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[ecrea] new issue of cultural politics volume 7, issue 1, march 2011

Mon Feb 14 09:25:44 GMT 2011



I am pleased to announce the publication of CULTURAL POLITICS Volume 7, Issue 1, MARCH 2011, which is a General Issue.

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Best wishes.

John
Dr John Armitage
Associate Dean &
Head of Department of Media
Co-editor, Cultural Politics
School of Arts & Social Sciences
Room SQ318d, Squires Building
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
(e) (w): <mailto:(j.armitage /at/ unn.ac.uk)>(j.armitage /at/ unn.ac.uk)
(e) (h): <mailto:(j.armitage /at/ technologica.demon.co.uk)>(j.armitage /at/ technologica.demon.co.uk)
(t) Blackberry: +44 (0)7966977782
(t) Office: +44 (0)191 227 4971
Visit the Cultural Politics website at:
<http://www.bergpublishers.com/BergJournals/CulturalPolitics/tabid/520/Default.aspx>http://www.bergpublishers.com/BergJournals/CulturalPolitics/tabid/520/Default.aspx

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Cultural Politics

Volume 7, Issue 1

GENERAL ISSUE

March 2011

Articles

How Tell What Remains: Sulukule Nevermore
Kevin Robins on the recent demolition and devastation of Sulukule, a predominantly Roma district located in the historical peninsula (Sultanahmet) of Istanbul: what are the key issues that are necessary to explore the wider cultural setting and resonances of this aggressive action of urban-global â??upgradingâ?? in the contemporary city?

The History of the Black Box: The Clash of a Thing and Its Concept
Philipp Von Hilgers probes the â??black boxâ?? as a metaphor for the opacities of postmodern society, its cybernetic and military history and, above all, the tensions between a rather abstract concept and the concrete embodiments of what became the first instruments of electronic warfare.

Apocalypse Now: An Interview with Joy Garnett
John Armitage interviews Joy Garnett, a New York based American painter whose work, illustrated here, is associated with what she calls the â??apocalyptic sublimeâ??, a metaphysical condition of combined astonishment and terror in the presence of huge natural or often uncanny human and technological forces.

Concrete Ambivalence: Inside the Bunker Complex
John Beck dissects the defensive systems of fortified bunkers built during the twentieth-century with a focus on how these products of war have today become objects of troubled fascination for artists, architects, and archaeologists. Recent interest in bunkers is linked, Beck argues, to the ongoing reappraisal of postwar modernist art and architecture, to violence, conflict, secrecy, aggression, power, and, in particular, to bunkers as deeply ambivalent structures.

Critical Discourse Analysis and Political Economy of Communication: Understanding the New Corporate Order Phil Graham and Allan Luke use critical discourse analysis to analyze material shifts in the political economy of communication. Examining the â??textsâ?? of major corporations, Graham and Luke describe a series of key changes associated with ownership and control, business, industry, accountability, and responsibility, arguing that such shifts amount to a move from traditional capitalism to a new form of â??corporatismâ?? in which new discourse strategies play a crucial role.

â??Thereâ??s Been Too Much Secrecy in the Cityâ??: The False Choice Between Secrecy and Transparency in US Politics Clare Birchall questions the logic of the opposition between secrecy and transparency through a consideration of the different attitudes towards secrecy embedded in the Bush and Obama administrations. What is our relation to secrecy today and, indeed, to each other? Exposure? Revelation? Democracy or totalitarianism?

Book Review

Agents of Chaos and Unlawful Combatants: Pirates in Philosophy and Law
Andrew Opitz on Daniel Heller-Roazenâ??s The Enemy of All: Piracy and the Law of Nations, an important contribution to the study of the evolution of piracy in Western legal discourse and a meticulous genealogy of the figure of the pirate as agent of chaos in law and philosophy.
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About Cultural Politics

â??Cultural Politics is a welcome and innovative addition. In an academic universe already well populated with journals, it is carving out its own unique place?broad and a bit quirky. It likes to leap between the theoretical and the concrete, so that it is never boring and often filled with illuminating glimpses into the intellectual and cultural worlds.â?? Lawrence Grossberg, University of North Carolina, USA.

Edited by

John Armitage, Northumbria University, UK
Ryan Bishop, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Douglas Kellner, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Cultural Politics is an international, refereed journal that explores the global character and effects of contemporary culture and politics. It analyzes how cultural identities, agencies and actors, political issues and conflicts, and global media are linked, characterized, examined and resolved. In doing so, the journal explores precisely what is cultural about politics and what is political about culture. It investigates the marginalized and outer regions of this complex and interdisciplinary subject area.

Each issue publishes artwork by selected artists reflecting contemporary cultural and political issues.

Official website here: <http://www.bergpublishers.com/BergJournals/CulturalPolitics/tabid/520/Default.aspx>http://www.bergpublishers.com/BergJournals/CulturalPolitics/tabid/520/Default.aspx

Cultural Politicsâ?? Artistsâ?? website here: <http://newsgrist.typepad.com/culturalpolitics/>http://newsgrist.typepad.com/culturalpolitics/

Subscribe here: <http://www.bergpublishers.com/JournalsHomepage/CustomerServices/SubscribeRenew/tabid/3420/Default.aspx>http://www.bergpublishers.com/JournalsHomepage/CustomerServices/SubscribeRenew/tabid/3420/Default.aspx

WANT TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE OR BOOK REVIEW?

1) Manuscript Submissions
Should you have an article you would like to submit, please write to the editors:

Dr John Armitage
Associate Dean &
Head of Department of Media
Co-editor, Cultural Politics
School of Arts & Social Sciences
Room SQ318d, Squires Building
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
(e) (w): <mailto:(j.armitage /at/ unn.ac.uk)>(j.armitage /at/ unn.ac.uk)
e) (h): <mailto:(j.armitage /at/ technologica.demon.co.uk)>(j.armitage /at/ technologica.demon.co.uk)
(t) Blackberry: +44 (0)7966977782
(t) Office: +44 (0)191 227 4971
Visit the Cultural Politics website at:
<http://www.bergpublishers.com/BergJournals/CulturalPolitics/tabid/520/Default.aspx>http://www.bergpublishers.com/BergJournals/CulturalPolitics/tabid/520/Default.aspx

And
Dr Ryan Bishop
Co-Editor, Cultural Politics
Associate Professor of English
The National University of Singapore
Department of English
AS5, Arts Link
Singapore 117570
Tel. + 65-6874 6633
Fax: + 65-6773 2981
Email: <mailto:(ellrb /at/ nus.edu.sg)>(ellrb /at/ nus.edu.sg)

2) Book Reviews

Please contact Mark Featherstone for consideration for review in Cultural Politics.

Dr Mark Featherstone
Book Reviews Editor
Cultural Politics
Sociology
CESSW, Keele University
Keele ST5 5BG
Staffordshire
UK
Email: <mailto:(spa.37 /at/ keele.ac.uk)>(spa.37 /at/ keele.ac.uk)


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