Outputs (12)

Music, Technology, Innovation: Industry and Educational Perspectives (2024)
Book
Johnson, C., & King, A. (Eds.). (2024). Music, Technology, Innovation: Industry and Educational Perspectives. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003041474

Music, Technology, Innovation: Industry and Educational Perspectives draws upon cutting-edge practice in the use of technology from both a pedagogical and industry perspective. Situated within the latest research, this edited volume explores technolo... Read More about Music, Technology, Innovation: Industry and Educational Perspectives.

Burning Boat (2024)
Digital Artefact
Oliver, R. (2024). Burning Boat. [Digital Audio]

'Burning Boat' is the lead single from Rowan Oliver's 'Quickbeam' album.

Having built years of music industry experience collaborating with a wide range of artists, Rowan’s forthcoming album represents the first solo release by this versatile musi... Read More about Burning Boat.

Andrew Marvell and Paul Best: New Light on Marvell’s Links to Non-Trinitarians (2024)
Journal Article
Mottram, S. (2024). Andrew Marvell and Paul Best: New Light on Marvell’s Links to Non-Trinitarians. Notes and queries, Article gjae119. https://doi.org/10.1093/notesj/gjae119

Opening paragraph:

Scholars have long been aware of connections between the poet Andrew Marvell (1621–78), his father, the Reverend Andrew Marvell (1584–1641), and the branch of non-Trinitarianism known as Socinianism. Marvell the poet was accused... Read More about Andrew Marvell and Paul Best: New Light on Marvell’s Links to Non-Trinitarians.

Being There - XR Performance at PQ23 (2024)
Journal Article
Fergusson-Baugh, C. (2024). Being There - XR Performance at PQ23. Theatre and performance design, 10(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1080/23322551.2024.2343602

This article presents a personal, critical reflection on the XR work presented at PQ23 that explores virtual aesthetics, emergent cognitive paradigms and their impact on the art-function of performance. The discussion considers the impact and potenti... Read More about Being There - XR Performance at PQ23.

The Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans (2024)
Book
Baker, C. (Ed.). (2024). The Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003328162

The Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans is a comprehensive overview of major topics, established debates and new directions in the study of popular music and politics in this region. The vibrant growth of this subject area... Read More about The Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans.

Introduction: Thinking Politically with Popular Music of the Balkans (2024)
Book Chapter
Baker, C. (2024). Introduction: Thinking Politically with Popular Music of the Balkans. In C. Baker (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans (1-27). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003328162-1

The introduction surveys the sociopolitical contexts surrounding historic and contemporary popular music in the Balkans. It explains the complexities of ‘popular music’ and other related terms in defining the field of study, including the problems of... Read More about Introduction: Thinking Politically with Popular Music of the Balkans.

What is this ‘Balkan’ in Balkan Popular Culture?: Stuart Hall’s Sociology of Popular Culture, Identity and Race through Analogy and Connection (2024)
Book Chapter
Baker, C. (2024). What is this ‘Balkan’ in Balkan Popular Culture?: Stuart Hall’s Sociology of Popular Culture, Identity and Race through Analogy and Connection. In C. Baker (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans (500-512). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003328162-39

This chapter situates ‘Balkan’ popular music within a global politics of identity and difference and gives an example of how to use social and cultural theory to develop a research agenda, by reviewing how scholars of popular culture in the region ha... Read More about What is this ‘Balkan’ in Balkan Popular Culture?: Stuart Hall’s Sociology of Popular Culture, Identity and Race through Analogy and Connection.

Streaming with the Mouse: Disney's Entrance into Direct-to-Consumer Streaming and Implications for the Future of Entertainment (2024)
Journal Article
Havard, C. T., & Davis, A. (2024). Streaming with the Mouse: Disney's Entrance into Direct-to-Consumer Streaming and Implications for the Future of Entertainment. Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, 27(1), 75-93. https://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.27.07

Throughout its one-hundred-year history, The Walt Disney Company has utilised many innovative tactics for promoting their products and engaging with consumers. This article highlights the use of direct-to-consumer streaming by the company as a way to... Read More about Streaming with the Mouse: Disney's Entrance into Direct-to-Consumer Streaming and Implications for the Future of Entertainment.

Fang experiences in Whitby’s goth/ic theatre (2024)
Journal Article
Wynne, C. (in press). Fang experiences in Whitby’s goth/ic theatre. Punk & Post-Punk, 13(2), https://doi.org/10.1386/punk

A sign which regularly appears on the door of St Mary’s Church in Whitby, North Yorkshire, alerts visitors that Dracula is not buried in the churchyard. Dracula arrives in Whitby in Bram Stoker’s fiction, exits the stage and finally turns to dust nea... Read More about Fang experiences in Whitby’s goth/ic theatre.

Lion of Love: Representations of Russian Homosexuality and Homophobia in Netflix’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2024)
Journal Article
Baker, C. (2024). Lion of Love: Representations of Russian Homosexuality and Homophobia in Netflix’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Historical reflections, 50(2), 61-76. https://doi.org/10.3167/hrrh.2024.500205

Alexander Lemtov, the Russian antagonist of Netflix’s 2020 musical comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, embodies and dramatizes contentions over Russian homophobia, disavowals of homosexuality in Russian entertainment, and the cons... Read More about Lion of Love: Representations of Russian Homosexuality and Homophobia in Netflix’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.

Soft power, cultural relations and conflict through Eurovision and other mega-events: a literature review (2024)
Report
Baker, C., Atkinson, D., Grabher, B., & Howcroft, M. (2024). Soft power, cultural relations and conflict through Eurovision and other mega-events: a literature review. British Council

First paragraph:
This literature review explores the significance of the Eurovision Song Contest for soft power strategies and cultural relations activities, especially at times of conflict and international aggression.

Culture, place and partnership: the cultural relations of Eurovision 2023 (2024)
Report
Baker, C., Atkinson, D., Grabher, B., & Howcroft, M. (2024). Culture, place and partnership: the cultural relations of Eurovision 2023. British Council

Foreword:
This report tells the story of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, when the UK found itself as host on behalf of the 2022 winners Ukraine, due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country in 2021. As the UK’s 2022 entry Sam Ryder put it... Read More about Culture, place and partnership: the cultural relations of Eurovision 2023.