Jacqueline Tivers
Biographic Data
| ID | 1815180 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacqueline Tivers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacqueline |
| FAMILY NAME | Tivers |
| SIGNATURE | TIVERS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nottingham Trent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6515-6450 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Women Attached: The Daily Lives of Women with Young Children
Originally published in 1985, Women Attached was one of the first empirical studies in geography to deal with the special problems of women with young children. Even within sociology and psychology there were very few studies in this area at the time. Within geography the study of this population sub-group was certainly a new departure. However, it was impossible to make meaningful sense of the structure of daily lives and activities of women wit…
Narratives of Travel and Tourism
Not a circus, not a freak show’: Masculinity, performance and place in a sport for ‘extraordinary men’
This article contributes to the study of sport and culture by examining in relation to the minority sport of strength athletics or ‘Strong Man’, the concept of sport ‘subcultures’, the cultural construction of the sporting body in terms of both masculinity and the notion of a disciplined, healthy body and the mutual constitution of bodies and places. The research centred on an ethnographic study carried out at the ‘Britain's Strongest Man’ 2007 c…
The social impact of the arts: An intellectual history
Performing heritage: The use of live ‘actors’ in heritage presentations
This paper investigates the phenomenon of 'living history' presentations of heritage, using live 'actors' to portray historical characters. Its aim is to discuss these presentations in the context of what may be understood as 'heritage', and of the nature of 'performance'. Four case studies of heritage sites, each important as a tourist attraction, have been selected for detailed study, together with a number of other examples of heritage perform…
The home of the British Army: The Iconic Construction of Military Defence Landscapes
The spatial significance of military defence landscapes in the UK is considered. The history is outlined and the dominant presence of military land in an area of west Surrey and north‐east Hampshire centred on Aldershot that is known as ‘the home of the British Army’ is emphasized. It is argued that landscapes of military defence are iconic in nature; they have a meaning which goes much further than their overt presence. In describing the importa…
From artificiality to authenticity? The development of dry ski‐slopes in England and Wales
Many sports landscapes are said to have become increasingly ‘artificial’ over time. Landscapes of dry skiing have not exhibited this trend, but instead have become more ‘realistic’ or ‘authentic’. 1 This paper discusses the results of a new study of dry ski centres in England and Wales
The Language of Environment: A New Rhetoric
The environment and the web of rhetoric topic analysis, 1 topic analysis, 2 environmental ethos constitutive figures figures of resolution environmental argument - inquiry and change
Women Attached. The Daily Lives of Women with Young Children
The Language of Environment: A New Rhetoric
The environment and the web of rhetoric topic analysis, 1 topic analysis, 2 environmental ethos constitutive figures figures of resolution environmental argument - inquiry and change
Performing heritage: The use of live ‘actors’ in heritage presentations
This paper investigates the phenomenon of 'living history' presentations of heritage, using live 'actors' to portray historical characters. Its aim is to discuss these presentations in the context of what may be understood as 'heritage', and of the nature of 'performance'. Four case studies of heritage sites, each important as a tourist attraction, have been selected for detailed study, together with a number of other examples of heritage perform…
Women Attached. The Daily Lives of Women with Young Children
The home of the British Army: The Iconic Construction of Military Defence Landscapes
The spatial significance of military defence landscapes in the UK is considered. The history is outlined and the dominant presence of military land in an area of west Surrey and north‐east Hampshire centred on Aldershot that is known as ‘the home of the British Army’ is emphasized. It is argued that landscapes of military defence are iconic in nature; they have a meaning which goes much further than their overt presence. In describing the importa…
Not a circus, not a freak show’: Masculinity, performance and place in a sport for ‘extraordinary men’
This article contributes to the study of sport and culture by examining in relation to the minority sport of strength athletics or ‘Strong Man’, the concept of sport ‘subcultures’, the cultural construction of the sporting body in terms of both masculinity and the notion of a disciplined, healthy body and the mutual constitution of bodies and places. The research centred on an ethnographic study carried out at the ‘Britain's Strongest Man’ 2007 c…
From artificiality to authenticity? The development of dry ski‐slopes in England and Wales
Many sports landscapes are said to have become increasingly ‘artificial’ over time. Landscapes of dry skiing have not exhibited this trend, but instead have become more ‘realistic’ or ‘authentic’. 1 This paper discusses the results of a new study of dry ski centres in England and Wales
Women Attached. The Daily Lives of Women with Young Children
From artificiality to authenticity? The development of dry ski‐slopes in England and Wales
Many sports landscapes are said to have become increasingly ‘artificial’ over time. Landscapes of dry skiing have not exhibited this trend, but instead have become more ‘realistic’ or ‘authentic’. 1 This paper discusses the results of a new study of dry ski centres in England and Wales
The Language of Environment: A New Rhetoric
The environment and the web of rhetoric topic analysis, 1 topic analysis, 2 environmental ethos constitutive figures figures of resolution environmental argument - inquiry and change
The home of the British Army: The Iconic Construction of Military Defence Landscapes
The spatial significance of military defence landscapes in the UK is considered. The history is outlined and the dominant presence of military land in an area of west Surrey and north‐east Hampshire centred on Aldershot that is known as ‘the home of the British Army’ is emphasized. It is argued that landscapes of military defence are iconic in nature; they have a meaning which goes much further than their overt presence. In describing the importa…
Performing heritage: The use of live ‘actors’ in heritage presentations
This paper investigates the phenomenon of 'living history' presentations of heritage, using live 'actors' to portray historical characters. Its aim is to discuss these presentations in the context of what may be understood as 'heritage', and of the nature of 'performance'. Four case studies of heritage sites, each important as a tourist attraction, have been selected for detailed study, together with a number of other examples of heritage perform…
The social impact of the arts: An intellectual history
Not a circus, not a freak show’: Masculinity, performance and place in a sport for ‘extraordinary men’
This article contributes to the study of sport and culture by examining in relation to the minority sport of strength athletics or ‘Strong Man’, the concept of sport ‘subcultures’, the cultural construction of the sporting body in terms of both masculinity and the notion of a disciplined, healthy body and the mutual constitution of bodies and places. The research centred on an ethnographic study carried out at the ‘Britain's Strongest Man’ 2007 c…
Narratives of Travel and Tourism
Women Attached: The Daily Lives of Women with Young Children
Originally published in 1985, Women Attached was one of the first empirical studies in geography to deal with the special problems of women with young children. Even within sociology and psychology there were very few studies in this area at the time. Within geography the study of this population sub-group was certainly a new departure. However, it was impossible to make meaningful sense of the structure of daily lives and activities of women wit…
Sociology (6 works) · Art (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)