Cultural Politics and Media – Page 3 – Eastminster: a global politics & policy blog

Scottish independence: an abbreviated auto-ethnography

June 20, 2014September 14, 2014 by Editor

Editor

In the light of recent celebrity interventions into the Scottish independence question, Dr Alexandria Innes considers her own own position and urges caution against the construction of new barriers. [caption id="attachment_1063" align="alignright" width="300"] JK Rowling donated £1m to the 'Better Together' Campaign in June 2014[/caption] Everyone from David Bowie to…

Tales of one city: London, super-diversity and the paradox of belonging

June 12, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

Editor

Dr. Michael Skey argues that it is time to stop name calling and try to reach a better understanding of people's attitudes to belonging, home, territory and migration. UKIP’s gains in recent local and European elections have highlighted some of the deep divides that exist in Britain and, in particular, England…

Everyday Nationhood Symposium – 8th September 2014

June 12, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

Editor

The University of East Anglia is co-hosting a symposium on Everyday Nationhood on 8th September. Published in 1995, Michael Billig’s Banal Nationalism is the fourth most cited text on nationalism and arguably the most influential book on the topic in the last two decades. This one-day symposium will look…

Politics and popular and culture (again)

May 29, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

Editor

Professor John Street notes how popular culture and politics have merged in recent weeks in Britain. For those who follow the oddities of encounters between politics and popular culture, the last couple of weeks have delivered a happy coincidence of events. First came the announcement that the Department for UK…

The Royal Family in Australia: Royalty in an egalitarian society?

April 28, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

Editor

The Royal Family undertook a state tour to Australia in 2014. Dr. Peter Handley reflects on whether the Australian society that they visited in 2014, was any more egalitarian than that Queen Elizabeth II visited Australia in 1954. [caption id="attachment_959" align="alignright" width="119"] Peter Handley, University of East Anglia[/caption] The visit to…

Facebook Power in a Cashless World

April 25, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

Editor

Facebook, a world leading social media network, is expanding to become a bank. Elizabeth Cobbett argues that this has far reaching social, economic and political consequences. Facebook, the social network connecting family and friends around world, is developing a new set of networks, financial ones. The company has just applied to…

Everyday Nationhood: A One-Day Symposium to Examine the Contribution of Michael Billig’s Study of Banal Nationalism

April 18, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

Editor

Everyday Nationhood: A One-Day Symposium to Examine the Contribution of Michael Billig’s Study of Banal Nationalism. Monday 8th September 2014, London School of Economics & Political Science Organised by the Association for the Study of Ethnicity & Nationalism (ASEN) and the School of Political, Social & International Studies, University of…

Britain and Euro-scepticism: understanding the fit

March 21, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

Editor

The British population’s views of Europe are shaped by wider attitudes towards Britain’s status and values. Unfortunately for the pro-Europe camp large numbers remain pessimistic and see disengagement as the answer, argues Dr. Michael Skey. Britain and Euro-scepticism seem to go together like fish and chips. Polling data consistently show that…

Tony Benn and the Living Art of Rhetoric

March 14, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

Editor

Tony Benn, the veteran Labour politician and campaigner, was widely praised for his oratory skills. Professor Alan Finlayson explains why Tony Benn was such a successful rhetorician. Tony Benn is dead. The tributes to him - quite rightly - are plentiful and generous. Significantly, despite the wide variation in assessments of his…

Molly Smitten-Downes, Eurovision and the launch of pop-stars: Ordinary people versus media people

March 9, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

Editor

Michael Skey is currently involved in a research project examining the Eurovision Song Contest, a music competition that attracts a global audience of around 170 million. As well as having an interest in how European and national identities are performed and discussed in relation to this media event, the research…

« Previous 1 2 3 4 Next »