Bonus – Library (extended edit)

Get Roe Reading Panel One

In the first of three special takeover episodes, Ian Kinane, whom you’ll have heard interviewed on the feed, hosts a panel with members of the University of Roehamptons’ community on the topic of reading (for pleasure). They talk about the difficulty of balancing reading for fun and pleasure, the importance of recommendations and community, the cross-pollination of reading with creation, and much more...  These were recorded as part of #GetRoeReading, a week celebrating reading in all its forms, as part of the National Year of Reading [https://literacytrust.org.uk/about-us/national-year-of-reading-2026/].   Links:  * The National Community of Researchers in Children’s Literature (NCRCL) [https://ncrcl.wordpress.com/about/]  * Roehampton’s MA Children Literature [https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught-courses/childrens-literature-distance-learning/] (distance learning)  * James Allen’s As a Man Thinketh [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81959.As_a_Man_Thinketh]  * James Clear’s Atomic Habits [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40121378-atomic-habits]  * Charlie Mackes’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43708884-the-boy-the-mole-the-fox-and-the-horse]  * Benjamin Myers’s The Gallows Pool [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/31325980-the-gallows-pole]  * Not mentioned, but Will recommends MyNoise [https://mynoise.net] for ambient sounds   * Emma Brodzinksi [https://thephdliferaft.com] (PhD Liferaft) has a book club  * Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24453082-big-magic]  * Norman Vincent Peale’s You can if you think you can [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13472]  * Ursula K. Le Guin’s Steering The Craft [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68024.Steering_the_Craft]  * R.F. Kuang’s Babel [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57945316-babel]  * Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70947.Northern_Lights]  Host  Ian Kinane is Reader in Literature and Popular Culture and Director of the Centre for Society, Culture, and Social Change at the University of Roehampton, London. His books include Bisexuality and Popular Culture (2026), On the Very Edge: Bidentities in Michelle Cliff’s Fiction (2024), Ian Fleming and the Politics of Ambivalence (2021), Isn’t it Ironic?: Irony in Contemporary Popular Culture (2021), Didactics and the Modern Robinsonade (2019), Theorising Literary Islands (2016), and (with Downey and Parker) Landscapes of Liminality: Between Space and Place (2016). Ian is also the general editor of the online, open-access International Journal of James Bond Studies and the forthcoming Cambridge Companion to Ian Fleming.  Guest Speakers  Lisa Sainsbury is Associate Professor of Children’s Literature in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Roehampton. She is Series Editor of Bloomsbury’s Perspectives on Children’s Literature and Chair of the National Community of Researchers in Children’s Literature. Her ongoing research focusses on the philosophical remit of children’s books, as explored in her monographs Ethics in British Children’s Literature: Unexamined Life (Bloomsbury: 2013) and Metaphysics of Children’s Literature: Climbing Fuzzy Mountains (Bloomsbury: 2021).  Louistas Nyuyse is a UK-based healthcare lecturer, transformational career coach, and AI strategist with over two decades of experience in emergency nursing, education, and personal development. He specialises in purpose-driven careers, digital innovation in healthcare, and the application of artificial intelligence to enhance wellbeing, learning, and human potential.  Cristina Motoca is a part-time PhD (Prof) Education research student at the University of Roehampton. Her research explores how policies on the early years workforce are developed and implemented, and whether there may be a disconnect between policy intentions and the practical realities. With over a decade of leadership experience, she represents the private and voluntary sector (PVI) in Wandsworth through the Education Advisory Strategy Group.    Benoît André is a composer, researcher, sound designer, and audio editor based in London, UK. He is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Roehampton in the School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. He is exploring narratives of flood-affected communities through sound.

Bridget Steenkamp: Facilitating child-led ecotheology

Charles, Will and Aaliyah talk to Bridget Steenkamp, Pentecostal minister, community organiser, and, relevantly for the pod, DTh student in Roehampton’s School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Bridget’s research is an interdisciplinary endeavour, combining theology and early years education. It starts from Friedrich Fröbel’s conception of spirituality as ‘life unity’: connection to oneself, each other, the natural world, and the transcendent, to consider whether pre-school children (3-4 years old) can be co-researchers in theological enquiry.     Links mentioned:  More on Fröbel (Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Fröbel])  The Froebel trust [https://www.froebel.org.uk]   The Godly Play [https://www.godlyplay.uk] foundation UK  Ecotheology [https://www.saet.ac.uk/Christianity/Ecotheology] (St Andrew’s Encylopedia of Theology)  Bridget’s Slow Workshops [https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/sustainability/education-and-research/] for Roehampton’s sustainability team (check out their episode earlier in the feed!)    Chapters  00:09 Introduction  00:39 Bridget’s thesis  02:51 Research co-led by children  06:00 Bridget’s data collection – in practice  08:01  Are young children closer to the divine?  08:52 What is ecotheology?  10:26 Presenting the children’s data  11:35 Defining “spirituality” in this context  15:51 Addressing the influence of the (adult) researcher  17:59 A natural spiritual sense in children?  20:09 Wrap-up    The Roey Grad Podcast is a presentation of the University of Roehampton’s Graduate School. [https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/study/academic-areas/graduate-school]   Our theme music is by DiamondTunes [https://pixabay.com/users/diamond_tunes-25553362]    Our hosts are two PhD students at Roehampton, Charles Miller and Will Berard, who also edits and mixes the podcast. It was produced by Aaliyah Hassan.  Comments, questions, want to appear on the show? Get in touch at graduateschool@roehampton.ac.uk [graduateschool@roehampton.ac.uk]

Bonus: Benoît André (Extended Edit) - Exploring community in flooded areas using electro-acoustic composition

A longer version of Charles, Aaliyah, and Will conversation with Benoît André [https://www.benoitandre.co.uk/], PhD student in Roehampton’s School of Arts. Benoît is a composer and sound-designer, researching flooding in Gloucestershire and West London, through the medium of sound. Specifically, electro-acoustic composition - less music than sonic art.  This episode is a chance to feature, in full, Benoît’s piece Skein #7, only showcased as an excerpt in the original episode.      We discuss this little-known art form, what it brings to an eco-sociological thesis, the impact of flooding on communities (which is not solely negative), and why, in these circumstances, it pays to have your mum own one of the few SUVs in the village.       Find more of Benoît’s work at  https://www.benoitandre.co.uk/electro-acoustic [https://www.benoitandre.co.uk/electro-acoustic]      Chapters  00:09 Introductions  00:57 Studying flooding through sound?  02:08 Electroacoustic composition  04:27 What does a thesis in Electroacoustic music look like?  07:16 An excerpt from Skein #7 (HEADPHONES RECOMMENDED!)  09:18 The Electroacoustic ‘scene’ (such as it is)  12:57 Skein #7 – in full!  18:20 Benoît’s other work, his background  20:39 What does data collection look like in such a project?  24:05 Implications for governance  26:03 Unexpected positives of flooding  28:35 Flooding and community impact  35:08 Wrap-up, and Benoît’s Forest Frivolity         The Roey Grad Podcast is a presentation of the University of Roehampton’s Graduate School. [https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/study/academic-areas/graduate-school]   Our theme music is by DiamondTunes [https://pixabay.com/users/diamond_tunes-25553362]    Our hosts are two PhD students at Roehampton, Charles Miller and Will Berard, who also edits and mixes the podcast. It was produced by Aaliyah Hassan.  Comments, questions, want to appear on the show? Get in touch at graduateschool@roehampton.ac.uk [graduateschool@roehampton.ac.uk]

Ian Kinane: James Bond’s part in my academic career

Dr Ian Kinane is the editor of the International Journal of James Bond Studies and an expert on all things 007. He is also a Reader in Literature and Popular Culture here at Roehampton. In this week’s show, he talks about his roots in Dublin, his tips on how to manage an academic career, and, of course, his take on Bond - or, more precisely, on the complicated relationship between Bond’s creator, Ian Fleming, and the people of Jamaica.     Links:  * Ian’s research profile [https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/dr-ian-kinane/]  * The International Journal of James Bond Studies [https://jamesbondstudies.ac.uk/] (stop smirking!)   * Ian Fleming and the Politics of Ambivalence [https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ian-fleming-and-the-politics-of-ambivalence-9781350128972/] (Bloomsbury, 2021)  * Hampton Hill Theatre [https://www.hamptonhilltheatre.org.uk/]    The Roey Grad Podcast is a presentation of the University of Roehampton’s Graduate School. [https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/study/academic-areas/graduate-school]   Our theme music is by DiamondTunes [https://pixabay.com/users/diamond_tunes-25553362]    Our hosts are two PhD students at Roehampton, Charles Miller and Will Berard, who also edits and mixes the podcast. It was produced by Aaliyah Hassan.  Comments, questions, want to appear on the show? Get in touch at graduateschool@roehampton.ac.uk [graduateschool@roehampton.ac.uk]

Bonus – Library (extended edit)

This week, we revisit the conversation Charles and Will had with Sandra, Charlie and James from the University of Roehampton’s Library team. This longer edit includes considerations on privacy and data protection, which turns out to be a theme dear to both James and Will.     We also discuss whether every library remembers their first shushing, the intricacies of the inter-library loan system, and eldritch texts on loan from Miskatonic University...    Chapters      The Roey Grad Podcast is a presentation of the University of Roehampton’s Graduate School. [https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/study/academic-areas/graduate-school]   Our theme music is by DiamondTunes [https://pixabay.com/users/diamond_tunes-25553362]    Our hosts are two PhD students at Roehampton, Charles Miller and Will Berard, who also edits and mixes the podcast. It was produced by Aaliyah Hassan.  Comments, questions, want to appear on the show? Get in touch at graduateschool@roehampton.ac.uk [graduateschool@roehampton.ac.uk]