All Outputs (272)

The democratic role of campaign journalism: partisan representation and public participation (2009)
Journal Article

Campaign journalism is a distinctive but under-researched form of editorialised news reporting that aims to influence politicians rather than inform voters. In this it diverges from liberal norms of social responsibility, but instead campaigning new... Read More about The democratic role of campaign journalism: partisan representation and public participation.

Trading Auntie: the exploitation and protection of intellectual property rights during the BBC’s monopoly years (2009)
Journal Article

Most histories of British television date the emergence of a trade in programming to the mid- to late-1950s when recording technologies turned previously ephemeral programmes into exchangeable goods and ITV brought a commercial impetus to British bro... Read More about Trading Auntie: the exploitation and protection of intellectual property rights during the BBC’s monopoly years.

Psycho buildings: Take on Architecture (2009)
Journal Article

“Be patient, dear mother … wait for me”: the neo-infirmity film, female illness and contemporary cinema (2009)
Journal Article

In social reality, illness and death occur in myriad ways, yet Hollywood films have historically preferred spectacular, violent death over realist depictions of the terminal stages of life. Yet an ever-growing number of popular films, which I term ne... Read More about “Be patient, dear mother … wait for me”: the neo-infirmity film, female illness and contemporary cinema.

Musical modernity and contested commemoration at the festival of remembrance, 1923-1927 (2009)
Journal Article

This article makes the case for incorporating music into the history of war commemoration in 1920s Britain by examining John Foulds's A World Requiem , performed at the British Legion's first Festivals of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall between... Read More about Musical modernity and contested commemoration at the festival of remembrance, 1923-1927.

Brand Hollywood: selling entertainment in a global media age (2008)
Book

From the growth in merchandising and product placement to the rise of the movie franchise, branding has become central to the modern blockbuster economy. In a wide-ranging analysis focusing on companies such as Disney, Dolby, Paramount, New Line and,... Read More about Brand Hollywood: selling entertainment in a global media age.

Tele-branding in TVIII: the network as brand and the programme as brand (2007)
Journal Article

In the era of TVIII, characterized by deregulation, multimedia conglomeration, expansion and increased competition, branding has emerged as a central industrial practice. Focusing on the case of HBO, a particularly successful brand in TVIII, this art... Read More about Tele-branding in TVIII: the network as brand and the programme as brand.

A Case Study in Summitry: The Experience of Britain's Edward Heath, 1970-74 (2006)
Journal Article

French sinology and Gustave Caillebotte’s Portrait of Henri Cordier, 1883
Conference Proceeding

This presentation examines the competing and sometimes conflicting demands encountered in the study of portraiture and biography. Once revised, the paper will become an article that will make an original contribution to art history in empirical and c... Read More about French sinology and Gustave Caillebotte’s Portrait of Henri Cordier, 1883.

Character, Audience Agency and Trans-Media Drama
Journal Article

Changes in the television industry with regards to the development of new media technologies are having a significant impact on audience engagement with television drama. This article explores how the internet is being used to extend audience engagem... Read More about Character, Audience Agency and Trans-Media Drama.

Contingency and Event in China's New Documentary Film Movement
Book

This paper addresses the issue of contingency and the event vis-a-vis private and public documentaries. In China, the private and the public documentary form are often understood as mutually antagonistic, with the former defining itself explicitly ag... Read More about Contingency and Event in China's New Documentary Film Movement.

A Case of Identity: Sherlock, Elementary and Their National Broadcasting Systems
Book Chapter

In March 2014, the BBC announced the closure of its youth oriented digital channel BBC3. Director General Tony Hall provided an explanation for this radical and unprecedented decision in the popular tabloid newspaper, The Daily Mirror.