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<a href="http://www.ark.ac.uk/Newsletters/ARK-Newsletter-3-2022.html">View it in your browser</a>!</div><br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" align="center" id="templateContainer" style="border: 1px solid #DDDDDD;background-color: #FDFDFD;"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><!-- // Begin Template Header \\ --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" id="templateHeader" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;border-bottom: 0;"> <tr> <!-- // Begin Module: Standard Header Image \\ --> <td class="headerContent" > <a href="http://www.ark.ac.uk"><img src="http://www.ark.ac.uk/img/ARK_2018.png" alt="INCORE e-Newsletter" border="0" align="left" style="padding-left:15px; padding-top:15px;" ></a> </td> <!-- // End Module: Standard Header Image \\ --> </tr> </table> <!-- // End Template Header \\ --></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><!-- // Begin Template Body \\ --> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="600" id="templateBody"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="bodyContent" style="background-color: #FDFDFD;"><!-- // Begin Module: Standard Content \\ --> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"><div> <div> <div> <h2 style="font-size:20px; color:#006;"><strong>ARK E-Type Newsletter </strong><br /> <span style="font-size:12px;;color:#696969;">Issue No: 3 - Mar/2022</span></h2></div> <div> <ul><ul> <li><a href="#547" style="color: #a72323;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">Conflict textiles </a></li> <li><a href="#546" style="color: #a72323;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">Book chapter on elder abuse </a></li> <li><a href="#548" style="color: #a72323;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">National Centre for Research Methods </a></li> </ul></ul> </div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-align: left; "> <strong><span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105); "> <h2>Introduction</h2> </span></strong>Welcome to the March newsletter from ARK. This edition highlights the breadth of activities undertaken by ARK, including publications, events and training courses.<br /> </div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 100%; text-align: right; "> <span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105); "> <br /></span> </div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;text-align: left;font-size: 12px;line-height: 150%;"> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;text-align: left;font-size: 12px;line-height: 150%;"> <a name="547" style="color: #006;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;"></a><h2>Conflict textiles</h2> <img align="left" alt="Conflict textiles" border="1" hspace="5" src="http://www.ark.ac.uk/img/Newsletter/contextiles2.jpg" vspace="5" width="200" title="Conflict textiles"> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;text-align: left;font-size: 12px;line-height: 150%;"> <a href="https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextiles/" target=blank">Conflict textiles</a>, which is an Associated Site of <a href="https://www.ark.ac.uk/cain" target=blank">CAIN</a>, is home to a large collection of international textiles, exhibitions and associated events, all of which focus on elements of conflict and human rights abuses.<br><Br>A rotating display of textiles was installed in the McClay library at Queen's University in 2021, and the first rotation will take place on 6 April. At an <a href="https://www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI/mitchell-institute/events/Launchofnewrotationofconflicttextiles.html" target=blank> event at Queen's</a> (in person with simultaneous online streaming) on 6 April, Roberta Bacic (curator of the archive) will introduce each of the textiles selected for the exhibition. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI/mitchell-institute/events/Launchofnewrotationofconflicttextiles.html">Find out more</a> <div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 150%; "> <a href="#top" style="color: #a72323;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">top</a> </div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-width: initial; border-color: initial; display: inline; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; height: auto; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial;"><img align="right" alt="Back to top" height="8" src="http://www.ark.ac.uk/img/Newsletter/top-arrow.gif" /></span> <span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105); "><a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/Newsletters/ARK-Newsletter-3-2022.html%23547&text=Conflict textiles&via=ARK_info&related=" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ark.ac.uk/img/Newsletter/social_connect_tweet.png" border="0" width="55" height="20" style="display:inline;" alt="share on Twitter"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;text-align: left;font-size: 12px;line-height: 150%;"> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;text-align: left;font-size: 12px;line-height: 150%;"> <a name="546" style="color: #006;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;"></a><h2>Book chapter on elder abuse</h2> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;text-align: left;font-size: 12px;line-height: 150%;"> Gemma Carney (ARK) and Lorna Montgomery (Queen's University Belfast) have written a chapter on elder abuse in a new book <a href="https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/critical-gerontology-for-social-workers" target=blank><i>Critical Gerontology for Social Workers</i></a>, edited by Sandra Torres and Sarah Donnelly, and published by Policy Press.<Br><Br>In this chapter, Montgomery and Carney draw out the potential benefits of taking a critical gerontology approach to analysing elder abuse. Using practice case studies they also offer practical advice for social workers dealing with elder abuse, an ill-defined and contested area of study in ageing societies. <br /><br /><a href="https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/critical-gerontology-for-social-workers">Find out more</a> <div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 150%; "> <a href="#top" style="color: #a72323;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">top</a> </div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-width: initial; border-color: initial; display: inline; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; height: auto; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial;"><img align="right" alt="Back to top" height="8" src="http://www.ark.ac.uk/img/Newsletter/top-arrow.gif" /></span> <span style="color: rgb(105, 105, 105); "><a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/Newsletters/ARK-Newsletter-3-2022.html%23546&text=Book chapter on elder abuse&via=ARK_info&related=" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ark.ac.uk/img/Newsletter/social_connect_tweet.png" border="0" width="55" height="20" style="display:inline;" alt="share on Twitter"></a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;text-align: left;font-size: 12px;line-height: 150%;"> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;text-align: left;font-size: 12px;line-height: 150%;"> <a name="548" style="color: #006;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;"></a><h2>National Centre for Research Methods</h2> <img align="left" alt="National Centre for Research Methods" border="1" hspace="5" src="http://www.ark.ac.uk/img/Newsletter/NCRM.png" vspace="5" width="200" title="National Centre for Research Methods"> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family: Verdana;text-align: left;font-size: 12px;line-height: 150%;"> ARK is an Associated Centre partner of the <a href="https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/" target=blank>National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM)</a>, which undertakes methodological research and training in the social sciences. ARK facilitates many of these courses in Northern Ireland, although most courses are currently held online.<Br><Br>A full list of training courses, as well as learning resources, podcasts and videos are available on the <a href="https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/" target=blank>NCRM website</a>. These resources are extremely useful for students and researchers. 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