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Game Changers PodcastGame Changers - Talks with Megan Carriker from Astra LogicalThis month on Game Changers we talk to Megan Carriker from Astra Logical about publishing, marketing and the potential to think environmentally when we make games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-07-3153 min
The Cinematologists PodcastThe Cinematologists Present: Students on ScreenThis special episode of The Cinematologists is a contribution to the Students on Screen project convened by Dr Kay Calver and Dr Bethan Michael-Fox, to coincide with a special issue of Open Screens they have edited, which explores screen representations of students across a plethora of Global screen media forms.
On behalf of The Cinematologists, Neil contributed a paper - drawing from his decade-old doctoral work - on representations of film students in anglophone cinema, and put together this episode, which is both a dissemination of and critical artefact of, the special issue.
For this e...2025-07-311h 51Game Changers PodcastGame Changers - Talks with Nina Kim from RareAfter a short hiatus - we're back - this time with the amazing Nina Kim from Rare. Nina talks about the trajectory to senior, having and dealing with imposter syndrome, working as a woman in the industry and also the importance of following you passion for game.To Cite: Coleclough, S and Kim, N (2025) Game Changers Podcast Talks with Nina Kim. 10.6084/m9.figshare.29413109Music by Cal Price and Alec Lowe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-06-2652 minGame Changers PodcastGame Changers - Talks with Mel CummingsOn this month's episode of Game Changers Sharon speaks with the multi-faceted Mel Cummings. We talk about the importance of turning up the volume on those people who don't always get to be heard and also we have a little travel back to how Mel got onto the road to being a really successful concept artist - via Star Trek, American muscle cars and Pimp my Ride!Music by - Cal Price and Alec LoweTo Cite the episode - Coleclough, S and Cummings M (2025) Game Changers - Talks with Mel Cummings. 10.6084/m9...2025-02-2856 minGame Changers PodcastGame Changers - Dragon Age: The Veilguard Deep DiveJoin our host Dr Sharon Coleclough and game players and researchers - Prof. Esther Maccallum-Stewart, Prof. Catherine Flick, Curstaidh Ferguson Marrow and Jaime Nicholas as they take a look into The Veilguard. Representation, character journeys and a lot of the panels own opinions about narrative are shared in this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-01-311h 04Game Changers PodcastGame Changers - Episode 6In this month's episode we're talking about sex in games. It's importance when thinking about narrative, queer and non-binary representation and finding your space within a games characterisation. Joining me, Sharon Coleclough, are Curstaidh Ferguson Marrow and Jamie Nicholas (yes they came back!). There are some spoilers, but we're not sorry some really important points are made - enjoy!To cite: Coleclough, S, Ferguson Marrow, C and Nicholas J (2024) Game Changers Podcast Episode 6. DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.27934431 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-11-3053 minGame Changers PodcastGame Changers - Episode 5In this episode we look at Table Top Gaming and specifically some D 'n' D gaming theory with Professor Esther MacCallum-Stewart. A small but perfectly formed guest appearance by Sharon's cat completes the discussion of table top games, representation in D n D and how important DM's GM's are to a well played game!To Cite this interview - Coleclough S and MacCallum-Stewart E (2024) Game Changers Podcast Episode 5. 10.6084/m9.figshare.27343062Music - Calum Price and Alex Lowe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-10-311h 05Game Changers PodcastEpisode 4 - Interview with Molly SwiftIn this episode we look at Concept Art and why there are connections to art, history and nerdy interests - with the fab Molly SwiftTo Cite this interview - Coleclough S and Swift M (2024) Game Changers Podcast Episode 4. 10.6084/m9.figshare.27135402Music - Calum Price and Alex Lowe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-09-3038 minGame Changers PodcastEpisode 3 - Interview with Curstaidh Ferguson MarrowThis week I speak with Curstaidh Ferguson Marrow about the use and representation of non-binary characters in game.To cite this episode please use the following: Coleclough, S and Ferguson Marrow C (2024) Game Changers Podcast, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.26871088Music by Alec Lowe and Calum Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-08-3146 minGame Changers PodcastEpisode 2 - Interview with Jamie NicholasIn this episode of Game Changers pod we talk to lecturer, researcher and developer Jamie Nicholas about queer representation in game. All views are the contributors own.If you want to cite anything in this really great discussion: you can use the following Coleclough S and Nicholas J (2024) Game Changers Podcast. Episode 2 - Interview with Jamie Nicholas. DOI - 10.6084/m9.figshare.26414050Original Music from Alec Lowe and Calum Price Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-07-3141 minGame Changers PodcastGame Changers Podcast - Marie-Claire IsaamanOn our first episode we meet Marie-Claire Isaaman - CEO Women in Games. We talk about 20 years of Women in Games, what the not for profit group focuses on and where aspects of equality, equity and representation in the game industry are going.Original Music - Alex Lowe and Calum Price Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-3053 min
The Death Studies PodcastDifficult Death, Dying and the Dead in Media and CultureWhat's the episode about?
This episode accompanies the edited collection Difficult Death, Dying and the Dead in Media and Culture edited by Sharon Coleclough and podcast hosts Bethan Michael-Fox and Renske Visser. In it you will find a discussion between the editors and an interview with the author of the foreword, Professor Ruth Penfold-Mounce, as well as summaries of each chapter to help you navigate and engage with the book.
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To cite this...2023-12-071h 13
Exchanges Discourse: Early Career Researcher Publishing Advice, Insight & InspirationInterdisciplinarity & Publishing: A Panel DiscussionIn this special episode, we talk with four scholars from around the globe about the art, science and everything in between of interdisciplinarity and academic publishing. In a lively exchange we explore perceptions of what is, and what might not be, interdisciplinary work with reference to publishing research. Along the way, the panel takes a view on what a broader academic reader wants along with considering practicalities of reviewing and publishing articles incorporating an interdisciplinary voice, mode or perspective.
Featuring guest panelists: Alena Cicholewski (University of Oldenburg, Germany), Sharon Coleclough (Staffordshire University, UK), Huayi Huang (University of...2023-03-2256 min
Exchanges Discourse: Early Career Researcher Publishing Advice, Insight & InspirationIn Conversation with Sharon ColecloughIn this episode we talk to Sharon Coleclough (Senior Lecturer, Culture, Heritage and Society, Staffordshire University, UK) about her research and publications; focusing on her Exchanges article So Many Ways to be an Outsider: ‘Nerdism’ and ethnicity as signifiers of otherness which appeared in our recent Lonely Nerds special issue. We talk about her research into representation, and her exciting progress into new avenues of publication and research. The episode touches on advice for postgraduate and early career researchers in terms of establishing your personal brand, researching your passions and how to accept feedback on your writing more effectively.2022-10-1335 min