Adam Behr
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Researcher, writer, lecturer - music, politics and popular culture.
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1 month ago |
tolerance.ca | Adam Behr
By Adam Behr, Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University “In any civilised community the arts … serious or comic, light or demanding, must occupy a central place.
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1 month ago |
theconversation.com | Adam Behr
“In any civilised community the arts … serious or comic, light or demanding, must occupy a central place. Their enjoyment should not be regarded as something remote from everyday life.” This was a central statement in the white paper (a statement of policy intent) issued 60 years ago by Jennie Lee, the UK’s first minister for the arts under Labour prime minister Harold Wilson in 1965.
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Jul 11, 2024 |
tolerance.ca | Adam Behr
By Adam Behr, Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University In 1964, a bunch of mop-topped young men appeared on the BBC’s early evening Tonight programme, being interviewed by a mildly bemused, but not unfriendly, Cliff Michelmore to promote the “Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men”. Their spokesman, making his first television appearance, was 17-year-old David Jones.
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Jul 11, 2024 |
theconversation.com | Adam Behr
In 1964, a bunch of mop-topped young men appeared on the BBC’s early evening Tonight programme, being interviewed by a mildly bemused, but not unfriendly, Cliff Michelmore to promote the “Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men”. Their spokesman, making his first television appearance, was 17-year-old David Jones. Within a decade, and better known as David Bowie, his 1972 performance on Top of the Pops, as Ziggy Stardust, would make his previous appearance seem tame.
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Jun 21, 2024 |
theconversation.com | Adam Behr
Labour promised in spring that it wants to see a cap on ticket resale prices but it will likely come up against fierce opposition from business and touts.
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RT @AdamBehrLive: Porous barriers between ‘high art’ and ‘popular culture’, state support, and uncertain environment. A few words for @Conv…
Porous barriers between ‘high art’ and ‘popular culture’, state support, and uncertain environment. A few words for @ConversationUK on recent govt arts funding announcement, Jennie Lee’s 60 year old culture white paper, and the distance still to travel. https://t.co/GxA2GE2dtA
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