Pip Thornton
Biographic Data
| ID | 142599 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pip Thornton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pip |
| FAMILY NAME | Thornton |
| SIGNATURE | THORNTON P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5049-1459 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 83 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Newspeak (2019)
More than words
In this editorial introduction, we introduce the special section on Geopolitics and Language. We provide a brief overview of some of the ways in which geopolitical scholarship has engaged with themes of language to date, noting in particular the legacy of critical geopolitics – and indeed work that has emerged from its foundation. Further we discuss language itself, a concept we suggest is often implicit but rarely explicitly considered in geogra…
Chapter 14 Data Resistance Through Public Art
What Can a Critical Cybersecurity Do
Cybersecurity has attracted significant political, social, and technological attention as contemporary societies have become increasingly reliant on computation. Today, at least within the Global North, there is an ever-pressing and omnipresent threat of the next 'cyber-attack' or the emergence of a new vulnerability in highly interconnected supply chains. However, such discursive positioning of threat and its resolution has typically reinforced,…
The value of mass-digitised cultural heritage content in creative contexts
How can digitised assets of Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums be reused to unlock new value? What are the implications of viewing large-scale cultural heritage data as an economic resource, to build new products and services upon? Drawing upon valuation studies, we reflect on both the theory and practicalities of using mass-digitised heritage content as an economic driver, stressing the need to consider the complexity of commercial-based…
Unearthing feminist territories and terrains
A Critique of Linguistic Capitalism
Language has always been a tool of power over people and places, yet in today’s world of digital communication and advertising, words flowing through the proprietary platforms of the Web are used increasingly as vessels for the creation and circulation of capital. This method of linguistic capitalism is how Google became one of the most successful and wealthy companies in the world. This article argues that this neoliberal commodification of lang…
Diary of a plastic soldier (extracts)
A chain gang unravels, stooping under foreign blades and the shackled safety of surrender. Blind eyes stumble through the heat, while sunburnt soldiers prod and shove, and shout at ears already ful
The meaning of light
On the battlefield, light and dark mean much more than the (dis)ability to see. While the darkness of night-time can be used as a tactic, providing cover for personal and territorial defence and attack, it also affects and secures bodies and the spaces they inhabit in other more immediate and intimate ways, recalibrating senses and redefining distance. Light too can spell both safety and danger on the battlefield, disciplining and controlling its…
Unearthing feminist territories and terrains
The meaning of light
On the battlefield, light and dark mean much more than the (dis)ability to see. While the darkness of night-time can be used as a tactic, providing cover for personal and territorial defence and attack, it also affects and secures bodies and the spaces they inhabit in other more immediate and intimate ways, recalibrating senses and redefining distance. Light too can spell both safety and danger on the battlefield, disciplining and controlling its…
A Critique of Linguistic Capitalism
Language has always been a tool of power over people and places, yet in today’s world of digital communication and advertising, words flowing through the proprietary platforms of the Web are used increasingly as vessels for the creation and circulation of capital. This method of linguistic capitalism is how Google became one of the most successful and wealthy companies in the world. This article argues that this neoliberal commodification of lang…
The value of mass-digitised cultural heritage content in creative contexts
How can digitised assets of Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums be reused to unlock new value? What are the implications of viewing large-scale cultural heritage data as an economic resource, to build new products and services upon? Drawing upon valuation studies, we reflect on both the theory and practicalities of using mass-digitised heritage content as an economic driver, stressing the need to consider the complexity of commercial-based…
What Can a Critical Cybersecurity Do
Cybersecurity has attracted significant political, social, and technological attention as contemporary societies have become increasingly reliant on computation. Today, at least within the Global North, there is an ever-pressing and omnipresent threat of the next 'cyber-attack' or the emergence of a new vulnerability in highly interconnected supply chains. However, such discursive positioning of threat and its resolution has typically reinforced,…
Diary of a plastic soldier (extracts)
A chain gang unravels, stooping under foreign blades and the shackled safety of surrender. Blind eyes stumble through the heat, while sunburnt soldiers prod and shove, and shout at ears already ful
More than words
In this editorial introduction, we introduce the special section on Geopolitics and Language. We provide a brief overview of some of the ways in which geopolitical scholarship has engaged with themes of language to date, noting in particular the legacy of critical geopolitics – and indeed work that has emerged from its foundation. Further we discuss language itself, a concept we suggest is often implicit but rarely explicitly considered in geogra…
The meaning of light
On the battlefield, light and dark mean much more than the (dis)ability to see. While the darkness of night-time can be used as a tactic, providing cover for personal and territorial defence and attack, it also affects and secures bodies and the spaces they inhabit in other more immediate and intimate ways, recalibrating senses and redefining distance. Light too can spell both safety and danger on the battlefield, disciplining and controlling its…
Diary of a plastic soldier (extracts)
A chain gang unravels, stooping under foreign blades and the shackled safety of surrender. Blind eyes stumble through the heat, while sunburnt soldiers prod and shove, and shout at ears already ful
A Critique of Linguistic Capitalism
Language has always been a tool of power over people and places, yet in today’s world of digital communication and advertising, words flowing through the proprietary platforms of the Web are used increasingly as vessels for the creation and circulation of capital. This method of linguistic capitalism is how Google became one of the most successful and wealthy companies in the world. This article argues that this neoliberal commodification of lang…
Unearthing feminist territories and terrains
The value of mass-digitised cultural heritage content in creative contexts
How can digitised assets of Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums be reused to unlock new value? What are the implications of viewing large-scale cultural heritage data as an economic resource, to build new products and services upon? Drawing upon valuation studies, we reflect on both the theory and practicalities of using mass-digitised heritage content as an economic driver, stressing the need to consider the complexity of commercial-based…
Chapter 14 Data Resistance Through Public Art
What Can a Critical Cybersecurity Do
Cybersecurity has attracted significant political, social, and technological attention as contemporary societies have become increasingly reliant on computation. Today, at least within the Global North, there is an ever-pressing and omnipresent threat of the next 'cyber-attack' or the emergence of a new vulnerability in highly interconnected supply chains. However, such discursive positioning of threat and its resolution has typically reinforced,…
Newspeak (2019)
More than words
In this editorial introduction, we introduce the special section on Geopolitics and Language. We provide a brief overview of some of the ways in which geopolitical scholarship has engaged with themes of language to date, noting in particular the legacy of critical geopolitics – and indeed work that has emerged from its foundation. Further we discuss language itself, a concept we suggest is often implicit but rarely explicitly considered in geogra…
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