Regional Aesthetics: Mapping UK Media Cultures [Hardcover]

This book is about forms of media that have reflected or increased consciousness of - a sense of place or a regional identity. From landscape painting in the Romantic era to newspaper coverage of devolution, the chapters explore, through contextualized case studies, the aesthetics of a wide range of local, regional and grassroots forms of media.Peter Atkinson, University of Central Lancashire, UKKris Erickson, University of Glasgow, UKDavid Forrest, University of Sheffield, UKKen Griffin, Freelance Media ResearcherMary Irwin, Northumbria University, UKGloria Khamkar, Bournemouth University, UKHeather Norris Nicholson, University of Huddersfield, UKDaryl Perrins, University of South Wales, UKMandy Powell, Queen Margaret University, UKSimon Gwyn Roberts, University of Chester, UKJulie E. Robinson, University of Warwick Library, UKDafydd Sills-Jones, Aberystwyth University, UKSue Vice, University of Sheffield, UK