Michael Shea

Biographic Data

ID154834
NAMEMichael Shea
GIVEN NAMESMichael
FAMILY NAMEShea
SIGNATURESHEA M
AFFILIATIONSMichael Shea (researcher), Department of Anthropology, University College London, 14 Taviton Street, London WC1E 6BT, U.K..
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS9
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1974
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX2

  • Karakuri

    Michael SheaARTICLELeonardo2015Cited by: 1

    Based on museological participant-observation conducted at the Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, this article considers the role of karakuri, or subtle trickery, referring to devices that evoke a sense of awe and wonderment through concealment of their inner workings. The author critically assesses Miraikan's Tearoom of Zero/One gallery space as well as its ASIMO demonstrations in terms of their utilization of …

  • The Story of the End of the World

    Open AccessMichael Shea, Michael Martin SheaARTICLEThe Unfamiliar2014

    The following discussion is a critical assessment of the “Story of the End of the World: 73 Questions We Must Answer”, an exhibition at the Miraikan. The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on the 11th of March 2011 created the necessity for collective catharsis regarding various threats posed by the future. I will argue that the outcome of the exhibition differs significantly in content, presentation and meaning to the more conventional visions of the…

  • Human Males Appear More Prepared Than Females to Resolve Conflicts with Same-Sex Peers

    Open AccessJoyce F Benenson, Melissa N Kuhn et al.ARTICLEHuman Nature2014Cited by: 5References: 50

  • III. A Gold Earring From the Great Shaft at Tell Ed-Duweir (Lachish)

    Michael Shea, Michael Martin Shea et al.ARTICLELevant1979

  • A Study of the Effect of the Prosecutor's Choice of Charge on Magistrates' Sentencing Behaviour

    Michael Shea, MICHAEL A SHEAARTICLEThe British Journal of Criminology1974Cited by: 3

    Journal Article A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF THE PROSECUTOR'S CHOICE OF CHARGE ON MAGISTRATES' SENTENCING BEHAVIOUR Get access MICHAEL A. SHEA MICHAEL A. SHEA *Penal Research Unit, Bodleian Law Library, Oxford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Criminology, Volume 14, Issue 3, July 1974, Pages 269–272, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a046562 Published: 01 July 1974