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- Cover date: 2022
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- Volume (1): Issue (2)
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Journal of Class & Culture
Journal of Class & Culture (Journal)
ISSN 26341123 , ONLINE ISSN 26341131
The Journal of Class and Culture is a provocative theoretical and empirical intervention into debates concerning class and culture. We reject and challenge the rendering of class as an archaic concept and engage with class as a dynamic category actively shaped by the changing demands of capitalism.
Category: Cultural Studies
Principal Editor
Deirdre O'Neill
University of Hertfordshire, UK
d.oneill3@herts.ac.uk
Assistant Editors
Michael Wayne
Brunel University, UK
michael.wayne@brunel.ac.uk
Michael Pierse
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
m.pierse@qub.ac.uk
Katie Beswick
University of Exeter, UK
k.beswick@exeter.ac.uk
Reviews Editor
Steve Baker
Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK
sj.baker@ulster.ac.uk
Online Editor
Craig Johnston
Winchester University, UK
craig.johnston@winchester.ac.uk
Aims & Scope
The Journal of Class and Culture is a peer reviewed journal which aims to provide a platform for an engagement with and an analysis of the intersection of class and culture.
It takes an interdisciplinary approach, challenging existing theoretical paradigms and established ways of thinking about and discussing class. Considering class in its various forms – cultural, structural, social, and economic – the journal demonstrates the heterogenous, dynamic and multifaceted nature of class. Its approach is both analytical and explanatory, linking the power of class with the complexities involved in the way it is lived and reproduced. It approaches the question of class from both historical and contemporary perspectives as an engagement with the everyday; television programmes, theatre, education and the legal system, addressing subjects and events which might appear insignificant or disconnected, but when viewed through the lens of class, become hugely important and reveal much about the societies in which we live.
It recognizes that class as an analytical category has fallen out of favour within many areas of academia while the material impact of class continues to affect the lives of the working class who are strategically excluded from the public sphere. Questions of class do not correspond to single theories or practices nor are they geographically confined, and the journal recognizes questions of class as international, national, and regional.
Drawing on a wide and diverse range of academics and non-academics, encompassing various methodological and epistemological approaches the aim of the journal is to shape this field of research rather than follow it and in the process develop new theoretical perspectives and new methods of enquiry.
Submissions
To submit an article, please follow the 'Submit' button on the left of this page.
All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.
Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.
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Peer Review Policy
All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous anonymous peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.
Ethical Guidelines
The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.
Notes for Contributors
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Principal Editor
Deirdre O'Neill
University of Hertfordshire, UK
d.oneill3@herts.ac.uk
Assistant Editors
Michael Wayne
Brunel University, UK
michael.wayne@brunel.ac.uk
Michael Pierse
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
m.pierse@qub.ac.uk
Katie Beswick
University of Exeter, UK
k.beswick@exeter.ac.uk
Reviews Editor
Steve Baker
Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK
sj.baker@ulster.ac.uk
Online Editor
Craig Johnston
Winchester University, UK
craig.johnston@winchester.ac.uk
Principal Editor
Deirdre O'Neill
University of Hertfordshire, UK
d.oneill3@herts.ac.uk
Assistant Editors
Michael Wayne
Brunel University, UK
michael.wayne@brunel.ac.uk
Michael Pierse
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
m.pierse@qub.ac.uk
Katie Beswick
University of Exeter, UK
k.beswick@exeter.ac.uk
Reviews Editor
Steve Baker
Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK
sj.baker@ulster.ac.uk
Online Editor
Craig Johnston
Winchester University, UK
craig.johnston@winchester.ac.uk
Principal Editor
Deirdre O'Neill
University of Hertfordshire, UK
d.oneill3@herts.ac.uk
Assistant Editors
Michael Wayne
Brunel University, UK
michael.wayne@brunel.ac.uk
Michael Pierse
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
m.pierse@qub.ac.uk
Katie Beswick
University of Exeter, UK
k.beswick@exeter.ac.uk
Reviews Editor
Steve Baker
Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK
sj.baker@ulster.ac.uk
Online Editor
Craig Johnston
Winchester University, UK
craig.johnston@winchester.ac.uk
Call for Papers
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CFP: ‘Class and Contemporary UK Film and Television’
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General Call for Papers
The Journal of Class & Culture is a new peer-reviewed journal bringing a cultural dimension to the analysis of class, and a class optic to the understanding of culture.
The journal offers a welcome home to class-orientated research of culture both in terms of specific artistic forms (literature, film, theatre, music, etc.), their contexts of production and formal qualities and consumption, as well as the lived cultural practices and rituals of everyday life and their modes of expression.
The journal recognizes that culture is inextricably tied into state apparatuses and power structures and the dynamics of capitalism. It recognizes that class is a contested concept, formulated and understood in different ways, but it insists that such debates are worth having because class relations urgently need to be understood, critiqued and changed.
The journal seeks articles from across the disciplines and articles that are interdisciplinary, using whatever critical frameworks and methods of data generation are suited to the aims of the research. The journal will have themed and general issues and this is a call for submissions to a general issue.
Articles must not normally exceed 8000 words and we are also looking for other content, such as reviews and interviews. To discuss any ideas please contact the principal editor, Deirdre O’Neill.
Special Issue Call for Papers
Special Issue: ‘Class and Contemporary UK Film and Television’
The Journal of Class & Culture is a peer-reviewed journal bringing a cultural dimension to the analysis of class, and a class optic to the understanding of culture. This Special Issue follows on from a conference in July and focuses on class and contemporary UK film and television. Papers are invited that explore the intersection of capital, contemporary UK film and TV, and class-orientated research within contexts of production, formal qualities and consumption.
Contemporary film and TV in the UK appear to offer at least three interrelated problems for the lower socio-economic classes. There is imbalance, exploitation and precarity in the industry; perennial problems around representation; and the inculcation of neo-liberal ideology antithetical to social justice and equality. How might contemporary UK film/TV contribute to economic inequality, precarity, power and structural imbalance, or foster divide and rule, reconciling audiences to neo-liberal competition within myths of meritocracy? How might UK film/TV negotiate, consolidate, challenge or reflect the neo-liberal moment regarding social class and economic injustice? How might UK film/TV navigate, caricature, essentialize, contain and regulate class, or otherwise problematize, provide critique and nuance, and a progressive vision?
Topics might include, but are not limited to:
- representations, receptions and theorizations of class in contemporary UK film/TV
- the mediatory role of UK film/TV in notions of taste, the maintenance of distinction, mobility, class consciousness, economic capital, cultural capital and social capital
- the relevance of class in film and TV studies, textual and genre analysis, production history, and the analysis of ideology/hegemony
- ‘the class ceiling’ and precarious practices in the screen industries
- genres: ‘poverty/property porn’, the ‘hoodie film’, manor house nostalgia, etc.
- necessary intersections with disability, ecology, ethnicity, gender, national identity, neurodiversity, region, religion, and so on
- problematic masculinity and myths of authenticity
- the entrepreneurial nature, self-management and consumerism of the neo-liberal subject in programmes such as The Apprentice, reality TV and ‘improvement/transformation’ shows
- neo-liberal (or post-neo-liberal – neo-illiberalism, new authoritarianism, surveillance capitalism, and so forth) reconfigurations of time/space/control
- documenting and dividing class (the now notorious Benefits Street and its ilk), and ‘newsworthy’ class
- the work of pertinent professionals, actors or directors such as Andrea Arnold, Jimmy McGovern, Shane Meadows, Ken Loach, Steve McQueen and others.
The journal recognizes that culture is inextricably tied into state apparatuses and power structures and the dynamics of capitalism. It recognizes that class is a contested concept, formulated and understood in different ways, but it insists that such debates are worth having because class relations urgently need to be understood, critiqued and changed.
Deadline for submission: 17 March 2023
Expected publication October 2023
Any queries please contact the special issue editors Deirdre O'Neill (d.oneill3@herts.ac.uk) and Jon Baldwin (j.baldwin@londonmet.ac.uk).
Principal Editor
Deirdre O'Neill
University of Hertfordshire, UK
d.oneill3@herts.ac.uk
Assistant Editors
Michael Wayne
Brunel University, UK
michael.wayne@brunel.ac.uk
Michael Pierse
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
m.pierse@qub.ac.uk
Katie Beswick
University of Exeter, UK
k.beswick@exeter.ac.uk
Reviews Editor
Steve Baker
Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK
sj.baker@ulster.ac.uk
Online Editor
Craig Johnston
Winchester University, UK
craig.johnston@winchester.ac.uk
Editorial Board
David Archibald
University of Glasgow, UK
Sarah Attfield
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Carole Binns
University of Bradford, UK
Laura Bisaillon
University of Toronto, Canada
Teresa Crew
Bangor University, UK
Sérgio Dias Branco
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Cassie Earl
University of Lancaster, UK
Lindsey German
Stephen Harper
University of Portsmouth, UK
Sonya Andermahr
University of Northampton, UK
Dave Hill
Middlesex University, UK
Anthony Killick
British University in Egypt, Egypt
Guido Kirsten
Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Germany
Lies Lanckman
University of Hertfordshire
Catherine Liu
University of California, USA
Alex Lockwood
University of Sunderland, UK
Seán Murray
Independent Academic & Filmmaker, Ireland
Vinícius Neves de Cabral
Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Brazil
Jack Newsinger
University of Nottingham, UK
James Newton
University of Kent, UK
Andrew Ó Baoill
National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
Paul O’Connell
SOAS University of London, UK
Kevin Ovenden
Journalist and Author, UK
Emma Penney
University College Dublin, Ireland
Daisy Richards
De Montfort University, UK
Michael Sanders
University of Manchester, UK
Peter Shukie
University Centre Blackburn College, UK
Paula Stone
Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
Romana Turina
Arts University Bournemouth, UK
Roberto del Valle Alcalá
Södertörn University, Sweden
Adem Yesilyurt
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France
Advisory Board
David Alderson
University of Manchester, UK
Verity Archer
Federation University Australia, Australia
Craig Batty
University of South Australia, Australia
Shona Bettany
University of Huddersfield
Rachel Broady
Liverpool John Moores, UK
Morna Burdon
Director, Performer, Writer, UK
Mandy Clare
Cheshire West and Chester Council, UK
Ian Duckett
Convenor: Learning and Skills Research Network: East Anglia
Robert Francis
University of Wolverhampton, UK
Christian Fuchs
University of Westminster, UK
Steve Hall
Newcastle University, UK
Paul Hollins
University of Bolton and Leeds College of Music
Paul Long
Birmingham City University.
Julie Matthaei
Wellesley College, USA
Freyja McCreery
University of York, UK
Mark Mckenna
Staffordshire University, UK
James Newton
University of Kent, UK
Diane Reay
University of Cambridge, UK
Katie Reid
University of Law, UK
Lisa Maria Reilly
WALK, Ireland
Clare Ross
Liverpool University, UK
Martina Topić
Leeds Beckett University, UK
Principal Editor
Deirdre O'Neill
University of Hertfordshire, UK
d.oneill3@herts.ac.uk
Assistant Editors
Michael Wayne
Brunel University, UK
michael.wayne@brunel.ac.uk
Michael Pierse
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
m.pierse@qub.ac.uk
Katie Beswick
University of Exeter, UK
k.beswick@exeter.ac.uk
Reviews Editor
Steve Baker
Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK
sj.baker@ulster.ac.uk
Online Editor
Craig Johnston
Winchester University, UK
craig.johnston@winchester.ac.uk
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Principal Editor
Deirdre O'Neill
University of Hertfordshire, UK
d.oneill3@herts.ac.uk
Assistant Editors
Michael Wayne
Brunel University, UK
michael.wayne@brunel.ac.uk
Michael Pierse
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
m.pierse@qub.ac.uk
Katie Beswick
University of Exeter, UK
k.beswick@exeter.ac.uk
Reviews Editor
Steve Baker
Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK
sj.baker@ulster.ac.uk
Online Editor
Craig Johnston
Winchester University, UK
craig.johnston@winchester.ac.uk
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