Graham Barnfield
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Graham Barnfield is a British
academic and pundit associated with the hard left
Revolutionary Communist Party
(1981-1997).
In 1993 he began writing on cultural politics in the United States
under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Graham Barnfield also comments on documentary
representation, leading to some radio and television appearances discussing reality television
and happy slapping
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/profile/story/0,11109,1500342,00.html. He teaches journalism at the University of East London
.
He is the former editor of Culture Matters: Communications, Media & Communities (Sheffield Hallam University Press) and was a 2003 Fellow of the Wolfsonian-FIU
.
He received a BA (Hons) in English with Media Studies, from the University of Sussex in 1992, and a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies with the dissertation "Co-opting Culture: State Intervention in and Party Patronage of Literary and Popular Culture, 1929-1941" from Sheffield Hallam University in 1996.
As a teenager, he was vocalist in Leicester
rock band the Marmite Sisters
. He briefly developed a sideline as a bit-part actor, including a feature credit in Number One Longing, Number Two Regret http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/worldonfireprods/htm/stills.htm and now writes for a wide range of publications.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
academic and pundit associated with the hard left
Hard left
Hard left is a name often given to an internal tendency within the British Labour Party. Similar terminology is used also in the context of the Australian Labor Party....
Revolutionary Communist Party
Revolutionary Communist Party (Furedi)
The Revolutionary Communist Tendency , which emerged in 1978, began as a Trotskyist political organisation in Britain in 1978, becoming the Revolutionary Communist Party in 1981, in the tradition of the revolutionary Bolshevik Party...
(1981-1997).
In 1993 he began writing on cultural politics in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Graham Barnfield also comments on documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
representation, leading to some radio and television appearances discussing reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
and happy slapping
Happy slapping
Happy slapping was a fad in the UK, in which someone assaulted an unwitting victim while others recorded the assault...
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/profile/story/0,11109,1500342,00.html. He teaches journalism at the University of East London
University of East London
The University of East London is a university located in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England, based at two campuses in Stratford and Docklands areas...
.
He is the former editor of Culture Matters: Communications, Media & Communities (Sheffield Hallam University Press) and was a 2003 Fellow of the Wolfsonian-FIU
Wolfsonian-FIU
The Wolfsonian–Florida International University or The Wolfsonian-FIU, located in the heart of the Art Deco District, is a museum, library and research center that uses its collection to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design. For over one decade, The Wolfsonian has been a division...
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He received a BA (Hons) in English with Media Studies, from the University of Sussex in 1992, and a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies with the dissertation "Co-opting Culture: State Intervention in and Party Patronage of Literary and Popular Culture, 1929-1941" from Sheffield Hallam University in 1996.
As a teenager, he was vocalist in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
rock band the Marmite Sisters
The Marmite Sisters
The Marmite Sisters were an indie band formed in 1984 from Glenfield, Leicestershire, England. They were initially known as the Anonymouse, with Graham Barnfield on vocals, Steve Hill on guitar, Christopher Murphy on bass and Stub Robinson on drums....
. He briefly developed a sideline as a bit-part actor, including a feature credit in Number One Longing, Number Two Regret http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/worldonfireprods/htm/stills.htm and now writes for a wide range of publications.