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AHDS Visual Data Service - Spanish Civil War Posters
Reviewer: Julian Freeman, Sussex Downs College, 2002
Art Bibliographies Modern (ABM)
Reviewer: Valerie Lodge, Arts Institute Bournemouth, 2002
Art, Community and Environment: Educational Perspectives
Reviewer: Steve Hanson, Hereford College of Arts, 2009
Benchmarking for Higher Education edited by Norman Jackson and Helen Lund
Reviewer: David Buss, Kent Institute of Art and Design, 2001
Blended Learning in Higher Education
Reviewer: Marcus Hill, Craven College, 2008
Reviewer: Anne Crowther, Bradford College, 2004
British Television: A Reader Edited by Edward Buscombe
Reviewer: Jane Barford, University of Central England, 2001
Building Local Initiatives for Learning, Skills and Employment
Reviewer: Marcus Hill, Craven College, 2006
Reviewer: Matt Holland, Bournemouth University, 2002
A Companion to Cultural Studies
Reviewer: Dr Bernadette Casey, University College Plymouth St Mark and St John, 2006
Reviewer: Jonathan Hewett, City University, 2006
Reviewer: John Knight, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, 2003
Reviewer: Pauline Ridley, University of Brighton, 2000
Creating Digital Resource Reviews
Reviewer: Jason Whittaker, Falmouth College of Art, 2003
Creative Research: The theory and practice of research for the creative industries
Review: Philip Ely, University for the Creative Arts, 2011
Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory by Robert E. Pearson and Philip Simpson (eds.)
Reviewer: Paul McDonald, University of Surrey (Roehampton) 2001
Critical Studies in Art & Design Education
Reviewer: Steve Hanson, Hereford College of Arts, 2008
Culture and Power in Cultural Studies
Reviewer: Steve Hanson, Hereford College of Arts, 2010
Reviewer: Prof. Jill Journeaux, University of Coventry, 2004
The Designer: Half a Century of Change in Image, Training and Techniques
Reviewer: Aidan Rowe, University of Alberta, Canada, 2008
Designers, Visionaries and Other Stories: a collection of sustainable design essays
Reviewer: Aidan Rowe, University of Alberta, Canada, 2008
Design and Applied Arts Index (daai)
Reviewer: Lynne Rutter, Bournemouth University, 2002
Design in Business. Strategic Innovation Through Design
Reviewer: Marina Economidou, City University, 2002
Design Futuring: Sustainability, Ethics and New Practice
Reviewer: Aidan Rowe, University of Alberta Canada, 2009
Reviewer: Mary Loveday-Edwards, Plymouth College of Art, 2010
Drip-dry Shirts: the evolution of the Graphic Designer
Reviewer: Aidan Rowe, University of Alberta Canada, 2005
Reviewer: Dr Olivia Sagan, University of the Arts London, 2009
Enhancing Curricula: using research and enquiry to inform student learning in the disciplines
Environment, Media and Communication
Reviewer: Dr Daniel Ashton, Bath Spa University, 2010
Reviewer: Katharine Sarikakis, University of Leeds, 2003
Facilitating Reflective Learning in Higher Education
Reviewer: Barbara E Thomas, University of Bolton, 2008
Film Histories: An Introduction and Reader
Reviewer: Millard Parkinson, St Helens College, 2006
Reviewer: Millard Parkinson, St Helens College, 2007
Reviewer: Helen Burbidge, De Montford University, 2010
The Future of Art in a Digital Age: From Hellenistic to Hebraic Consciousness
Reviewer: Adam Brown, University College for the Creative Arts, Maidstone, 2008
Futures Past: Thirty Years of Arts Computing
Reviewer: Brett Aggersberg, Trinity College Carmarthen, 2008
Reviewer: Aidan Rowe, University of Alberta, Canada, 2010
Reviewer: Marcus Hill, Craven College, 2007
An Introduction to Film Studies. 2nd edition. Jill Nelmes (ed.)
Reviewer: Jamie Medhurst, 2002
Harm and Offence in Media Content
Reviewer: Nic Groombridge, St Mary's University College, Twickenham, 2006
Higher Education and Social Justice
Reviewer: Steve Hanson, Hereford College of Arts, 2009
How do you use Iconic communication?
Reviewer: Marina Economidou, City University, 2001
Reviewer: Jonathan Hewett, City University, 2006
Innovating in Higher Education: teaching and institutional cultures Andrew Hannan and Harold Silver
Reviewer: Jonathan Baldwin, Berkshire School of Art and Design, Reading College, 2001
Innovations in Transformative Learning: Space, Culture and the Arts
Reviewer: Annette Naudin, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, 2007
Inspiring Writing in Art and Design: taking a line for a write
Reviewer: Jac Cattaneo, Northbrook College Sussex, 2010
Interactions: Studies in Communication and Culture, 2009, Volume 1, Number 1
Reviewer: Liam French, University College Plymouth St. Mark and St. John, 2010
International Dialogues about Visual Culture, Education and Art
Reviewer: Virginia Reay-Mills, 2008
Reviewer: Nic Groombridge, St Mary's University College, Twickenham, 2006
Introducing Cultural Studies: Learning through Practice
Reviewer: Virginia Reay-Mills, 2008
Introduction to Research Methods in Education
Reviewer: Leslie Arthur, Nottingham Trent University 2010
Issues in Information and Media Literacy: Criticism, History and Policy
Reviewer: Dr Daniel Ashton, Bath Spa University, 2009
Issues in Information and Media Literacy: Education, Practice and Pedagogy
Reviewer: Liam French, University College Plymouth St. Mark and St. John, 2010
Journal of Writing in Creative Practice Vol. 1 issues 1.1 and 1.2
Reviewer: Richard Berger, Bournemouth University, 2008
Learning, Teaching and Assessing in Higher Education: Developing Reflective Practice
Reviewer: Barbara E. Thomas, University of Bolton, 2007
Left to Right / the cultural shift from words to pictures
Reviewer: The Subject Centre, University of Brighton, 2006.
Managing Higher Education in Colleges (2007)
Reviewer: Philip Cowan, Harlow College, 2007
Reviewer: Nic Groombridge, St Mary's University, Twickenham, 2007
Reviewer: Daniel Ashton, Lancaster University, 2008
Media Studies: A Reader (third edition)
Reviewer: Millard Parkinson, St Helens College, 2010
Media Writing: A Practical Introduction
Reviewer: Millard Parkinson, St Helens College, 2011
Meeting the Challenge: Managing equality and diversity in higher education
Reviewer: Alan Hogg, Arts Institute Bournemouth, 2003
Reviewer: Stephen Cushion, Cardiff University, 2003
Museums and Design Education: Looking to Learn, Learning to See
Reviewer: Dr John Butcher, University of Northampton, 2010
A New Agenda for Higher Education: Shaping a Life of the Mind for Practice
Reviewer: Millard Parkinson, St Helens College, 2008
New Cultural Studies: Adventures in Theory
Reviewer: Liam French, College of St Mark and St John Plymouth, 2006
New Media: A Critical Introduction (second edition)
Reviewer: Aidan Rowe, University of Alberta, Canada, 2008
On Becoming an Innovative University Teacher
Reviewer: Barbara Thomas, University of Bolton, 2006
Optimizing Teaching and Learning: Practicing pedagogical research
Overcoming the Barriers to Higher Education
Reviewer: Marcus Hill, Craven College, 2008
Reviewer: Marcus Hill, Craven College, 2007
Podcasting for Learning in Universities
Reviewer: Brett Aggersberg, Trinity College Carmarthen, 2008
Practical Research Methods for Media and Cultural Studies
Reviewer: Nic Groombridge, St Mary's University College Twickenham, 2006
Radio Research DataBase [rrdb]
Reviewer: Matt Holland & Hugh Chignell, Bournemouth University, 2002
Reviewer: Liam French, UPC St. Mark and St. John, 2008
Reviewer: Bernadette Blair, Kingston University, 2001
Reviewer: Virginia Reay-Mills, 2005
Rethinking Media Education: Critical Pedagogy and Identity Politics
Reviewer: Daniel Ashton, Lancaster University, 2007
Screen Education: from film appreciation to media studies
Reviewer: Dr Daniel Ashton, Bath Spa University, 2009
SeeingDrawing a DVD ROM created by the London Institute
Reviewer: Karin Murray, Surrey Institute of Art and Design, 2000
Reviewer: Marcus Hill, Craven College, 2007
Student Writing in Higher Education: New Contexts
Reviewer: Jonathan Baldwin, Berkshire College of Arts and Design, 2000
Sustainable Fashion and Textiles
Reviewer: Sarah E. Braddock Clarke, University College, Falmouth, 2008
Reviewer: Joanne Lee, Nottingham Trent University, 2007
Teaching Academic Writing in UK Higher Education: Theories, Practices and Models
Reviewer: Marcus Leaning, Trinity College Carmarthen, 2006
Teaching for Quality Learning at University
Reviewer: Jonathan Baldwin, Berkshire College of Arts and Design, 2001
Teaching International Students: Improving Learning for All
Reviewer: Marcus Leaning, Trinity College Carmarthen, 2005
Reviewer: Lucy Frears, University College Falmouth, 2008
Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching (TRILT)
Reviewer: Matt Holland, Bournemouth University, 2002
Reviewer: Fin McMorran, University of Northumbria, 2001
The Media Student's Book 2nd Edition by Gill Branston & Roy Stafford
Reviewer: Helen Kennedy, University of Gloucestershire, 2002
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook by Betty Edwards
Reviewer: Hannah Drayson, University of Brighton, 2003
Reviewer: Nicos Souleles, Cumbria Institute, 2002
The Problem of Assessment in Art and Design
Reviewer: Dr Christine Hardy, Nottingham Trent University, 2007
Reviewer: Lucy Frears, University College Falmouth, 2007
Screen Methods: Comparative Readings in Film Studies
Reviewer: Virginia Reay-Mills, 2006
Reviewer: Angela Devas
Reviewer: Philip Rayner, 2003
Understanding the Global TV Format
Reviewer: Dr Agnes Gulyas, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2006
Reviewer: Joanne Lee, Nottingham Trent University, 2008
Reviewer: Aidan Rowe, Surrey Institute of Art and Design, 2002
Visual Communication: From Theory to Practice
Reviewer: Aidan Rowe, University College for the Creative Arts, 2006
Visual Communication: More than Meets the Eye
Reviewer: Marcus Leaning, 2007
Visual Spatial Ability and Dyslexia: A Research Project and Artsdys-lex One Conference Book
Reviewer: Ann Brigden, Surrey Institute of Art and Design, 2000
Windows on the Sixties: Exploring Key Texts of Media and Culture
Reviewer: Dr Martin Barker, University of Sussex, 2000
Writing Matters. The Royal Literary Fund Report on Student Writing in Higher Education
Reviewer: Marcus Hill, Craven College, 2006