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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Dr John Armitage
Associate Dean &
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Co-editor, Cultural Politics
School of Arts & Social Sciences
Room SQ318d, Squires Building
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
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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.
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Subscribe here:
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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:
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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)
