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I am a queer writer and illustrator from Glasgow. I recently displayed work in GoMA which now resides in the Glasgow Museums permanent collection, and co-directed a short film with Michael Lee Richardson, and BBC NowNext and LUX Scotland.
I am currently undertaking a PhD with the University of Dundee researching queer time in comics with a practical element, a comic called PRAXIS. I have delivered conference papers and produced journal articles and podcasts during this time.
I have experience of blogging, article writing, Wordpress web development and SEO.
This article explores how representations of the gay male form in comics have changed over time in relation to shifting social and cultural contexts. It compares three works: Miss Thing, by Joe Johnson, Fabrice Neaud’s Émile, and Greek Love, by Dale Lazarov and Adam Graphite.
This week, resident blogger Garry McLaughlin discusses motivation in research, offering some suggestions for how to reignite that fire if you're finding things tough. Photo by LED Supermarket on Pexels.com PhD research involves years of study (anything from 3 and a half to 7 years) and during that time, you're required to self-direct that study....
In this (late!) article, resident blogger Garry Mac shares some of his experiences of talking with researchers at an earlier part of their journey, and how older researchers, or those at a later stage of their research, can reveal that, yes, we all worry whether we can do this or not!
This year, I was lucky enough to be one of the recipients of a grant from SGSAH to present my research so far in the form of a showcase that took place during the 2022 Summer School. This was an in...
Britain is currently in the grip of a three-fold cost of living crisis. The covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have driven prices up, with the real effects of our recent departure from the EU being somewhat masked behind these other global socioeconomic and political flashpoints.
In this post, SGSAH blogger Garry Mac discusses a controversial topic - reference management software! While everyone has their own thoughts on this, if you're drowning in a sea of sources, this article might just convince you to get a little software help. PhD research requires a lot of reading and citation of sources -...
In this post for Mental Health Awareness Month, current blogger Garry Mac talks about social anxiety, a condition that can be debilitating and which can have all kinds of effects on your PhD research. He'll discuss his own experiences with the condition, dig into why 'networking' events can be crisis-inducing for those with social anxiety,...
During May, the SGSAH blog will focus on mental health in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month which runs from 1st to 31st May. In this first post, blogging intern Garry McLaughlin introduces the concept of mental health and how to look after yours while you study.
This week, blogger Garry McLaughlin gives a quick overview of his research journey so far, including re-scoping practical work and allowing for methodologies to change as you encounter new scholarship. At the tender age of 39 and with roughly 10 years of illustrating, making comics and facilitating community arts under my belt, I entered academia....
Embarking on PhD research can be daunting. This short guide is intended to offer you a broad introduction on how to hack your life and become a better researcher. We're all different, so there's no one-size-fits-all series of tips, apps and organisational methods, and I won't tell you what to do.
Hello everyone! I'm Garry McLaughlin and I've just taken over the SGSAH blog. I'll be here for the next 6 months and, to kick things off, I figured it would be useful to introduce myself and my research and give you an idea of what you can expect while I'm looking after things here.
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Translation isn't always just about translating a body of text literally. In fact, cultural translation is perhaps even more important. Knowing how to translate the meaning and intent of a text in such a way as to ensure the message gets across is key.
Interpreters and translators have two very different jobs, but in the minds of the public, they are often confused. Many people think that they carry out the same jobs and that the only different in that between oral and written, although while both are involved with language, the skills required vary greatly.
Whatever industry you're in, if you plan to do business overseas, at some point you're going to need the services of a foreign language translator. While there's a wealth of freelancers and agencies out there, you need to know you're getting the best possible quality.
If there's a single thing that can be said to stand in the way of humanity overcoming its differences and becoming truly globalised, it's the language barrier. For that reason, instant translation technologies have long been a tool in the sci-fi writers' toolbox - from the Tardis in 'Doctor Who' and the Babelfish in 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' to 'Star Trek's aptly-named Universal Translator.
The origin of language has eluded us for a long time, yet the search has driven scientists and linguists for millennia. Now, one linguist believes he has finally found the answer. Using a technique based on the study of animal genetics, he thinks that language was first invented in sub-Saharan Africa.
You've probably had that conversation before. Someone asks you what you do for a living and you say, "I'm a freelance copywriter." They scrunch their face, shrug and say, "So you just sit at home all day? Great, want to go for a coffee? I've got the day off!"
Now that you've got a better idea of what it means to be a freelance copywriter, let's take a look in some more detail at how to become a copywriter. This advice applies whether you're just taking your first tentative steps in copywriting, or you're looking to grow your freelance business.
It's hard to be a freelancer. Okay, let me qualify that statement a little: it's hard to be a successful freelancer. When you made the decision to go it alone, you probably didn't know many other people who were doing the same.
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Kieron Gillen and Jaime McKelvie are respectively the writer and artist of the hit Marvel series Young Avengers. Taking part in the Edinburgh International Book Festival's Stripped programme, the pair were kind enough to speak to Geek Chocolate's Stephen Sutherland and Garry Mac the morning after their talk at the festival.
Maria Bello has had an interesting acting career, moving easily from sex symbol to respected dramatic roles. However, she's also known for her humanitarian work and, increasingly, her writing. Earlier in 2015 she released a book called "Whatever... Love is Love: Questioning the Labels We G
Publisher: IDW Publishing Writer: Various Artist: Various Release Date: 2nd July 2014 I was all over this release when the reviews were announced for this week - 'Weird Love', I mean, who wouldn't be? This anthology collecting 'sleazy romance comics' from the 50s is presented 'as is' - that means no digital retouching, out of...
Publisher: Image Comics Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Chris Burnham w/ Nathan Fairbairn Release Date: 4th February, 2015 ZIROM TRIAM IPAM IPAMIS So opens Grant Morrison's long awaited new series, 'Nameless', and immediately what might be familiar territory is shown to be obtuse, occluded and occulted - hidden.
It's important to preface this article by saying that none of the points below, even if you experience all of them, mean you're necessarily lesbian, gay or bisexual. No one can really provide a list that you tick off and go "Yup, that's it, I'm definitely gay". Sexualit
Publisher: IDW Publishing Writer: Phil Hester Artist: Roger Robinson Release Date: 2nd July 2014 T.H.U.N.D.E.R Agents (from here on, Thunder Agents, because repetitive strain injury) starts with a recap - our heroes have uncovered ancient artefacts containing cosmic entities seemingly obsessed with punishing wayward civilisations. That's us screwed then.
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Today, Bleeding Cool published this article on the use of a certain word being used in "Papergirls" #1, which was released by Image Comics this week, and the actions taken by Whateverstore in San Francisco. Safe to say it's garnered some attention, and we felt we would wade in with our two cents.
What to say about James Franco? The Hollywood star hasn't chosen the typical path of his peers. Instead, he's taken on roles (both as actor and producer) that stray from the norm.
Ghoulish glamorous Sharon Needles spoke to out.com last year for Halloween, but we think it's worth exhuming some of that interview as we get into the seasonal mood. Unless you're one of the few people left who've missed out on 'Ru Paul's Drag Race', you'll know
Publisher: Image Comics Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Chip Zdarsky Release Date: 13th August 2014 For shame, I read the first couple of issues of Sex Criminals but for some reason (money, time, all that stuff) I never picked up more. Reading issue 7, I'm desperate to rectify that situation.
Publisher: Image Comics Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Jamie McKelvie Release Date: 20th August 2014 Shit just got dark. First off, the vessel that transmits the message: the McKelvie/Wilson duad just gets better and better. It's easy to seem evangelical about McKelvie's work on WicDiv, but he's genuinely operating at the top of his game.
Publisher: IDW Publishing Writer: Chris Carter, Roy Thomas (adaptation) Artist: John Van Fleet, Claude St. Aubin, Val Mayerick, Sean Scoffield Release Date: 8th October 2014 Adaptations are a tricky beast. In fact, I grabbed this for review thinking it was the classic comic series Topps published in the mid-90s, with writer Stefan Petrucha and artist...
In Scotland, we use the word 'jessy' as an insult. Urban dictionary describes it as follows: "Scottish/Northern English phrase to suggest someone is a coward. (your mate wont ask a girl out) "aww come on, stop being a Jessy" (someone runs away from a fight with you)
We're taking a whistle-stop tour around the globe as we explore what's happening at Pride events as 2015 closes and going into 2016. Amsterdam Leather Pride zaptravel.com Let's start as we mean to go on, with Amsterdam's incredible Leather Pride.
I'm smoking a cigarette, looking out my back window at a large tree. It has a sturdy trunk and many limbs, each with their own spindly branches sprouting from it. Most of these branches terminate in leaves, some in berries. Others are withered, at the end of their lives, not hardy enough for winter.
"Who's the guy and who's the girl?" gettyimages.fr You're kidding right? What is this, the 1970s? Okay, let's take this one step at a time. I'm gay. That means I'm attracted to men. And I'm a man. A man who's attracted to men. That means we&
Already a divisive director, Interstellar might be Christopher Nolan's most contentious film yet, partly because of the demanding complexity of its script and its intimate yet epic scale but also because of flaws throughout that make it an occasionally less than smooth ride to the stars which requires faith from the viewer that he will pull the strands together in the final act.
Grammy Award-winning artist Sam Smith came under fire from some quarters last year when he said he wasn't "trying to be a spokesperson" for gay men. In part, this was due to his reluctance to sing gender-specific love songs, even though the singer is an out gay man. virginradio.f
His eyebrows talk as much as he does - or you do pinterest.com You're talking to a guy at the bar you like. You're not sure if he's into you, but the conversation is flowing. You like to talk, so you're being effusive, telling him stories. He's laughing.
Publisher: IDW Publishing Writer: Eric Shanower Artist: Gabriel Rodriguez Release Date: 20th August 2014 From 1905 to 1924, Windsor McCay pushed the boundaries of the early comic medium in was that are still being felt today. Little Nemo was a serialised full-page weekly strip following the adventures of a little boy in the dream world...
"I'm gay." It's the simplest and often hardest way to come out. No preamble, no build up - straight to the point. It's also how Olympic medal winning free-skier Gus Kenworthy came out on Twitter on Thursday morning. svt.se He also attached a photo of himse
Maria Bello has had an interesting acting career, moving easily from sex symbol to respected dramatic roles. However, she's also known for her humanitarian work and, increasingly, her writing. Earlier in 2015 she released a book called "Whatever... Love is Love: Questioning the Labels We G
Alexis Arquette comes from a famous family of Hollywood actors including siblings Patricia and David. As a young actor, she often appeared in androgynous roles, and later went on to front mainly indie and low budget films. Her acting career has been representative of her own personal journey, as she
After a teaser image in 2013 trailing the return of Phonogram, things went a bit quiet as Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie continued their quest for world comics domination with The Wicked + The Divine. Yesterday's Image Expo announcement brought good news to those of us who've been patiently awaiting 'The Immaterial Girl'.
Publisher: BOOM! Studios Author: Clive Barker and Mark Miller Artist: Haemi Jang Release Date: 13th August 2014 The finale of Next Testament is impossible to discuss without a (kinda) brief overview of what's been happening so far. An obsessed man digs up God only to find that this deity, Wick, is the God of the...