Dr Alistair Brown's Outputs (19)

Theatre in the round: a study of the effectiveness of 360-degree video and VR to address critical questions in the teaching and learning of drama (2024)
Journal Article
Brown, A., Childs, M., & Youdale, J. (online). Theatre in the round: a study of the effectiveness of 360-degree video and VR to address critical questions in the teaching and learning of drama. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, https://doi.org/10.1080/14794713.2024.2434760

This research explored how 360-video when experienced through virtual reality (VR) might support higher education (HE) English Literature students to perceive critical issues in dramatic works. Previous research placed observers into dramatic action... Read More about Theatre in the round: a study of the effectiveness of 360-degree video and VR to address critical questions in the teaching and learning of drama.

Four video game adaptations of classic works of literature, from The Hobbit to Hamlet (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
Brown, A. (2024). Four video game adaptations of classic works of literature, from The Hobbit to Hamlet. https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/current/thought-leadership/2024/09/four-video-game-adaptations-of-classic-works-of-literature-from-the-hobbit-to-hamlet/

Prestige and Gatekeeping in Postgraduate Journals: The Case of Postgraduate English (2021)
Journal Article
Brown, A., Virdee, D., & Shack, A.-R. (2021). Prestige and Gatekeeping in Postgraduate Journals: The Case of Postgraduate English. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.2398-4732.1191

Social innovation and the university: the impact of intervention for the micro creative economy in North East England (2020)
Journal Article
Cockshut, L., Brown, A., & Hardey, M. (2020). Social innovation and the university: the impact of intervention for the micro creative economy in North East England. Social Enterprise Journal, 16(2), 203-220. https://doi.org/10.1108/sej-03-2019-0017

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the university as a nexus of socially innovative support and engagement with micro- and small-sized (mSME) creative businesses in rural and semi-rural regions. This paper argues that universities can play a sociall... Read More about Social innovation and the university: the impact of intervention for the micro creative economy in North East England.

Creative cities and the future of higher education (2019)
Digital Artefact
Brown, A. (2019). Creative cities and the future of higher education. [Blog]

There is a buzz in the air. Alistair Brown writes about the rebirth of the creative city and the possibilities for higher education.

Is posthuman incest possible? Science fiction and the futures of the body (2018)
Book Chapter
Brown, A. (2018). Is posthuman incest possible? Science fiction and the futures of the body. In M. Leeson (Ed.), Incest in contemporary literature. Manchester University Press

Making Pictures Speak (2018)
Digital Artefact
Brown, A. (2018). Making Pictures Speak. [Website]

In the era of social media, images dominate over text. For English students in a world of Instagram and Amazon, images can reveal a great deal about the proclivities of readers. But how to access this data in a straightforward way, without having to... Read More about Making Pictures Speak.

What Game Worlds Can Teach Us About Literary Worlds (2016)
Journal Article
Brown, A. (2016). What Game Worlds Can Teach Us About Literary Worlds. Alluvium, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.7766/alluvium.v5.2.01

Communication Technology and Narrative: Letters, Instant Messaging, and Mobile Phones in Three Romantic Novels (2015)
Journal Article
Brown, A. (2015). Communication Technology and Narrative: Letters, Instant Messaging, and Mobile Phones in Three Romantic Novels. Poetics Today: International Journal for Theory and Analysis of Literature and Communication, 36(1-2), 33-58. https://doi.org/10.1215/03335372-2879838

The Sense of an Ending: The Computer Game Fallout 3 as a Serial Fiction (2014)
Book Chapter
Brown, A. (2014). The Sense of an Ending: The Computer Game Fallout 3 as a Serial Fiction. In R. Allen, & T. van den Berg (Eds.), Serialization in Popular Culture. Routledge

Renaissance Demons and Posthuman Cyborgs: Ambroise Paré’s On Monsters and Marvels and Donna Haraway’s “Cyborg Manifesto” (2014)
Book Chapter
Brown, A. (2014). Renaissance Demons and Posthuman Cyborgs: Ambroise Paré’s On Monsters and Marvels and Donna Haraway’s “Cyborg Manifesto”. In A. Wood, & B. Shillace (Eds.), Unnatural Reproductions and Monstrosity: The Birth of the Monster in Literature, Film, and Media. Cambria

What Makes a Videogame Great? Problems of Videogame Aesthetics (2014)
Other
Brown, A. (2014). What Makes a Videogame Great? Problems of Videogame Aesthetics

Are Videogame Narratives Postmodern? (2013)
Journal Article
Brown, A. (2013). Are Videogame Narratives Postmodern?. Alluvium, 2(3),

Ulysses as a Role Playing Game (2012)
Journal Article
Brown, A. (2012). Ulysses as a Role Playing Game. Alluvium, 1(5),

Grand Theft Auto as a Cognitive Map of the Postmodern Condition (2012)
Journal Article
Brown, A. (2012). Grand Theft Auto as a Cognitive Map of the Postmodern Condition

E-Volutionary Fictions: The Darwinian Algorithm in Literature and Computer Games (2011)
Book Chapter
Brown, A. (2011). E-Volutionary Fictions: The Darwinian Algorithm in Literature and Computer Games. In N. Saul, & S. James (Eds.), The Evolution of Literature in European Cultures. Rodopi

Uniting the Two Cultures of Body and Mind in A.S. Byatt’s A Whistling Woman (2008)
Journal Article
Brown, A. (2008). Uniting the Two Cultures of Body and Mind in A.S. Byatt’s A Whistling Woman. Journal of literature and science, 1(1),

Pitchforks at the Library Doors: Literary Studies in the Digital Age (2008)
Journal Article
Brown, A. (2008). Pitchforks at the Library Doors: Literary Studies in the Digital Age

Rereading Posthumanism in The War of the Worlds and Independence Day (2008)
Journal Article
Brown, A. (2008). Rereading Posthumanism in The War of the Worlds and Independence Day. e-sharp, 12,