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March 13, 2019
Transmitted Wounds
Media and the Mediation of Trauma
Amit Pinchevski
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What does it mean to consider trauma and media from the perspective of technology and not from that of the subject of trauma, the clinician or the witness? In Transmitted …
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July 8, 2017
Amplifying Islam in the European Soundscape
Religious Pluralism and Secularism in the Netherlands
Pooyan Tamimi Arab
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In mid-March, Europeans observed the Dutch national elections with intense interest. Onlookers believed that a victory of the Party for Freedom led by Geert Wilders will influence the results of …
Western European Studies
March 22, 2017
Behind the Wireless
A History of Early Women at the BBC
Kate Murphy
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From the early days of the BBC in 1922, women were everywhere in the broadcasting company's offices. They were absent, however, argues Dr. Kate Murphy from most of the historiography …
Media
January 6, 2017
The Age of Sharing
Nicholas A. John
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In his new book The Age of Sharing (Polity Press, 2016), the sociologist and media scholar Nicholas A. John documents the history and current meanings of the word sharing, which …
Western European Studies
March 2, 2016
Going to the Palais
A Social and Cultural History of Dancing and Dance Halls in Britain, 1918-1960
James Nott,
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In his new book Going to the Palais: A Social and Cultural History of Dancing and Dance Halls in Britain, 1918-1960 (Oxford University Press, 2016), cultural historian James Nott charts …
African Studies
December 18, 2015
The Politics of Race in Britain and South Africa
Black British Solidarity and the Anti-Apartheid Movement
Elizabeth M. Williams
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In 1951 a West-Indian seaman was killed in Cape Town by two white policemen. His murder had initiated protests and demonstrations in the Caribbean and in London. This, tells us …
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November 9, 2015
A Genre Approach to Celebrity Politics
Nahuel Ribke
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From Ronald Reagan through Gilberto Gil to Donald Trump, our media channels are filled with celebrities vying for the highest political posts. In A Genre Approach to Celebrity Studies (Palgrave …
Western European Studies
July 30, 2014
Armchair Nation
An Intimate History of Britain in Front of the TV
Joe Moran
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Tal Zalmanovich
The social and cultural historian Joe Moran, Professor of English and Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores University, UK is interested in the everyday moments between great events. In his …
Technology
May 12, 2014
As If
Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality
Michael Saler
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In As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality (Oxford, 2012), historian Michael Saler explores the precursors of the current proliferation of digital virtual worlds. Saler challenges …
Western European Studies
February 14, 2014
Family Secrets
Shame and Privacy in Modern Britain
Deborah Cohen
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Tal Zalmanovich
In her previous book, Household Gods: The British and Their Possessions (Yale University Press, 2006), Deborah Cohen took us into the homes of Britons and examined their relation to their …