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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 Clarissa Smith Programme Leader, MA Film, Media & Cultural Studies Reviews Editor, Participations: Online Journal of Audience & Reception Studies, http://www.participations.org [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------