Author: stevendouglasblog

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.

Reissue: Some thoughts on online teaching method in the history  of art.

February 13, 2024

Orinal publication was: Online pedagogy in art: comparing A844 Block 2 Sec. 2 and Exercises 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4 & 3.2.5 in Sec. 3Friday, 23 Nov 2018, 18:11Visible to anyone in the worldEdited by Steve Bamlett, Friday, 23 Nov 2018, 18:17 Having recorded real disappointment about the pedagogy revealed by exercises in Sec. 2 of the … More Reissue: Some thoughts on online teaching method in the history  of art.

‘I open my mouth to tell him he’s wrong. That he’s talking in tongues. Though no words come out. Nothing hitchhiking on my breath. Truth is troublesome like that’. This is a blog on the second queer novel by Jon Ransom (2024) ‘The Gallopers’.

February 12, 2024

‘I open my mouth to tell him he’s wrong. That he’s talking in tongues. Though no words come out. Nothing hitchhiking on my breath. Truth is troublesome like that’.[1] This is a blog on the second ground-breaking queer novel by Jon Ransom (2024) The Gallopers London, The Muswell Press. For my blog on Jon Ransom’s … More ‘I open my mouth to tell him he’s wrong. That he’s talking in tongues. Though no words come out. Nothing hitchhiking on my breath. Truth is troublesome like that’. This is a blog on the second queer novel by Jon Ransom (2024) ‘The Gallopers’.

A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: (3) Making Space for a Reason. But what reason?

February 11, 2024

A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: Exhibitions in National Galleries of Scotland: (3) Making Space for a Reason. But what reason? (Part 3 [FINAL PART] of Edinburgh blog). For Part 1: A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: Exhibitions in National Galleries of Scotland: (1) Introduction; use this link. For Part 2: A … More A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: (3) Making Space for a Reason. But what reason?

A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: (2) Hidden ingenuity and affordances to thought and meaning in the Art of Printmaking.

February 10, 2024

A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: Exhibitions in National Galleries of Scotland: (2) Hidden ingenuity and affordances to thought and meaning in the Art of Printmaking (Part 2 of Edinburgh blog). For Part 1: A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: Exhibitions in National Galleries of Scotland: (1) Introduction; use this link. For … More A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: (2) Hidden ingenuity and affordances to thought and meaning in the Art of Printmaking.

A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: Exhibitions in National Galleries of Scotland: (1) Introduction

February 8, 2024

For Part 2: A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: (2) Hidden ingenuity and affordances to thought and meaning in the Art of Printmaking: use this link. For Part III: A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: Exhibitions in National Galleries of Scotland: (3) Making Space for a Reason. But what reason? (Part 3 of Edinburgh blog).  … More A day in Edinburgh with Prints and Photographs: Exhibitions in National Galleries of Scotland: (1) Introduction

Try this for ‘significant invention’! LOL. The decay of the idea of ‘invention’ and making space in the cosmos for the  creative life-forces may be all that matters.

February 7, 2024

The most important invention in your lifetime is… The term invention has an interesting etymology, for the idea of merely ‘coming upon’ or even ‘discovering’ (taking a cover from something previously hidden under that cover) is a relatively passive idea compared to the concept of ‘creation’, although in practice it involves activity of an equal … More Try this for ‘significant invention’! LOL. The decay of the idea of ‘invention’ and making space in the cosmos for the  creative life-forces may be all that matters.

‘Orpheus is as old as storytelling itself. He opened his mouth and all of music and all of poetry fell out.’ This blog explores Tom de Freston with Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s 2017 book ‘Orpheus and Eurydice: A Graphic-Poetic Exploration’.

February 6, 2024

‘Orpheus is as old as storytelling itself. He opened his mouth and all of music and all of poetry fell out. … Two thousand years of passing mentions later, can O and E, released from the weight of their histo-ry, make a new fate? Can the myth be escaped?’[1] So starts Tom de Freston with … More ‘Orpheus is as old as storytelling itself. He opened his mouth and all of music and all of poetry fell out.’ This blog explores Tom de Freston with Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s 2017 book ‘Orpheus and Eurydice: A Graphic-Poetic Exploration’.

“… all things pass and nothing stays, and comparing existing things to the flow of a river, he says you could not step twice into the same river”. Hence: ….

February 4, 2024

How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? I feel I need to get this prompt out of the way, for it poses as a question whilst being, in my view, at least, nothing of the sort. However, I do not say that believing that there are no … More “… all things pass and nothing stays, and comparing existing things to the flow of a river, he says you could not step twice into the same river”. Hence: ….

Reissue (a sample on online teaching – by modelling expectations): ‘Reflection, Psychological Theory and Multi-Modal Resources’.

February 3, 2024

A blog written for an Open University Course on Sunday, 17 Jan 2016, 15:35 Reflection, Psychological Theory and Multi-Modal Resources In considering some of the issues raised in the Region 09 Cluster 1 Forum on a Psychology Year 2 undergraduate course, especially a request that some model answer be provided, I decided to write this. … More Reissue (a sample on online teaching – by modelling expectations): ‘Reflection, Psychological Theory and Multi-Modal Resources’.

“I’ve lied so much about the past I can’t even tell myself what is true anymore”,…’ (Lou Reed). This is a blog reflecting on Will Hermes (2023) ‘Lou Reed: The King of New York’.

February 2, 2024

Describing Lou Reed’s response to an interview in ‘one British magazine’ around the time of the artist’s 60th birthday, Will Hermes say: ‘Reed brusquely parried questions involving his history (“I’ve lied so much about the past I can’t even tell myself what is true anymore”),…’.[1]  This is a blog reflecting on Will Hermes (2023) Lou … More “I’ve lied so much about the past I can’t even tell myself what is true anymore”,…’ (Lou Reed). This is a blog reflecting on Will Hermes (2023) ‘Lou Reed: The King of New York’.