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Ladies 'doing their bit' for the war effort in the north-east of Scotland. (2015)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2015. Ladies 'doing their bit' for the war effort in the north-east of Scotland. Women's history: the journal of the women's history network [online], 2(2), pages 16-20. Available from: http://womenshistorynetwork.org/womens-history-summer-2015/

My son's primary school class recently undertook a project on the First World War. One of the topics that the children could choose to study was 'Women in the War' and the usual subjects were included - nurses, VADs, munitionettes and the women's aux... Read More about Ladies 'doing their bit' for the war effort in the north-east of Scotland..

The impact of the cessation of blogs within the UK police blogosphere. (2014)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S., BURNETT, S., SMITH, R. and GRINNALL, A. 2014. The impact of the cessation of blogs within the UK police blogosphere. New technology, work and employment [online], 29(2), pages 160-176. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12028

This article investigates the concept of influence within a group of police work-bloggers. During the period studied (2007-2013), three influential police bloggers, well-known within the small and tightly knit UK police blogosphere, abruptly ended th... Read More about The impact of the cessation of blogs within the UK police blogosphere..

Towards an organizational folklore of policing: the storied nature of policing and the police use of storytelling. (2014)
Journal Article
SMITH, R., PEDERSEN, S. and BURNETT, S. 2014. Towards an organizational folklore of policing: the storied nature of policing and the police use of storytelling. Folklore [online], 125(2), pages 218-237. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0015587X.2014.913853

For police officers, much of the working day consists of telling stories about everyday policing and events. Although the study of narrative and storytelling in organizational contexts is an expanding area of research, the same cannot be said of the... Read More about Towards an organizational folklore of policing: the storied nature of policing and the police use of storytelling..

Is it Friday yet? Mothers talking about sex online. (2014)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2014. Is it Friday yet? Mothers talking about sex online. Cyberpsychology: journal of psychosocial research on cyberspace [online], 8(2), article 4. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2014-2-4

Inspired by the media furore over 'penis beaker gate' (October 2013), this article investigates the discussion of sex on the UK parenting website Mumsnet. It asks why there was such shock at finding mothers discussing sexual matters online, what type... Read More about Is it Friday yet? Mothers talking about sex online..

Mothers with attitude: how the Mumsnet parenting forum offers space for new forms of femininity to emerge online. (2013)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. and SMITHSON, J. 2013. Mothers with attitude: how the Mumsnet parenting forum offers space for new forms of femininity to emerge online. Women's studies international forum [online], 38, pages 97-106. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2013.03.004

This paper investigates the motivations and online behaviour of the users of Mumsnet, a UK online parenting community. The Mumsnet discussion forum is characterised by its difference to other mothering websites in its language use, its celebration of... Read More about Mothers with attitude: how the Mumsnet parenting forum offers space for new forms of femininity to emerge online..

UK young adults' safety awareness online: is it a 'girl thing'? (2012)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2013. UK young adults' safety awareness online: is it a 'girl thing'? Journal of youth studies [online], 16(3), pages 404-419. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2012.710741

This article reports on a recent research project undertaken in the UK that investigated young adults' perception of potentially risky behaviour online. The research was undertaken through the use of an online survey associated with the UK teen soap... Read More about UK young adults' safety awareness online: is it a 'girl thing'?.

Venting, joining and educating: motivations for knowledge sharing in the UK police blogosphere. (2012)
Journal Article
BURNETT, S., PEDERSEN, S., SMITH, R. and O'NEILL, A. 2012. Venting, joining and educating: motivations for knowledge sharing in the UK police blogosphere. Business information review, 29(1), pages 57-63. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382112438689

This article examines motivations for knowledge sharing in blogs written by police officers. It draws on the findings of a research project completed in 2011 based on content analysis of 63 blogs.

Now read this: male and female bloggers' recommendations for further reading. (2008)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2008. Now read this: male and female bloggers' recommendations for further reading. Participations: journal of audience and reception studies [online], 5(2). Available from: http://www.participations.org/Volume%205/Issue%202/5_02_pedersen.htm

This paper investigates and contrasts male and female bloggers use of one specific part of a blog “ its blogroll. Most blogs carry a blogroll. It is a list of the bloggers favourite blogs or recommended reads. This research, part of a larger project,... Read More about Now read this: male and female bloggers' recommendations for further reading..

Speaking the same language? (2007)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2007. Speaking the same language? Differences and similarities between US and UK bloggers. International journal of the book [online], 5(1), pages 33-40. Available at: http://ijb.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.27/prod.197

While blogging as a form of computer-mediated communication has attracted a growing amount of academic investigation in recent years, the majority of such research has so far focused on the North American experience. 120 UK and US bloggers (equal num... Read More about Speaking the same language?.

Readers' use of news blogs. (2007)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. and CHIVERS, A. 2007. Readers' use of news blogs. International journal of technology, knowledge and society, 3(1), pages 15-24.

Appearing at the end of the 1990s, the phenomenon of ‘blogging’ or weblogging is now attracting serious academic research. However, the majority of this research has so far focussed on the ‘bloggers’ themselves – who they are; their motivations for b... Read More about Readers' use of news blogs..

Women users' motivations for establishing and interacting with blogs (web logs). (2007)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2007. Women users' motivations for establishing and interacting with blogs (web logs). International journal of the book [online], 3(2), pages 85-90. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9516/CGP/v03i02/36502

An investigation into the motivations of women who write blogs (web logs) and the audience for whom they consider themselves to be writing. From the outset of blogging, journal blogs have been associated with women. They offer them a safe place to ex... Read More about Women users' motivations for establishing and interacting with blogs (web logs)..

What's in a name? The revealing use of noms de plume in women's correspondence to daily newspapers in Edwardian Scotland. (2004)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2004. What's in a name? The revealing use of noms de plume in women's correspondence to daily newspapers in Edwardian Scotland. Media history [online], 10(3), pages 175-185. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/1368880042000311537

In August 1912, a female correspondent calling herself ‘Fair Play’ wrote to the Aberdeen Free Press to remonstrate at the militant methods used by the Women’s Social and Political Union (the WSPU). She explained that she had chosen to use a pen name... Read More about What's in a name? The revealing use of noms de plume in women's correspondence to daily newspapers in Edwardian Scotland..

The appearance of women's politics in the correspondence pages of Aberdeen newspapers, 1900-1914. (2002)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2002. The appearance of women's politics in the correspondence pages of Aberdeen newspapers, 1900-1914. Women's history review [online], 11(4), pages 657-673. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09612020200200343

A newspaper's 'Letters to the Editor' column represents its readership in a unique way and can provide a useful 'thermometer' with which to measure the extent of critical debate and discussion a particular issue generated in a locality. In this artic... Read More about The appearance of women's politics in the correspondence pages of Aberdeen newspapers, 1900-1914..

Within their sphere? Women correspondents to Aberdeen daily newspapers 1900-1914. (2002)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2002. Within their sphere? Women correspondents to Aberdeen daily newspapers 1900-1914. Northern Scotland [online], 22(1), pages 159-166. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/nor.2002.0010

On 13 May 1911 Marian S Farquharson, of Haughton wrote a letter to the Aberdeen Free Press criticising Aberdeenshire council’s proposed restrictions on the speed of motorcars. As a car owner herself, Mrs Farquharson felt that ‘a motor going at 20 mil... Read More about Within their sphere? Women correspondents to Aberdeen daily newspapers 1900-1914..

A surfeit of socks? The impact of the First World War on women correspondents to daily newspapers. (2002)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2002. A surfeit of socks? The impact of the First World War on women correspondents to daily newspapers. Journal of Scottish historical studies [online], 22(1), pages 50-72. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/jshs.2002.22.1.50

This article is based on such material and shows how the predominant subject matter for ladies’ letters during the war years was that of voluntary fundraising for the many charities and associations connected with the war. Such charities were often s... Read More about A surfeit of socks? The impact of the First World War on women correspondents to daily newspapers..

Piety and charity in the painted glass of late medieval York. (2000)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2000. Piety and charity in the painted glass of late medieval York. Northern history [online], 36(1), pages 33-42. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1179/007817200790177987

What messages can the images in medieval churches give us about the motivations of their donors? When a wealthy medieval man or woman donated a statue or painted glass window or altar hanging to their parish church, such a gift would have been prompt... Read More about Piety and charity in the painted glass of late medieval York..

Where, when, why: academic authorship in the UK. (1998)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 1998. Where, when, why: academic authorship in the UK. Journal of scholarly publishing, 29(3), pages 154-166.

This article offers a snapshot of the status of and pressures on the academic author in the UK at the end of the twentieth century. The Research Assessment Exercise of 1996 and the Report of the Inquiry into Higher Education, published in July 1997,... Read More about Where, when, why: academic authorship in the UK..