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Home and Away

December 1, 2012 // 0 Comments

Essays in Magazine Media, No 5, December 2012 Richard Sharpe The 1930s were a particularly turbulent decade. The year before it started the world economy entered one of its [more...]

Hello! to Privatisation

December 1, 2012 // 0 Comments

Essays in Magazine Media, No 4, December 2012 Andrew Calcutt Hello!  was launched in Britain in 1988. Then, as now, it was mainly made up of colour photos of young and [more...]

The Spectator: A study of comparison

November 1, 2012 // 0 Comments

Essays in Magazine Media, No 1, November 2012 Andrew Calcutt Take any picture of Kate Moss. Note the physical attributes which contribute to her instantly recognisable [more...]

Magazines Mediating Empire

November 1, 2012 // 0 Comments

Essays in Magazine Media, No 2, November 2012 Richard Sharpe  Charles Dickens (1812-1870) wrote about England. He tramped the streets of London and other cities of the [more...]

The Case Against ‘Community’

January 8, 2010 // 0 Comments

Why the C-word won’t work for commercial magazine publishers Andrew Calcutt, 8 January 2010 ‘Let’s make it a community’. To publishers wondering what to do with [more...]

10 predictions for UK magazines in 2010

January 1, 2010 // 0 Comments

10-4-2010   Richard Sharpe’s 10 predictions for UK magazines in 2010 1 There will be plenty of launches despite the recession. These will come from new publishers who [more...]

Men’s Health in Context

December 14, 2009 // 0 Comments

Mark Beachill, 14 December 2009   This essay looks at the en-gendered nature of magazines. It assesses changes in the landscape of magazine publishing, despite many formal [more...]
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