Mrs Claire MacLeod

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The Spiritual Narratives of Generation Z explores how the first smartphone generation narrates faith amid shifting religious practice and influencer culture. Grounded in pioneering research begun at the University of Oxford, it is the first study to use story completion and participatory co-analysis to place Gen Z voices at the center of religious inquiry. At its core is a typology of five narratives, from Divine Disillusionment to Simple Faith, that uncover young people’s latent beliefs and spiritual aspirations. Combining the breadth of qualitative analysis with the depth of narrative interpretation, this book offers fresh insights into how today’s youngest adults are reshaping the religious imagination, engaging with global religions and philosophies through their smartphones. It will appeal to students and scholars of religion and cultural studies, as well as anyone interested in how young people imagine religious and spiritual role models today.

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Research at Oxford applies high standards of integrity, transparency and responsibility. Across the UK and internationally, research is also subject to careful monitoring and increasingly principled evaluation. While standards exist for responsible research practice, equivalent evidence-informed expectations have not been articulated in relation to KEEI activities. The Responsible Knowledge Exchange, Engagement and Impact 2021-24 (RKEEI) project has undertaken research through documentary analysis, literature reviews, interviews and workshops bringing together KEEI professionals, senior leadership and researchers at all career stages to conceptualise RKEEI practice and co-create a framework to support responsible KEEI practices. s, literature reviews, interviews and workshops bringing together KEEI professionals, senior leadership and researchers at all career stages to conceptualise RKEEI practice and co-create a framework to support responsible KEEI practices.

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<jats:p>This paper offers an overview of the 1950s American quiz show scandal that revolved around the ‘rigging’ of CBS and NBC programs The $64,000 Question and Twenty-One during an unprecedented transformation and rapid growth of the postwar American media landscape.</jats:p>