we’re trialling an Adam Matthew resource that should be of much interest to English & Drama students or anybody interested in the history of British theatre.
Eighteenth Century Drama features the John Larpent Collection from the Huntington Library – a unique archive of almost every play submitted for licence between 1737 and 1824, as well as hundreds of documents that provide social context for the plays. Explore the Larpent plays, papers of prominent theatrical figures of the period, including correspondence, financial documents, and portraits. Cross-reference this with essential searchable databases created from information in The London Stage 1729-1800 and A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800.
To begin searching please go to: www.eighteenthcenturydrama.amdigital.co.uk – access is via IP address and the trial runs to 17th June 2016.
NB: Please note that PDF download options are not available during trials.
We welcome feedback – good or bad – on this trial, please contact Steve Corn.
Go Punk at the British Library This Summer
Relieve the halcyon days of the darker side of the 1977 Silver Jubilee at the British Library’s new free exhibition celebrating 40 years of a cultural phenomenon which is enduring as strong as ever, Punk 1976-78.
Starting with the impact of the Sex Pistols in 1976, the exhibition explores punk’s early days in the capital and reveals how its remarkable influence spread across music, fashion, print and graphic styles nationwide.
Showcasing a range of fanzines, flyers, recordings and record sleeves from the British Library’s collections alongside rare material from the archives held at Liverpool John Moores University, including items from England’s Dreaming: The Jon Savage Archive, it celebrates the enduring influence of punk as a radical musical, artistic and political movement.
The exhibition is being hosted in the Library’s main entrance hall and runs until October 2nd. For further details visit the British Library site.
Please note that the exhibition contains adult content.
Earth Day 2016
As today is International Earth Day, what better time to remind you of the University’s very own Sustainability project and website.
The University is committed to acting in a socially responsible way that maximises its positive impact and minimises its negative impact on society and the communities in which it is based. This is reflected in the University’s strategy Building Excellence which states that “we will embed sustainability and social responsibility into all of our processes, operations and developments” and also “will work closely with local partners to enhance the social, cultural and economic wellbeing of the communities and regions in which we reside”.
Why not visit the Sustainability website to find out more?
Earth Day has been celebrated globally since 1970, with the aim of inspiring and motivating people to action over environmental issues. Every year the campaign tackles a new theme, and this year the theme is Trees For the Earth, a plan to plant 7.8 Billion trees by Earth Day 2020 – one tree for every person on the planet!
To find out more about the campaign – and how to participate – visit the Earth Day website below:
Database Trial – ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Like to read the news from across the pond? Well, further to our recommendation of the New York Times Archive, we’re currently running a trial of the following US newspaper archives via the ProQuest platform until 13th May 2016.
- Chicago Tribune
- Los Angeles Times
- New York Tribune / Herald Tribune
- The Baltimore Sun
- The Boston Globe
- The Washington Post
For access and further details please visit:
We welcome feedback – good or bad – on this trial, please contact Steve Corn mailto:s.c.corn@lboro.ac.uk with your comments.