Steve Redhead
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Steve Redhead is Professor
of Legal Studies at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Previously, he has held professorships in the United Kingdom and a Visiting Professorship at Murdoch University in Australia. While his recent scholarship has focused on Paul Virilio
and theories of accelerated modernity, he is known for his research on post-youth culture, law, and popular culture and football fanzines.
He holds a LLM from Manchester University and a PhD from the University of Warwick. Combining law and cultural studies, his scholarship has focused on theories of deviance in both football fandom and dance cultures, along with current interests in speed, terrorism, football memoirs, war and theories of social change.
Redhead is known for a series of scholarly innovations, in theories of deviance, (post) youth culture and accelerated modernity.
While currently working in Oshawa, most of his career was spent at Manchester Metropolitan University
where he was Co-Director of the Manchester Institute for Popular Culture with Derek Wynne. He also was the head of the Creative Industries Taskforce for the Geoff Gallop Government in Western Australia
. He is married to Tara Brabazon
, Professor of Communication, at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. They live in Oshawa.
A well-known media commentator, he recently appeared on the BBC4 programme, Dance Britannia. He is also an active podcaster and is developing a series of microinterviews with Tara Brabazon.
His best known books include Rave Off, End of the Century Party, Repetitive Beat Generation and Sing When You're Winning. His book on Jean Baudrillard
, The Jean Baudrillard Reader, was published simultaneously by both Edinburgh University Press and Columbia University Press in 2008. Edinburgh University Press published The Paul Virilio Reader and Paul Virilio: Theorist for an Accelerated Culture in 2004. His new book, We have never been postmodern, was published by Edinburgh University Press in 2011. A podcast on this book is available.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Legal Studies at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Previously, he has held professorships in the United Kingdom and a Visiting Professorship at Murdoch University in Australia. While his recent scholarship has focused on Paul Virilio
Paul Virilio
Paul Virilio is a cultural theorist and urbanist. He is best known for his writings about technology as it has developed in relation to speed and power, with diverse references to architecture, the arts, the city and the military....
and theories of accelerated modernity, he is known for his research on post-youth culture, law, and popular culture and football fanzines.
He holds a LLM from Manchester University and a PhD from the University of Warwick. Combining law and cultural studies, his scholarship has focused on theories of deviance in both football fandom and dance cultures, along with current interests in speed, terrorism, football memoirs, war and theories of social change.
Redhead is known for a series of scholarly innovations, in theories of deviance, (post) youth culture and accelerated modernity.
While currently working in Oshawa, most of his career was spent at Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the...
where he was Co-Director of the Manchester Institute for Popular Culture with Derek Wynne. He also was the head of the Creative Industries Taskforce for the Geoff Gallop Government in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. He is married to Tara Brabazon
Tara Brabazon
Tara Brabazon is Professor of Communication at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada. Born in Perth, Western Australia, she was previously the Professor of Media at the University of Brighton, Associate Professor of Media, Communication and Culture at Murdoch University in...
, Professor of Communication, at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. They live in Oshawa.
A well-known media commentator, he recently appeared on the BBC4 programme, Dance Britannia. He is also an active podcaster and is developing a series of microinterviews with Tara Brabazon.
His best known books include Rave Off, End of the Century Party, Repetitive Beat Generation and Sing When You're Winning. His book on Jean Baudrillard
Jean Baudrillard
Jean Baudrillard was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer. His work is frequently associated with postmodernism and post-structuralism.-Life:...
, The Jean Baudrillard Reader, was published simultaneously by both Edinburgh University Press and Columbia University Press in 2008. Edinburgh University Press published The Paul Virilio Reader and Paul Virilio: Theorist for an Accelerated Culture in 2004. His new book, We have never been postmodern, was published by Edinburgh University Press in 2011. A podcast on this book is available.
External links
- http://www.steveredhead.com/ Steve Redhead.com — Official Steve Redhead web site
- http://www.rocksbackpages.com/writer.html?WriterID=redhead - Rock's Back Pages Entry
- http://www.ucalgary.ca/hic/files/hic/McRae%20and%20the%20Redhead%20Review.pdf - "The Redhead Review" by Leanne McRae
- http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Steve%20Redhead - Open Access audio interviews with Steve Redhead