Series: Liverpool Studies in the Politics of Popular Culture

An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library. Many people will be familiar with the term ‘alternative comedy’ and what it was or what it wasn’t. They will remember its anarchic and confrontational nature, and its rejection of the traditional comedy aesthetic. Yet, few will remember that the scene...

Since the turn of the 21st century, there have been several genres birthed from or nurtured in Black Britain: funky & tribal House, Afrobeats, Grime, Afro Swing, UK Drill, Road Rap, Trap and more. This pioneering book brings together diverse diasporan sounds in conversation. It is a valuable resource for those interested in the study of 21st century Black music...

The stories we tell, published or otherwise, condition our mountain experiences in practice and reinforce cultural memory and representation. Yet, as The Mountain and the Politics of Representation and the authors within it set out to demonstrate, if we look beyond the boundaries of this ‘singular white history’ there is a rich diversity of stories to tell. This volume contributes...