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Everyone Here in West Cumbria

May 2, 2026

J. Scanlan, U. Pool and N. Dawson (2026) Everyone Here in West Cumbria: Culture, Infrastructure and Ecology (Moor Row: University of Lancashire)

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Culture on the Move: MET

May 2, 2025

C. Quick and J. Scanlan (eds) (2025) Culture on the Move: MET (Mobile Event Tent) (Preston: In Certain Places).

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Spirits of Place

April 5, 2025

J. Scanlan and K. Milestone (2025)(eds) Spirits of Place (Preston: In Certain Places)

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The Idea of Waste

April 2, 2025

J. Scanlan (2025) The Idea of Waste: On the Limits of Human Life (London: Reaktion)

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Robin Rigg wind farm, seen in the distance from Whitehaven Harbour (Image: John Scanlan)

Mythical Past, Infinite Future

April 1, 2025

J. Scanlan (2025), ‘Mythical Past, Infinite Future’, Architecture and Culture, Vol. 3/11: 279-302.

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Art / Waste

September 27, 2023

J. Scanlan (2023) ‘Art / Waste’ in Throwaway: The History of a Modern Crisis, eds. Christine Dupont, Stéphanie Gonçalves, Emma Teworte (Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union), pp. 126-143

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Raymond Moore's Uncertain Places

June 28, 2022

Scanlan, J. (2022) ‘Raymond Moore’s Uncertain Places’, Photographies, Vol. 15/2: 225-239.

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Irene Rogan at Millom Network Centre, October 2021.

Irene Rogan's Unpublished Tour

June 13, 2022

J. Scanlan (2022), A Report on Irene Rogan’s Unpublished Tour (Preston: In Certain Places).

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Greta Bridge carries the A66 towards West Cumbria

Greta Bridge carries the A66 towards West Cumbria

Through Mountains to the Sea

October 19, 2019

J. Scanlan (2019), ‘Through Mountains to the Sea: On the A66 to West Cumbria’, Places (July).

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West Cumbria on the Edge

May 2, 2019

J. Scanlan (2019) West Cumbria: On the Edge (Preston: In Certain Places)

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Reviews‘In these domestic travel writings, reminiscent of Jonathan Raban or Iain Sinclair, John Scanlan tours West Cumbria, framing its history in stark contrast to the “other Cumbria” of the Lake District. Without pretence to immutability, he finds…

Reviews

‘In these domestic travel writings, reminiscent of Jonathan Raban or Iain Sinclair, John Scanlan tours West Cumbria, framing its history in stark contrast to the “other Cumbria” of the Lake District. Without pretence to immutability, he finds West Cumbria to be dynamic, having always ‘pointed itself towards the future through industrial change and both in and out migration.’ — Cumbria Life magazine.

‘Does a remarkable job in capturing the essence of this region’ —Tidelines magazine

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