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Digital drug markets as territories
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/darkmatters/2021/05/11/digital-drug-markets-as-territory/
Introduction This paper theorises drug markets through the concept of digital territory. I hypothesis that territorialisation is a critical process involving onshoring and binding the market as a virtual, bounded place. The availability of controlled substances is mediated through two broad and interrelated distribution types. Social supply between friends and acquaintances relies on a moral […]
Ideas and Support for Live Co-Curricular Sessions
Ideas and support for live co-curricular sessions Updated 21st October 2020 Jon Turner, Cathy Bovill, Velda McCune and Donna Murray (Institute for Academic Development, IAD) Three weeks into the semester many staff and students are reflecting on their early experiences of hybrid teaching. While it is too early to draw firm conclusions on what is […]
Further Information
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/dh2023-24/further-information/
Bodenhamer, David J. ‘Creating a Landscape of Memory: The Potential of Humanities GIS’. International Journal of Humanities & Arts Computing: A Journal of Digital Humanities, vol. 1, no. 2, 2007, pp. 97–110. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.3366/E1753854808000207. Bodenhamer’s article explores the potential and challenges of applying GIS (Geographic Information System) to humanistic studies. GIS could visualise multiple datasets […]
Programme of events and activities
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/heritagefestival24/programme-of-events-and-activities/
MONDAY 15TH APRIL Opening Reception St Cecilia’s Hall, 50 Niddry Street Edinburgh EH1 1LG 15 April 2024 17:30-19:00 This registration is specifically for our Opening Session to start our celebrations and dialogues. The event is free and open to all. Drinks and canapés will be served on the ground floor of St. Cecilia’s Hall. EVENTBRITE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festival-of-cultural-heritage-research-opening-session-tickets-873194065957?aff=oddtdtcreator […]
Final Series Response: Dr Katucha Bento
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/gifford-lectures/2021/10/24/final-series-response-dr-katucha-bento/
Dr Katucha Bento is a Lecturer in Race and Decolonial Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Associate Director of Race.ED Network, and co-founder of the Free Afro-Brazilian University. Colonial legacies and refusal in women’s networks Coloniality deserves special attention to contextualise Professor Hempton’s lecture on “Women’s Networks: Opportunities and Limitations”. First, the context that overlaps […]
The ERASMUS + Experience
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ede/2018/07/11/the-erasmus-experience/
I first became aware of the Erasmus programme (EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) as a CPD option for staff, was when I hosted a week long visit to the University of Edinburgh for a Learning Technologist from University College Cork in Ireland in January 2015 (in fact it was only in 2014/15 […]
23 Things wins LILAC’s Credo Digital Literacy Award
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ede/2017/05/09/23-things-wins-lilacs-credo-digital-literacy-award/
23 Things for Digital Knowledge has been awarded the Credo Digital Literacy Award for LILAC 17. The Credo Digital Award for Information Literacy rewards an innovative/high impact digital resource developed by a UK-based individual or group. The award was judged by Katharine Reedy (Learning & Teaching Development Manager, Open University) and Josie Fraser (Social and Educational Technologist). Katharine explained: “we […]
What is an expert?
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ed-decameron/what-is-an-expert/
Liz Stanley For people following the daily toll of infections and deaths from the coronavirus, the www.worldodometers.info website provides a useful source in providing a day-on-day collection of a wide range of composing statistics for countries around the world. At the time of writing, the most recent death figures for the UK are shown in […]
Finding the Words
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ed-decameron/finding-the-words/
Derek Morris In times like these, it is hard to find the words. For me, searching for the words help to give meaning to what I am feeling. Hiraeth is a Welsh word with a meaning that is hard to translate. It is said to have a meaning close to homesickness, but this doesn’t quite capture it, […]
How pop culture became environmentally-conscious
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2019/how-pop-culture-became-environmentally-conscious/
Recently we’ve seen more and more celebrities and those in the public eye start to use their platform to highlight social justice and environmental issues. Jenna Kelly is a recent International Business graduate and former VP Services at Edinburgh University Students’ Association and explores how pop culture has helped the normalisation of sustainable behaviours. From […]
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