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Contemporary Kurdish Women’s Art from Prison: An Abolitionist Feminist Resistance

Journal article

Koksal, O. and Rappas-Celik, I.A. 2028. Forthcoming. Contemporary Kurdish Women’s Art from Prison: An Abolitionist Feminist Resistance. 24 (3).

A five-study Design-Based Research Approach to co-design an Institutional AI Digital Assistant

Journal article

Rienties, Bart, Bektic, Duygu, Coughlan, Emily, Coughlan, Tim, Domingue, John, Edwards, Chris, Ekuban, Audrey, Herodotou, Christothea, Kwarteng, Joseph, Sanders, Chris, Maciel Tessarolo, F. and Ullmann, Thomas 2027. Forthcoming. A five-study Design-Based Research Approach to co-design an Institutional AI Digital Assistant. Computers & Education. 256 105746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2026.105746

Advertising and its effects on society

Portfolio

Jones, C.W. Forthcoming. Advertising and its effects on society .

“My place of power is my house”

Other

Orap, E., Sharp, R. and Specht, D. 2026. “My place of power is my house”.

'This Here is a True Representation of Who I Was': Synthetic Media and the Authority of the Dead

Journal article

Meikle, G. and Sumiala, J. 2026. 'This Here is a True Representation of Who I Was': Synthetic Media and the Authority of the Dead. Media, Culture & Society. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437261481075

Book Review: A Century of Brazilian Documentary Film

Book review

Cunha, M. 2026. Book Review: A Century of Brazilian Documentary Film. Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture. 8 (4), pp. 81-83. https://doi.org/10.1525/lavc.2026.8.4.81

Journalism Sustainability in the Digital Age: Application and Viability of Membership Business Model in Nigeria

Journal article

Mika Il, A. 2026. Journalism Sustainability in the Digital Age: Application and Viability of Membership Business Model in Nigeria. African Journalism Studies. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/23743670.2026.2698687

Embodied counter discourse: negotiating the limits of pink feminism in chinese digital feminist resistance

Journal article

Zhengyu Yang 2026. Embodied counter discourse: negotiating the limits of pink feminism in chinese digital feminist resistance. Feminist Media Studies. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2026.2709391

“My place of power is my house”

Website

Orap, E, Sharp, R and Specht, D. 2026. “My place of power is my house”. Esri.

"We Have No Algorithms!" DIY Online Radio As Post-Platform Media

Journal article

Rekret, P. 2026. "We Have No Algorithms!" DIY Online Radio As Post-Platform Media . European Journal of Cultural Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/13675494261468024

Locked Out and Locked Up: Experiences of asylum policy and systemic racism in the UK and northern France

Project report

Alaydi, H. and Whitham, B. 2026. Locked Out and Locked Up: Experiences of asylum policy and systemic racism in the UK and northern France. Refugee Action.

Beyond the Archive: Oral Histories of Tanzanian Journalists and the Trajectory of Post-Colonial Media

Journal article

Leah Mwainyekule 2026. Beyond the Archive: Oral Histories of Tanzanian Journalists and the Trajectory of Post-Colonial Media. Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture. https://doi.org/10.16997/wpcc.2075

Developing an Evidence-Informed Framework for First Tutor-Marked Assignment Support in Distance Higher Education

Conference paper

Felipe Tessarolo, Christothea Herodotou and Emily Coughlan 2026. Developing an Evidence-Informed Framework for First Tutor-Marked Assignment Support in Distance Higher Education. 12th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’26). Valencia, Spain 15 - 18 Jun 2026 Polytechnic University of Valencia Congress. https://doi.org/10.4995/head26.2026.21665

Knowing the Border: Epistemic Friction and Irregular Crossings of the English Channel

Journal article

Tesfalem Habte Yemane, Lucy Mayblin, Haleemah Alaydi, Zeraslasie Redie Shiker, Asma Malik, Yagoub Hamdan Matar, Bushra Manochehry, Joe Turner, Thom Davies and Arshad Isakjee 2026. Knowing the Border: Epistemic Friction and Irregular Crossings of the English Channel. The Sociological Review. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261261459821

Screen Encounters with Britain in the Age of Transnational Streaming

Book

D'Arma, A., Esser, A. and Steemers, J. 2026. Screen Encounters with Britain in the Age of Transnational Streaming. Routledge.

Hauntological Archives: Fabulation and the Politics of Memory in Ramón Lluís Bande’s Rearguard.

Conference paper

Cepedal, E. 2026. Hauntological Archives: Fabulation and the Politics of Memory in Ramón Lluís Bande’s Rearguard. Building Fronts. Radical Film Network Conference. Paris 2026. Sorbonne Nouvelle University 12 - 15 Jun 2026

3D Electromagnetic Field Topology for Sound Manipulation

Conference paper

Moya Serra, F. 2026. 3D Electromagnetic Field Topology for Sound Manipulation. Innovation in Music 26. Aalborg University, Denmark 12 - 14 Jun 2026 Taylor & Francis.

The celebration of exploitation: A case study in platform promotion of users’ data

Journal article

Higgins, I. and Meikle, G. 2026. The celebration of exploitation: A case study in platform promotion of users’ data. New Media & Society. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448261453296

A blueprint to save the BBC

Journal article

Barnett, S. and Petley, J. 2026. A blueprint to save the BBC. British Journalism Review. 37 (2), pp. 41-46. https://doi.org/10.1177/09564748261452471

Competitiveness and artificial intelligence in the EU’s future strategy

Book chapter

Michalis, M. and Nieminen, H. 2026. Competitiveness and artificial intelligence in the EU’s future strategy. in: Balčytienė, A., Bajomi-Lázár, P. and Sousa, H. (ed.) Digital media shadowing democracy: Technology, communication, and power Nordicom. pp. 239-258

Governing AI at the international and supranational level: Divergent approaches and implications for media governance

Journal article

Michalis, M. and Rozgonyi, K. 2026. Governing AI at the international and supranational level: Divergent approaches and implications for media governance. Journal of Digital Media & Policy. 17 (1), pp. 81-100. https://doi.org/10.1386/jdmp_00199_1

Public Service Media and Entertainment: The Challenge of Engaging Younger Audiences

Book chapter

D'Arma, A., Esser, A., Hilborn, H. and Steemers, J. 2026. Public Service Media and Entertainment: The Challenge of Engaging Younger Audiences. in: Balčytienė, A., Balčytienė and Sousa, H. (ed.) Digital Media Shadowing Democracy: Technology, Communication, and Power Gothenburg, Sweden Nordicom.

Anomaly and Afterlife: Ten Ragas for a Disco Beat

Conference paper

Rekret, P. 2026. Anomaly and Afterlife: Ten Ragas for a Disco Beat . Race and Media conference. University of Leeds 22 - 23 Apr 2026

Evaluating Agentic AI: The Multi-Layer Evaluation Model (MLE-A)

Conference paper

Whitelock, Denise, Maciel Tessarolo, F., Bektik, Duygu and Edwards, Chris 2026. Evaluating Agentic AI: The Multi-Layer Evaluation Model (MLE-A). EDEN 2026 Annual Conference. Porto, Portugal 14 - 16 Jun 2026

Developing an Evidence-Informed Framework for First Tutor-Marked Assignment Support in Distance Higher Education

Conference paper

Maciel Tessarolo, Felipe, Herodotou, Christothea and Coughlan, Emily 2026. Developing an Evidence-Informed Framework for First Tutor-Marked Assignment Support in Distance Higher Education. 12th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’26). Valencia, Spain 15 - 18 Jun 2026

Before the First Prompt: Understanding Students’ Pre‑Use Perceptions of an AI Digital Assistant in Higher Education

Conference paper

Edwards, Chris, Whitelock, Denise, Maciel Tessarolo, Felipe, Bektik, Duygu, Coughlan, Emily, Herodotou, Christothea and Ullmann, Thomas 2026. Before the First Prompt: Understanding Students’ Pre‑Use Perceptions of an AI Digital Assistant in Higher Education. EDEN 2026 Annual Conference. Porto, Portugal 14 - 16 Jun 2026

Archives, Testimony and Place: Working Class Memory in Asturian Cinema

Conference paper

Cepedal, E. 2026. Archives, Testimony and Place: Working Class Memory in Asturian Cinema. Ranging the Gaps: Approaching National Cinematic Histories through Incomplete Archives. University of Manchester 13 Apr 2026

Paul Rekret, "Aesthetic Autonomy, Broadcasting, Streaming"

Conference item

Rekret, P. 2026. Paul Rekret, "Aesthetic Autonomy, Broadcasting, Streaming". GLARC SYMPOSIUM 2026: Where next for DIY music infrastructure?. Studio 2, The ARC, Glasgow University 26 Mar 2026

Listening as a Collective Activity

Conference item

Rekret, P. 2026. Listening as a Collective Activity. Embodied Academics: Listening as a Collective Activity. University of Glasgow 27 Mar 2026

Geopolitical constraints on China’s soft power: A framing analysis of the Belt and Road Initiative coverage in Italian news media

Journal article

D'Arma, A. and Xin, X. 2026. Geopolitical constraints on China’s soft power: A framing analysis of the Belt and Road Initiative coverage in Italian news media. Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849261442977

Who will stiffen Ofcom resolve?

Journal article

Barnett, S. and Petley, J. 2026. Who will stiffen Ofcom resolve? British Journalism Review. 37 (1), pp. 26-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/09564748261427292

Sight unseen: black British women and the BBC archive

Journal article

Lodhi, A. 2026. Sight unseen: black British women and the BBC archive. Feminist Media Studies. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2026.2635501

Being indispensable: Capabilities for a human-AI world, the ‘FUTURES’ framework

Discussion paper

Specht, D. and Saunders, G. 2026. Being indispensable: Capabilities for a human-AI world, the ‘FUTURES’ framework. Oxford, UK Higher Education Policy Institute.

Digital illusions, political delusions: Israel’s Hasbara propaganda revisited in a time of genocide

Journal article

Aouragh, M. 2026. Digital illusions, political delusions: Israel’s Hasbara propaganda revisited in a time of genocide. Third World Quarterly. 47 (10), pp. 2022-2047. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2026.2619061

Social Media and the Dual Role of Lawyers from Supporting Human Rights to Activism in the 2019 Algerian Hirak

PhD thesis

Redouane, Nahed 2026. Social Media and the Dual Role of Lawyers from Supporting Human Rights to Activism in the 2019 Algerian Hirak. PhD thesis University of Westminster Westminster School of Media and Communication https://doi.org/10.34737/x54v7

Decolonising Approaches to Users and Audiences in the Global South: An Introduction

Book chapter

Tarik Sabry, Winston Mano and Andrea Medrado 2026. Decolonising Approaches to Users and Audiences in the Global South: An Introduction. in: Tarik Sabry, Winston Mano and Andrea Medrado (ed.) Decolonising Approaches to Users and Audiences in the Global South Routledge.

Edgy in the ‘right’ way: Meeting pent-up demand for youth-oriented local content on Saudi TV

Journal article

Sakr, N. 2026. Edgy in the ‘right’ way: Meeting pent-up demand for youth-oriented local content on Saudi TV. Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies. 21 (1), pp. 96-113. https://doi.org/10.1177/17496020251378308

Sensuous Abstraction: hip-hop, money and the popular

Journal article

Rekret, P. 2026. Sensuous Abstraction: hip-hop, money and the popular. Journal of Cultural Economy. 19 (1), pp. 86-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/17530350.2025.2524535

‘You’re not progressive enough for this’: Pre-woke nostalgia and queer disruption in HBO revival And Just Like That…

Journal article

McNicholas Smith, K. 2026. ‘You’re not progressive enough for this’: Pre-woke nostalgia and queer disruption in HBO revival And Just Like That…. Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/17496020261474827

Exhausted bodies, crystal worlds: Indigenous relationality and more-than-human care in Amazonian films

Book chapter

Cunha, M. 2026. Exhausted bodies, crystal worlds: Indigenous relationality and more-than-human care in Amazonian films. in: Bayman, L. and Quinlivan, D. (ed.) Radical Embodiment on Film: Time and the Cinematic Body London Bloomsbury Publishing.


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