Born in 1954. Chequered career including Lecturer in English, Social Worker and Lecturer in Social Work. Had breaks related to mental health that also meant I worked in social care. Now retired.
Steve’s Ought-To-BE-Bookers – James Kelman DIRT ROAD Tuesday, 23 Aug 2016, 10:53Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Tuesday, 6 Sep 2016, 09:27– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Tuesday, 23 Aug 2016, 11:01 I am a dedicated fan of the writing of James Kelman and inclined to agree with his assessment that he is marginalised … More James Kelman DIRT ROAD and the 2016 Booker.
Bhupen Khakhar: the intersectional queer body My focus in this blog is the later large watercolour by Khakhar named Picture Taken on their 30th Wedding Anniversary 1998 (110×110 cm). It can be seen in the bottom right of the photograph below.[1] This shows the painting as it was displayed by the Tate at its 2016 … More Bhupen Khakhar: the intersectional queer body
Derek Owusu (2019) That Reminds Me London, #Merky Books, Penguin. : The unrecovered ending Owusu’s book is radical in every way, as a book about the effects of abuse, the care system, systematic racism and the effects of labelling in the psychiatric system. A survivor narrative, it knows that the awful trend to calling mental … More Derek Owusu (2019) ‘That Reminds Me’ London, #Merky Books, Penguin : The unrecovered ending
Approaching the sonnet sequence/cycle as a narrative: A case-study of Vidyan Ravinthiran (2019) The Million-Petalled Flower Of Being Here Hexham, Bloodaxe Books. This is a revised version following useful contact on Twitter (see Comments) with Christine Mcgregor, Publicity Officer at Bloodaxe Books. She kindly pointed out that I had mistaken the identification of the poet … More REVISED. Vidyan Ravinthiran (2019) – Approaching the sonnet sequence/cycle as a narrative: A case-study of ‘The Million-Petalled Flower Of Being Here’.
Saturday, 16 Jun 2018, 08:16Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Saturday, 16 Jun 2018, 09:39– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Saturday, 16 Jun 2018, 08:19 1. Describe which module resonated with you the most and why. What are some of the issues, ideas, or themes that particularly interested you, and how did they change … More MoMA Photography MOOC Assessment on John Stezacker & Course Part 6 Surfing the Ocean of Images
Saturday, 20 Jan 2018, 16:35Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Saturday, 20 Jan 2018, 17:30– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Saturday, 20 Jan 2018, 16:40 Introduction to Emotional Triggers in Visual Images (Pair Exercise – class divides into pairs). 1st year Undergraduates (UK) in Psychology of Counselling (1) Briefly describe how your artwork and … More Assessment 2 (Submitted Assignment): Coursera (MoMA on Art and Educational Activities)
Saturday, 20 Aug 2016, 10:08Visible to anyone in the world Prior to attending an event on Saturday, this is a chance to sum up the effect on me of an introduction to, (through the work of a contemporary novelist I admire enormously, Jenni Fagan), an author hitherto unknown to me. Jessie Kesson is no longer … More Jessie Kesson ‘THE WHITE BIRD PASSES’ (TWBP) Reading Event with Jenni Fagan Saturday 20th August At the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF).
Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018, 15:26Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 24 Jun 2018, 19:22– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 24 Jun 2018, 10:56– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Saturday, 23 Jun 2018, 17:22– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018, 16:35 A844 – Preparatory Reading Book: Elkins, J & Naef, M. (Eds.) (2011) What Is … More A844 – Preparatory Reading Elkins, J & Naef, M. (Eds.) (2011) ‘What Is an Image?’
Monday, 18 Jun 2018, 15:40Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 24 Jun 2018, 19:23– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 24 Jun 2018, 10:57– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018, 16:33– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018, 15:33 A844 – Preparatory Reading Book: Conway, H. & Roenisch, R. (2005) 2nd Ed. Understanding architecture: … More Set Books A844 – Preparatory Reading Conway, H. & Roenisch, R. (2005) 2nd Ed. ‘Understanding architecture’
Tuesday, 12 Jun 2018, 08:24Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 24 Jun 2018, 19:27– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 24 Jun 2018, 10:58– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018, 16:37– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018, 15:35– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Monday, 18 Jun 2018, 15:47– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 17 … More Set Books A844 Mumford, L. (1961) ‘The City in History’ Notes
Saturday, 16 Jun 2018, 16:38Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 24 Jun 2018, 19:23– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 24 Jun 2018, 10:57– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018, 16:36– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018, 15:34– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Monday, 18 Jun 2018, 15:46– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Monday, 18 … More Set Boooks A844 Preparatory Reading Notes – Schama ‘Landscape & Memory’
Sunday, 3 Jun 2018, 20:16Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Tuesday, 3 Jul 2018, 09:41– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 24 Jun 2018, 19:28– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 24 Jun 2018, 10:59– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018, 16:39– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018, 15:36– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Monday, 18 … More Set books A844 History of Art Preparatory Reading 1. Anderson on ‘Imagined Community’
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