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From: Colin Beaven <[log in to unmask]>
Dear colleagues,
I'm very sorry to have to pass on the news that Prof. John Theobald
died suddenly last weekend. This was completely unexpected, a terrible
shock. It seems he had a heart attack on Saturday and did not recover.
John knew many colleagues among the CUTG fraternity. He was Head of
Languages at De Montfort from 87 to 92, and moved south from there in
1995 to what was then Southampton Institute. While here he continued
to build a distinctive research profile in the study of modern German
society, and developed a particular eminence in the realm of radical
mass media criticism. His latest book, co-edited with David Berry, was
published as a "critical genealogy" of the subject. John recently
gained his full professorship, and had many plans for the future of his
research.
His funeral will take place on Friday 29th September at 12.40 at
Highfield Church in Southampton.
With regards to all
Colin Beaven
Head, Centre for Languages and European Studies
Southampton Solent University
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