'Beginnings in Popular Culture with presentations by Amy Hondsmerk, Cinzia DuBois, and Laura La Beur' as part of the MNPC Members Panel even for our 2021 Annual Forum. This event was hosted by the Midlands Network of Popular Culture and took place via Zoom on 19/08/2021. 0:00 Intro 2:06 Smocks and Simulations in Lockdown by Amy Hondsmerk 23:14 Loki, Latin, and Classics by Cinzia DuBois 45:27 Microplastics everywhere and not a fish to eat by Laura La Beur 1:16:00 Q&As 1:29:05 Outro The Midlands Network of Popular Culture is an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers working within the sphere of popular culture. Primarily based in Birmingham, we aim to build an inclusive community throughout the Midlands whose areas of interest pertain, however broadly, to the study of popular culture, whether mainstream or alternative. To find out more about the network visit https://midspopculture.wixsite.com/we...

'Working and Researching Popular Culture in the Archives with Dr. Rebecca Bowd, Jennifer Voss, Catherine Meades and Kat Pearson' an event for the 2021 Annual Forum. This event was hosted by the Midlands Network of Popular Culture and took place via Zoom on 19/08/2021. The Midlands Network of Popular Culture is an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers working within the sphere of popular culture. Primarily based in Birmingham, we aim to build an inclusive community throughout the Midlands whose areas of interest pertain, however broadly, to the study of popular culture, whether mainstream or alternative. To find out more about the network visit https://midspopculture.wixsite.com/we...

'Towards (or away from) a Counterfactual Criticism with Dr. Will Tattersdill' the Midland Keynote for the MNPC 2021 Annual Forum. This event was hosted by the Midlands Network of Popular Culture and took place via Zoom on 19/08/2021. The Midlands Network of Popular Culture is an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers working within the sphere of popular culture. Primarily based in Birmingham, we aim to build an inclusive community throughout the Midlands whose areas of interest pertain, however broadly, to the study of popular culture, whether mainstream or alternative. To find out more about the network visit https://midspopculture.wixsite.com/we...

'Transnational Draculas with. Prof. Ken Gelder' the international Keynote of the MNPC 2021 Annual Forum. This event was hosted by the Midlands Network of Popular Culture and took place via Zoom on 19/08/2021. The Midlands Network of Popular Culture is an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers working within the sphere of popular culture. Primarily based in Birmingham, we aim to build an inclusive community throughout the Midlands whose areas of interest pertain, however broadly, to the study of popular culture, whether mainstream or alternative. To find out more about the network visit https://midspopculture.wixsite.com/we...

A recording of the 'Re-assessing the Male Auteur After #MeToo: A Case Study of Stanley Kubrick with Dr Karen Ritzenhoff and Dr James Fenwick' event, which was part of the Midlands Network of Popular Culture's academic events for 21/22. The lecture happened on 21/06/2021. The Midlands Network of Popular Culture is an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers working within the sphere of popular culture. We aim to build an inclusive community throughout the Midlands whose areas of interest pertain, however broadly, to the study of popular culture, whether mainstream or alternative. To find out more about the network visit https://midspopculture.wixsite.com/we...

A recording "A Cultural Chernobyl?" - EuroDisney and the Theme Park Public with Dr Sabrina Mittermeier. The event was hosted by the Midlands Network of Popular Culture and took place via Zoom on 12/05/2021. The Midlands Network of Popular Culture is an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers working within the sphere of popular culture. Primarily based in Birmingham, we aim to build an inclusive community throughout the Midlands whose areas of interest pertain, however broadly, to the study of popular culture, whether mainstream or alternative. To find out more about the network visit https://midspopculture.wixsite.com/we...

The second woman to earn a PhD from Columbia University -- and the first from south of the Mason-Dixon Line to do so -- Kentucky native Katherine Jackson French broke boundaries. Her research kick-started a resurgence of Appalachian music that continues to this day, but French's collection of traditional Kentucky ballads, which should have been her crowning scholarly achievement, never saw print. Academic rivalries, gender prejudice, and broken promises set against a thirty-year feud known as the Ballad Wars denied French her place in history. A recording of 'Kentucky's Forgotten Ballad Collector' a talk by Prof. Elizabeth DiSavino, which was part of the Midlands Network of Popular Culture's academic events for 20/21. The lecture happened on 18/03/2020. The Midlands Network of Popular Culture is an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers working within the sphere of popular culture. We aim to build an inclusive community throughout the Midlands whose areas of interest pertain, however broadly, to the study of popular culture, whether mainstream or alternative. To find out more about the network visit https://midspopculture.wixsite.com/we...

Originally hosted on February 16th, 2021, the recording features a talk by Prof. Sylvester Arnab of Coventry University, on the usage of video games within education. The Midlands Network of Popular Culture is an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers working within the sphere of popular culture. For more info on us, and what we get up to, see our website here: https://midspopculture.wixsite.com/website/

Originally hosted on February 26th, 2021, this panel features talks from Pauline Suwanban (Birkbeck, University of London) and Ali Williams (University of Brighton). The Midlands Network of Popular Culture is an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers working within the sphere of popular culture. Find out more: https://midspopculture.wixsite.com/website