Relating this to the issue of the ‘homosexual’ will not only rely on the immediate context of historical discourse but also on André Gide’s literary models. The enemy is a Zola-like naturalism. The latter’s use of a pre-natured world which art represents is set against fictive and imagined worlds, such as those of Gide, where … More A note on the limitation to (although not of) the male body in Queer(y)ing Keith Vaughan

A dissertation proposal How and why does the visual portrayal of figurative groups in landscapes in the post-1939 art of Keith Vaughan relate to changing representations of male ‘homosexuality’ in Britain?  [Agnew’s (1990) Keith Vaughan: 1912-1977 Catalogue London, Agnew’s. Austin/Desmond Fine Art (ud.a) Keith Vaughan: Catalogue of Paintings, Gouaches, Watercolours and Drawings 1936-1976 Sunninghill, Berks., … More Annotated booklist for 10000 word proposal on Queer(y)ing Keith Vaughan (1912-1977).

Reviewing Paul Broks: the labyrinth in the Neuropsycholgist’s Odyssey Tuesday, 11 Sep 2018, 17:09Visible to anyone in the worldEdited by Steve Bamlett, Tuesday, 11 Sep 2018, 17:18 Labyrinths V: Farewell via Broks, Paul (2018) The Darker the Night, the Brighter the stars: A Neuropsychologist’s Odyssey. London, Allen Lane (Penguin) Let’s start near the end of this … More Reviewing Paul Broks: the labyrinth in the Neuropsycholgist’s Odyssey

Saturday, 27 Jun 2015, 16:37Visible to anyone in the world Edited by Steve Bamlett, Tuesday, 11 Aug 2015, 09:20 The Ownership of Learning: issues related to conceptualising ‘learning’ as a product This contribution owes something to a distinction drawn in ******s contribution to the Ownership thread in ***’s Tutor Group Forum. As I write this, … More The Ownership of Learning: issues related to conceptualising ‘learning’ as a product

Psychology: Creative Resources Wednesday, 28 Oct 2015, 15:38Visible to anyone in the worldEdited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 28 Oct 2015, 15:43 As part of his introduction to me as his tutor, one of my group, Loukianos, sent me a link to a recently finished film directed by him about life in Crete. He has given me … More A piece of feedback to a fondly remembered learner: he gave permission.

Interior installation and Queer Interiors: Elmgreen & Dragset Exercise 3.2 A844 Thursday, 24 Jan 2019, 14:49Visible to anyone in the world- Edited by Steve Bamlett, Sunday, 3 Feb 2019, 17:02– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Thursday, 24 Jan 2019, 14:54– Edited by Steve Bamlett, Thursday, 24 Jan 2019, 14:50 Interior installation and Queer Interiors: Exercise 3.2 A844: Elmgreen & Dragset  … More How LGBTQI+ issues get marginalised (unintentionally) in teaching

Keith Vaughan DISS notes: Is there are a solution to the categorisation issues raised by and in ‘queer history’? Reading Lewis, B. (Ed.) (2013a) British Queer History: New Approaches and Perspectives Manchester & New York, Manchester University Press. These are notes towards a problem raised in writing an MA dissertation on Keith Vaughan. The initial … More Keith Vaughan DISS notes: Is there are a solution to the categorisation issues raised by and in ‘queer history’? Initial thoughts.

Blogging on Bishop: The Origins of British landscape Exhibition (The Trevor Gallery, The Bishop’s palace, Bishop Auckland, Sat 1st June – Sunday 8th Spt. 2019) https://www.thisisdurham.com/whats-on/the-auckland-project-the-origins-of-british-landscape-p994631 Having lived in south-west Durham for 30 years or so I never expected Bishop Auckland to be a place of artistic pilgrimage (a short pilgrim on a short pilgrimage … More Blogging on Bishop: The Origins of British landscape Exhibition