[ecrea] New book: Cambridge Companion to Modern British Culture

> Colleagues on the list may be
> interested in the recent publication of The Cambridge Companion to
> Modern British Culture (edited by Michael Higgins, Clarissa Smith and
> John Storey). Published by Cambridge University Press and including
> innovative and readable chapters by key scholars in their fields, the
> companion enthusiastically embraces the debates, tensions and
> controversies that characterise Britishness and British cultural
> life.
>
> 1. Becoming British, John Storey;
>
> 2. Language developments in British English, David Crystal;
>
> 3. Schooling and culture, Ken Jones;
>
> 4. The changing character of political communication, John
> Street;
>
> 5. Contemporary Britain and its regions, John Tomaney;
>
> 6. Contemporary British cinema, Sarah Street;
>
> 7. Contemporary British fiction, Patricia Waugh;
>
> 8. Contemporary British poetry, Alex Goody;
>
> 9. Theatre in modern British culture, Michael Mangan;
>
> 10. Contemporary British television, Jane Arthurs;
>
> 11. British art in the twenty-first century, Valerie Reardon;
>
> 12. British fashion, Caroline Evans;
>
> 13. Sport in contemporary Britain, Ellis Cashmore;
>
> 14. British sexual cultures, Clarissa Smith;
>
> 15. British popular music, popular culture and exclusivity, Sheila
> Whiteley;
>
> 16. British newspapers today, Michael Higgins;
>
> 17. The struggle for ethno-religious equality in Britain: the place of
> the Muslim community, Tariq Madood;
>
> Guide to further reading
>
>
>
> Dr >Programme Leader, MA Film, Media & Cultural Studies
> Reviews Editor, Participations: Online Journal of Audience &
> Reception Studies,
> http://www.participations.org
> (clarissa.smith /at/ sunderland.ac.uk)