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Lauren Alex O' Hagan

Researcher in the School of English, Communication and Philosophy, Cardiff University
I am currently a visiting professor at Örebro University in Sweden in the Department of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences. I have a growing interest in the history of food advertising and packaging and have recently become a member of a European research group – FoodKom – that is exploring food communication from an interdisciplinary perspective.

In September 2018, I completed my PhD in Language and Communication at Cardiff University. My doctoral research explored class and social mobility in Edwardian book inscriptions using a multimodal ethnohistorical framework. I am keen to develop this research further by creating a digital archive of Edwardian book inscriptions with adequate metadata that is available for researchers and the public, and to develop tools for viewing individual inscriptions or categories of inscription from a large corpus.

I am also interested in ‘deviant’ (i.e. coin and stamp defacing) and alternative (i.e. Socialist Sunday schools, marching banners) inscriptive practices of the early 20th century, particularly concerning the working- and lower-middle classes. I am in the process of editing a book - Rebellious Writing: Marginalised Edwardians and the Struggle for Symbolic Power - which focuses on symbolic acts of resistance by marginalised groups in the early 20th century in Britain.

Alongside my research, I run B_Abel Linguistic Services - a company that offers translation, proofreading and EFL tutoring. I hold an MA in Applied Linguistics, BA Hons in Modern Language Studies and various professional qualifications in Spanish, Italian, French, German, BSL and EFL.

Forget fast cars and shiny Rolexes – rich people used to show off their wealth with pineapples and celery

Jan 02, 2020 18:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

A stack of pancakes ladened with syrup, a frothy latte posed next to a white MacBook, a deep pan pizza oozing with cheese. Instagram has made food porn images that portray food in an appetising or aesthetically appealing...

Celebrity greens kale and seaweed were long considered food of last resort

Nov 24, 2019 14:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Many of our diets are, to some extent, determined by the whims of fashion. This is not an astute observation, nor a particularly new one just consider the 1970s obsession with pineapple and quiche. But social media is...

Mindful eating: the Victorian food trend that could help you lose weight and transform your health

Feb 10, 2019 10:51 am UTC| Health

In recent years, mindfulness defined as a mental state or attitude in which one focuses ones awareness on the present moment has become embedded into our everyday language. Mindfulness has helped many people to develop...

Economy

The idea that US interest rates will stay higher for longer is probably wrong

The 0.4% rise in US consumer prices in March didnt look like headline news. It was the same as the February increase, and the year-on-year rise of 3.5% is still sharply down from 5% a year ago. All the same, this modest...

Impact of Iran-Israel conflict on Stocks, Gold and Bitcoin

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Japan Posts 7.7% Growth in Machinery Orders

In a striking development that looks set to invigorate Japans economic prospects, a key gauge of capital spending in the country has seen its most significant jump in over a year. According to Cabinet Office data released...

Why Africa can be the beating heart of South Korea’s technology industry

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How cuts to marginal income tax could boost the UK’s stagnant economic growth

The British prime minister recently claimed the UK economy has turned a corner. Rishi Sunak said inflation figures were encouraging, and proclaimed that 2024 would be the year Britain bounces back. According to his...

Politics

US Commerce Secretary Asserts Huawei Chip Lag, Affirms Export Control Success

In an interview on CBS News 60 Minutes, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo stated that the latest Huawei Mate 60 Pro phones chip remains significantly behind U.S. technology despite being the most advanced from China. She...

Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression

Just over three decades after Russia decriminalised homosexuality in 1993, three people have been arrested and charged under the countrys harsh new anti-LGBT laws and could face ten years in prison for membership of an...

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The U.S. government has tightened export restrictions on high-performance semiconductor chips to China, including the Nvidia RTX 4090D, and is urging South Korea to enforce similar curbs, marking a significant escalation...

Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants

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Who will Trump pick as his running mate?

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Science

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Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

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Europa is one of the largest of more than 90 moons in orbit around the planet Jupiter. It is also one of the best places to look for alien life. Often termed an ocean world by scientists, observations to date strongly...

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Technology

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Amazon announced it will commence air delivery in Arizona using drones this year. The e-commerce giant said customers residing within the West Valley Phoenix Metro can avail themselves of Prime Air drone deliveries from...

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In celebration of Earth Day, Rivian has launched a $5,000 trade-in offer, enticing car owners to switch from select gasoline vehicles to its eco-friendly electric models, the R1T and R1S. The deal includes a year of free...

China's EV Price Battle Intensifies with Tesla's Strategic Cuts

China is on the brink of a competitive pricing battle in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, prompted by an oversupply that has led companies like Tesla to cut prices aggressively. These strategic reductions are designed...

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