John Spall
Biographic Data
| ID | 319436 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Spall |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Spall |
| SIGNATURE | SPALL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
My views matter
Purpose An important finding of the Safeguarding Adults Review into events at Cawston Park was that the views of patients and their families were systematically ignored by the hospital. The purpose of this paper is to report on a review of people’s experiences of residential and secure in-patient services in Norfolk for those with learning disabilities and autistic people. It discusses overall reported levels of satisfaction, how well people and …
Materiality, Morality, and Masculinities in the Social Transformations of War in Angola
In this article we use men's changing investments in desired material objects as a window into the changing moralities underpinning masculinities in the wake of Angola's civil war. Drawing on participant observation and life history interviews with middle-aged men working in informal commerce in the city of Huambo, we examine the roles of land, houses, and cars in the construction of different styles of masculinity. We argue that analyzing differ…
Money has More Weight than the Man’
This article discusses how male Angolan war veterans navigated the sudden shift from the rigours of military discipline to life in a civilian society they no longer recognised, where money had become a dominant social value. Based on a year of participant observation and interviews with war veterans in the city of Huambo, it traces their life histories and their post-war struggles to develop the necessary creativity and initiative to make a profi…
Materiality, Morality, and Masculinities in the Social Transformations of War in Angola
In this article we use men's changing investments in desired material objects as a window into the changing moralities underpinning masculinities in the wake of Angola's civil war. Drawing on participant observation and life history interviews with middle-aged men working in informal commerce in the city of Huambo, we examine the roles of land, houses, and cars in the construction of different styles of masculinity. We argue that analyzing differ…
Money has More Weight than the Man’
This article discusses how male Angolan war veterans navigated the sudden shift from the rigours of military discipline to life in a civilian society they no longer recognised, where money had become a dominant social value. Based on a year of participant observation and interviews with war veterans in the city of Huambo, it traces their life histories and their post-war struggles to develop the necessary creativity and initiative to make a profi…
Money has More Weight than the Man’
This article discusses how male Angolan war veterans navigated the sudden shift from the rigours of military discipline to life in a civilian society they no longer recognised, where money had become a dominant social value. Based on a year of participant observation and interviews with war veterans in the city of Huambo, it traces their life histories and their post-war struggles to develop the necessary creativity and initiative to make a profi…
Materiality, Morality, and Masculinities in the Social Transformations of War in Angola
In this article we use men's changing investments in desired material objects as a window into the changing moralities underpinning masculinities in the wake of Angola's civil war. Drawing on participant observation and life history interviews with middle-aged men working in informal commerce in the city of Huambo, we examine the roles of land, houses, and cars in the construction of different styles of masculinity. We argue that analyzing differ…
My views matter
Purpose An important finding of the Safeguarding Adults Review into events at Cawston Park was that the views of patients and their families were systematically ignored by the hospital. The purpose of this paper is to report on a review of people’s experiences of residential and secure in-patient services in Norfolk for those with learning disabilities and autistic people. It discusses overall reported levels of satisfaction, how well people and …
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Active listening (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Archetype (1 work)