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28 Days Later (2002), 104—5 banal nationalism, 22—3 Barker, Pat, 129 Abrahams, Harold, 227—9 Barnes, Stella, 161—2 accents, 26—33 Bassey, Shirley, 275, 276 accommodation, 30—1 BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), achievement orientation. See individual 181—2, 236 improvement culture journalism/politics, 286 Ackroyd, Peter, 83 religion, 303 advertising, 66 The Beatles, 265—6, 267—8 alternative artistic spaces, 196—9 Behzti (Dishonour) (2004), 166, 167—8 amateur drama, 157—9 betting, 233—4 amateur sex cultures, 257 Big Brother, 182, 183 amateur sport, 235 Billy Elliott: The Musical (2006), 88—9 Amis, Martin, 119—20, 128—9 Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 162—8 Anderson, Benedict, 15—16 Björk, 273—4 Anglican Church. See Church of England Black Britishness Anglo-American equality movements, fashion, 214 298—9 poetry, 140—1 Anglomania exhibition, 212—13 Blair, Tony, 14, 22, 51, 75, 244, 252, 284, Angrezi (language), 122—3 290, 307 animal—human mythical hybrids, 143 blogs, 68—9 anti-gay dispositions. See homosexuality Board of Deputies models, 309—10 anti-Semitism, 227—8 Bourdieu, Pierre, 292 appearance in sexual culture, 247—9 Bradbury, Malcolm, 120 Archer, Louise, 58 Brailsford, Dennis, 231 Armitage, Simon, 140, 144 Brilliant! (1995), 202—3 art, 189—207 Brith Gof, 156 Ashdown, Paddy, 253 British Telecom (BT), 14 asylum, 97, 106—9 Britpop. See music athletics, 235 broadcasting. See radio; television Aurora, Sonya, 271 Brookner, Anita, 120 Australian cricket, 232, 234 Broom, Sarah, 150 authenticity in sex culture, 257 Brown, George, 250 avant-garde BT (British Telecom), 14 art, 190 The Buddha of Suburbia (1990), 121 poetry, 150—1 Buford, Bill, 123—4 Bullet Boy (2004), 111—12 Baldwin, Stanley, 283 Burberry, 208, 212—13

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Butler, Judith, 19—20 Daily Telegraph, 282, 286, 289 Daltrey, Roger, 274—6 call-centre phenomenon, 32—3 digital media Cameron, David, 62, 285 poetry, 146—7 Camillagate scandal, 254 television, 173—5, 181 Campbell, Patrick, 247 theatre, 154—6 capitalisation, 38—9 discourse Carlyle, Thomas, 283 national identity, 18, 20 Cayley, John, 147 regional culture, 81 Celebrity Big Brother. See Big Brother discursive articulation, 18—19 celebrity politics, 74—5 diversity censorship, 166—7, 180—1 fashion, 213—17 Chalayan, Hussein, 217, 219—20 theatre, 162—8 changes in political communication, 69—71 Doctor Criminale (1992), 120 Channel 4 181—7 dog racing. See greyhound racing Charles, Prince of Wales, 254—5 dogging, 256—8 Church of England, 296—7, 306—7 Dowson, Jane, 145—6 cinema, 96—114 Drake, Nick, 142, 144 citizen consumerism, 182—5 drama in theatre, 154—68 citizen journalists, 177 Duffy, Carol Ann, 144, 151 civic journalism, 72—3 dumbing-down debate, 74—5 civil partnerships, 249, 252—3 Duncan, Andrew, 142—3 Cockcroft, Eva, 190 Dunn, Douglas, 139 Collings, Matthew, 199 Collymore, Stan, 256 East Is East (1999), 106—7 comedy, 106—7, 109—11, 286 Eavis, Michael, 272—6 commodification of public spheres, 71—2 Edinburgh Festivals, 159—60 commodification of sport. See money in education, 4—5, 42—61, 251 sport election campaigns. See general elections Communications Act, 172—3 elections, 63—5, 281, 283—5, community theatre, 159 289—92 conflict in theatre, 162—8 Eliot, T. S., 47 conservatism, 47—50 empathy in literature, 127—32 Conservative Government, 75, 254. England, 44. See also London See also politics Entwistle, Alice, 145—6 consumerism, 182—5 Essex man, 289—92 Coubertin, Pierre de, 238 Estuary English, 29—31 countryside articulation, 14—15 ethics, 147—9 Covach, John, 262—3 ethnicity creativity cinema, 97, 106—9 art, 191 national identity, 23—4 education, 56—9 religious equality, 296—312 cricket, 232, 233, 234, 235 European education frameworks, Croupier (1998), 111 43—4 cultural articulation, 18—19 Evaristo, Bernadine, 149 cultural landscapes, 53—4 event television, 174—5 culture shock, 17 exhibitionism. See dogging cyber sex, 246—7 exotic literature, 124—7 cyborg—human hybrids, 144—5 experience in literature, 127—32 cynical journalism, 72—3 experiential marketing, 68 experimentation in poetry, 150—1 D’Aguiar, Fred, 143 Daily Express, 282, 284 FA. See Football Association Daily Mail, 281, 282, 284, 286, 291, 292 false memory syndrome, 129—30 Daily Mirror, 281, 282, 283, 286, 290—1 fascism. See racism Daily Record, 281, 283 fashion, 8, 208—24

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Fédération Internationale de Football Harrison, Tony, 139 Association (FIFA), 230—1 Harvey, Marcus, 203—4 fiction, 6, 16—23, 115—36 Haslam, Dave, 85—6 Fielding, Henry, 283 Hauser, Kitty, 204 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Hebdige, Dick, 214 Association), 230—1 hegemony, 17—18 film, 6. See also cinema heritage. See also national identity Financial Times, 285, 292 cinema, 97, 98—105 First Amendment to the fashion, 210—13 Constitution, 306 poetry, 139 flash-mobbing, 155—6 high street fashion, 211 folk culture, 15 Hill, Geoffrey, 90—1, 147—8 folkloric theatrical practices, 160 Hill, Jeffrey, 234—5 football, 233—4, 235—7 Hill, Selima, 143, 144 Football Association (FA), 230—1, 233 Hindu religion, 297, 300—1 Ford, Ford Madox, 82 Hirst, Damien, 189, 190, 196—7, 198, 199, foreign television ownership. See global 200, 203—5 television markets historical reconstruction in theatre, 160—2 foreign-based fashion, 217—20 homosexuality, 245—6, 249—53 foreign-based sexual culture, 255—6 Horne, John, 237, 239—40 Foucault, Michel, 20, 246—7 horse racing, 233—4 Fourth Estate journalism, 282—3 Hotel du Lac (1984), 120 Fowles, John, 125 Howard, Michael, 75 fragmentation in poetry, 142—7 Hughes, Ted, 139 France, 307 Human Traffic (1999), 102—4 Francis, Rory, 193 Frankel, Susannah, 217 identity in cinema, 109—12 Freedom of Information Act, 65—6 imaginative communities, 160—2 Freeze (1988), 196—9 imagined communities, 15 Fringe, the, 159—60 imperialism, 231 The Independent, 288 Galliano, John, 217, 218—19 individual improvement Galloway, George, 62—3 culture, 225—7 Gambler (Saatchi), 199 influence in journalism, 283—5 gambling, 233—4 innovation in fashion, 213—17 GCSE education, 52 International novels, 133—5 Geldof, Bob, 74 Internet. See also blogs gender government communications, 67 journalism, 289—92 language change, 35—9 poetry, 142—7 sexual culture, 246—7, 258 sport, 237—40 television, 180—1 general elections, 281, 283—5, Ishiguro, Kazuo, 120—1, 125, 132, 133—5 289—92 Islamophobia. See Muslim religion Ghost (Whiteread), 197 ITV, 236 Giesekam, Greg, 157—8 Gilroy, Paul, 24, 271 Jeffrey, Ian, 198 Glastonbury Festival, 272—6 Jenkins, Roy, 248 global television markets, 177—80 Jerry Springer The Opera government. See politics (Lee), 166—7 grammar, 37—9 Jewish communities, 227—8, 300, 309—10. Gramsci, Antonio, 17 See also anti-Semitism Gray, Alistair, 120 Jopling, Jay, 199 Greenlaw, Lavinia, 146 journalism, 10, 279—95. See also newspapers Gregson, Ian, 150—1 national identity, 15—16 greyhound racing, 233—4 politics, 64—5, 66, 72—3 The Guardian, 282, 288, 289—92 sexual culture, 255

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Kerrigan, John, 148—9 modernity of regional culture, 79—81 Kinnock, Neil, 284 modified Received Pronunciation, 31—2 Kumar, Krishan, 229—30, 231 Money (1984), 119—20 Kureishi, Hanif, 121 money in sport, 234—7 Morley, David, 146 Labour Government, 75, 267—8. Morrissey, 269—70, 272 See also Blair; New Labour; politics Muhammad, 302—3 Lanark (1981), 120 multi-accentuality of the sign, 19 language, 4, 26—41 multiculturalism, 23—4, 296—7, 308—11 literature, 122—3 Munn, Meg, 252 poetry, 138—42 Murdoch, Rupert, 284 Larkin, Philip, 139, 141, 150 music, 9—10, 262—78 Last Resort (2001), 107—9 politics, 67—8 leadership, 55—6 regional culture, 85—6 liberal public-private distinctions, 304—6 Muslim communities, 296—312 licence fees. See state funding Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), 309—10 Lifton, Robert Jay, 128—9 Mussabini, Sam, 227—8 Lipovetsky, Gilles, 216 My Son the Fanatic (1997), 107 literature, 15—16. See also fiction My Summer of Love (2004), 101—2 language change, 39—40 regional culture, 86—9 national identity, 4, 12—25 Thatcherism, 119—22 fashion, 208—13 Lloyd, John, 72 music, 265—6, 268—72 Lobby, the, 65—6 sport, 229—31 Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels National Readership Survey (NRS), 288—9 (1998), 111 naturalness of national identity, 19—20, 22—3 London nature and nationality, 14—16 fashion, 217—21 neo-conservative themes, 48 regional culture, 81—3 new Englishes, 33 theatre, 163—5 New Labour Long, Stanley, 244—5 education, 50—3, 56—8 Lucas, Sarah, 198 online campaigning, 67 lyric truth, 150—1 new words, 34—7 Newsom Report, 45 MacKenzie, Kelvin, 290 newspapers, 10, 279—95 mainstream theatre, 162—8 national identity, 15—16 Major, John, 13—14, 253 politics, 66 Manchester, 84, 85—6 sexual culture, 255 masculinity. See gender NGOs (non-governmental organisations), Mather, Nigel, 106 67—8 MCB. See Muslim Council of Britain niche programmes, 174—5 McCarthey, Patrick, 222 non-governmental organisations (NGOs), McEwan, Ian, 127—8, 130 67—8 McQueen, Alexander, 217, 218—19 non-professional theatre sectors, 156—62 McRobbie, Angela, 216—17 Norris, Pippa, 63—4 Mellor, David, 253—4 North/South London Divide, 82—3 menswear, 211 Northernness Meyer, T., 70 literature, 86—9 middle classes, 291 mass culture, 85—6 migrant literature, 124—7 poetry, 89—91 mise en scène, 98—101 structures of feeling, 84—5 moderate secularism, 308—11 novels. See also literature modernisation break-up, 122—7 education, 53—4 international, 133—5 politics, 70 post-1980, 116—19

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O’Neil, Onora, 72 racial equality, 298—9 Oasis, 263, 264, 271, 274 racism. See also anti-Semitism OECD. See Organisation for Economic education, 46—7 Co-operation and Development music, 268—72 Ofcom, 172—3, 175—6, 180—2 national identity, 23—4 Official Secrets Act, 65—6 religion, 302—3 Ofili, Chris, 205 sport, 236 Oliver, Jamie, 184—5 television, 183 on-demand television, 175 theatre, 167 online communications, 67. See also Internet radio, 28—9 Organisation for Economic Co-operation Raine, Craig, 148—9 and Development (OECD), 5, 43—4, 50 reagenting, 54 realistic literature, 122. See also whole sight Papadopoulos, George, 45, 50 in literature parenting education, 57—8 Received Pronunciation (RP), 27—8, 29, 31—2 Paxman, Jeremy, 64—5 recuperations in education, 58—9 Percy, Violet, 238 regimes of truth, 16, 20 performance as political communication, regional culture, 5—6, 79—95, 163—6 75—6 regional speech, 32—3 performative discourse, 81 regulation of content, 180—1. performativity See also censorship national identity, 20 regulation of education, 56—8 personalisation regulatory fictions, 16—23 education, 57 religion, 10—11, 296—312 politics, 70 religious hatred, 302—3, 310—11 Petit, Pascale, 142—4 The Remains of the Day (1989), 120—1 poetry, 7, 137—53 The Rep. See Birmingham Repertory Theatre history, 147—9 reputation in sexual culture, 253—6 regional culture, 89—91 Robertson, Susan, 56 politics, 5, 62—78 Romans in Britain (Brenton), 166—7 history, 63 romantic comedy. See comedy journalism, 280—92 RP. See Received Pronunciation religion, 302—3, 309—10 rugby, 225—7, 234—5 popular communication in politics, 68—9 Rushdie, Salman, 115—17, 130, 302, 305 popular music. See music post-modernity Saatchi, Charles, 191, 193, 196, 199, 200. literature, 116—19 See also Tate Gallery politics, 63—4 Said, Edward, 231 regional culture, 79—81 The Satanic Verses (Rushdie), 302, 305 pre-modern political periods, 63 Savage, Mike, 52 press. See journalism Saved (Bond), 166 Prince of Wales, 254—5 Scammell, Margaret, 66 programming in television, 182—5 scandals progressivism in education, 44—7 journalism, 290 pronunciation, 26—33. See also Received sexual culture, 253—6 Pronunciation schooling. See education prostitution, 249—50. See also slave sex trade science. See technology public service television, 180—2 Scott, Derek B., 263 public spheres. See also state funding Section 28 (Local Government Act), 249, politics, 71—2, 73 250—3 religion, 304—8 secularism, 301—2, 304—11 television, 172 Sensation (1997), 203—5 punctuation, 37—9 Serota, Nicholas, 191—2

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sexual culture, 9, 244—61 television, 7, 171—88 poetry, 144 language change, 29 television, 183 politics, 74—5, 76 sexual discrimination, 238—40 regional culture, 86—7 sexual revolution, 247—9 sexual culture, 245 Shame (1983), 130 sport, 235—6, 237 Shapcott, Jo, 145—6, 149 tennis, 234, 235 Sheffield, 84 terrorism, 305—6 signification networks, 16—23 texting, 39 Sikh religion, 297, 299—300, 302 Thatcherism Sky television, 235—6 art, 191—2, 193—4 slave sex trade, 246 education, 48 Smith, Paul, 212 journalism, 280 social class structures, 2 literature, 119—22 cinema, 99—102 The Beatles, 265—6, 267—8 education, 46—7, 52 The Times, 284—5, 286, 288, 289, 292 journalism, 290—1 The Unconsoled (1995), 133—5 sport, 226 The Who, 274—6 social movements, 46—7 theatre, 7, 87—9, 154—70 spelling, 37 Thompson, Robert, 288 Spiegl, Fritz, 287 Thorpe, Jeremy, 253 sport, 9, 225—43 Topshop, 222 craving success, 227—9 Townshend, Pete, 274—6 money, 234—7 Trainspotting (1996), 102—4 popularity, 233—4 turban culture, 299—300 Squidgygate scandal, 254 Turner Prize, 201—2 standardisation of provision, 53—4 twenty-first-century art, 189—207 state funding, 181—2, 184—5 Stewart, Stevie, 216 United States (US), 298—9, 306 stories of nationality, 21—2 unsportsmanlike behaviour, 231—3 Storey, John, 12—25, 277 stress-timed speech, 33 Vera Drake (Leigh), 99—101 structures of feeling, 83—5 Vertinsky, Patricia, 239 Stubbs, William, 282—3 Vietnam War, 266—7 style as political communication, 75—6 violence in sport, 236 Suede, 270—1 vocabulary, 33—6 Sumner, Bernard, 85 Voices Project, 28 The Sun, 255, 256, 282, 284—5, 287, 289, voyeurism. See dogging 290—1, 292 Sunday papers, 287 Walvin, James, 236 superiority culture in sport, 229—31 war and conflict, 12—13, 266—7 swinging. See dogging Westwood, Vivienne, 217—18, 219 Switzer, Kathrine, 239 White-Britishness in poetry, 141—2 syllable-timed speech, 33 Whiteread, Rachel, 197 whole sight in literature, 125 tabloidism, 287—9. See also newspapers Williams, Raymond, 16—17, 81, Tatchell, Peter, 252—3 83, 154, 287 Tate Gallery, 191—2, 193, 201—2 Willis, Paul, 52 Taylor, Ian, 84 Wilson, Harold, 267—8 teachers, 55—6 Winehouse, Amy, 274 technology Wolfenden Report, 249—50 poetry, 142—7 women sexual culture, 245 music, 271—2, 273—4 television, 173—7 poetry, 143, 145—6 theatre, 154—6 sport, 238—40 The Telegraph, 291 Woods, Peter, 45

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Worcester Woman, 289—92 YBAs. See Young British Artists working class Yes, Prime Minister, 286 cinema, 99—102 Young British Artists (YBAs), 8, education, 46—7, 52 190, 191—3, 194—5, 200 journalism, 290—1 foreign affairs, 202—3 sport, 226 Freeze, 196—9 Wykes, Rob, 256—7 Sensation, 203—5 Tate Gallery, 201—2 xenophobia. See racism youth culture cinema, 97, 102—5 Yamashita, Hiromi, 58 fashion, 213—17