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THE LAST BOOK: Cults Inside Out – Rick Alan Ross
This was the last book I needed to read before tackling the final draft of my research paper. I skim read most of it as it was quite...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 26, 20245 min read
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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...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 14, 202410 min read
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"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...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 7, 20247 min read
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"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...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 12, 20245 min read
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"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,...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 7, 20244 min read
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"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...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 7, 202411 min read
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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...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 29, 202420 min read
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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...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 11, 20249 min read
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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...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 10, 20246 min read
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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...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 5, 20246 min read
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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...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 3, 20248 min read
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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...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 15, 20246 min read
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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...
madeleinakay0
Mar 4, 20245 min read
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Technology-based and multi-modal data gathering (Chapter 7)
Reflections on the seventh chapter of 'Creative Research Methods - A Practical Guide' by Helen Kara Kara begins the chapter by...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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Worth Dying For? The Power and Politics of Flags
Reflections on 'Worth Dying For? The Power and Politics of Flags' by Tim Marshall Marshall begins the book by laying out the emotional...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 11, 202416 min read
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Arts-based and Embodied Data Gathering (Chapter 6)
Reflections on the sixth chapter of 'Creative Research Methods - A Practical Guide' by Helen Kara Kara begins this chapter by emphasising...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 8, 20245 min read
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Reading Feminist Literature
For my 29th birthday I asked to be gifted a stack of art books which I was interested in reading. Here are my reflections on the feminist...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 6, 20235 min read
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