Simon Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 3687933 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon |
| FAMILY NAME | Brown |
| SIGNATURE | BROWN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kingston University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7596-7724 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Documenting Change on the SS Thistlegorm, Red Sea, Egypt
The SS Thistlegorm, a British World War II cargo vessel sunk in 1941 in the Red Sea, is one of the world’s most visited wreck dives, attracting thousands of divers annually. This popularity has accelerated structural deterioration and artefact loss through unsustainable mooring practices, looting, and unintentional diver impacts. The Thistlegorm Project—a collaboration between Alexandria University and the University of Edinburgh—conducted high-r…
Navigating the journey into formal employment for youth with disabilities in Bangladesh
In this article, we examine how youth with disabilities are transitioning into formal employment, and the effects of this transition on their lives and livelihoods. • Young people’s hope for better livelihoods is often mixed with uncertainty, based on the realization that opportunities to earn a decent salary and have a true career path are not guaranteed. • In our study, an ongoing process of adjustment is evident, beginning with young people se…
Making a Trade of Preaching
Many writers of political economy in the 1660s and 1670s agreed that there were too many clergy and divinity students in England. This surplus of ministers and aspiring clerics, they argued, would better contribute to the public if they worked as productive laborers in agriculture and manufacturing. The question of whether preaching constituted labor had been a contentious theological debate in the late years of the Interregnum, and the proposals…
Logique de l’archipel
Dans cette traduction inédite d’un texte accompagnant une installation sonore exposée au Pavillon des Maldives lors de la Biennale de Venise en 2013, le réalisateur de musique électronique et auteur DJ Spooky se livre à une méditation sur la cartographie, le concept d’île, ainsi que sur quelques « dérives » notables de l’état d’insularité, symptomatiques de la conjoncture actuelle, notamment les paradis fiscaux et les menaces écologiques
The sounds of the silents in Britain
A new volume on British silent cinema is always a cause for celebration, and especially one that is as significant and enjoyable as The Sounds of the Silents in Britain. The origins of the book lie
From inventor to renter
The concept of the ‘second birth of cinema’ developed by André Gaudreault offers a new model for thinking about the development of early cinema. By proposing a new paradigm for the relationship between ‘pre-cinema’, early cinema and the formation of cinema as an institution, Gaudreault calls into question both our understanding of this crucial developmental period in cinema history, and our understanding of what cinema is, harking back to André B…
From Novelty to Normal
In cinemas and on television, the 3D viewing experience is marketed as being both more 'immersive' than 2D, and as an 'experience' which augments the normal 2D viewing experience. Focussing on 3D on television, this article presents an aesthetic analysis of a range of 3DTV content. In doing so it considers the extent to which the variety of 3DTV programming, coupled with its low market penetration, offers a barrier to 3DTV becoming familiar enoug…
Censorship Under Siege
Silent Films
Early Cinema in Britain and the Smoking Concert Film
The ‘smoking concert’ film is a term commonly used to identify erotic or risqué films produced during the first ten years of cinema. This name derives from contemporary sources, where certain types of films were set aside in catalogues as being specifically aimed at social events which were known as smoking concerts. The purpose of this paper is to consider first of all the validity of applying the smoking concert label to erotic material by cons…
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Early Cinema in Britain and the Smoking Concert Film
The ‘smoking concert’ film is a term commonly used to identify erotic or risqué films produced during the first ten years of cinema. This name derives from contemporary sources, where certain types of films were set aside in catalogues as being specifically aimed at social events which were known as smoking concerts. The purpose of this paper is to consider first of all the validity of applying the smoking concert label to erotic material by cons…
Censorship Under Siege
Silent Films
From inventor to renter
The concept of the ‘second birth of cinema’ developed by André Gaudreault offers a new model for thinking about the development of early cinema. By proposing a new paradigm for the relationship between ‘pre-cinema’, early cinema and the formation of cinema as an institution, Gaudreault calls into question both our understanding of this crucial developmental period in cinema history, and our understanding of what cinema is, harking back to André B…
From Novelty to Normal
In cinemas and on television, the 3D viewing experience is marketed as being both more 'immersive' than 2D, and as an 'experience' which augments the normal 2D viewing experience. Focussing on 3D on television, this article presents an aesthetic analysis of a range of 3DTV content. In doing so it considers the extent to which the variety of 3DTV programming, coupled with its low market penetration, offers a barrier to 3DTV becoming familiar enoug…
The sounds of the silents in Britain
A new volume on British silent cinema is always a cause for celebration, and especially one that is as significant and enjoyable as The Sounds of the Silents in Britain. The origins of the book lie
Logique de l’archipel
Dans cette traduction inédite d’un texte accompagnant une installation sonore exposée au Pavillon des Maldives lors de la Biennale de Venise en 2013, le réalisateur de musique électronique et auteur DJ Spooky se livre à une méditation sur la cartographie, le concept d’île, ainsi que sur quelques « dérives » notables de l’état d’insularité, symptomatiques de la conjoncture actuelle, notamment les paradis fiscaux et les menaces écologiques
Making a Trade of Preaching
Many writers of political economy in the 1660s and 1670s agreed that there were too many clergy and divinity students in England. This surplus of ministers and aspiring clerics, they argued, would better contribute to the public if they worked as productive laborers in agriculture and manufacturing. The question of whether preaching constituted labor had been a contentious theological debate in the late years of the Interregnum, and the proposals…
Navigating the journey into formal employment for youth with disabilities in Bangladesh
In this article, we examine how youth with disabilities are transitioning into formal employment, and the effects of this transition on their lives and livelihoods. • Young people’s hope for better livelihoods is often mixed with uncertainty, based on the realization that opportunities to earn a decent salary and have a true career path are not guaranteed. • In our study, an ongoing process of adjustment is evident, beginning with young people se…
Documenting Change on the SS Thistlegorm, Red Sea, Egypt
The SS Thistlegorm, a British World War II cargo vessel sunk in 1941 in the Red Sea, is one of the world’s most visited wreck dives, attracting thousands of divers annually. This popularity has accelerated structural deterioration and artefact loss through unsustainable mooring practices, looting, and unintentional diver impacts. The Thistlegorm Project—a collaboration between Alexandria University and the University of Edinburgh—conducted high-r…
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