Equity on demand : examining gender disparity in the writers for original scripted series on popular streaming services 2013-2017 (2021)
Thesis
Stoddart, K. Equity on demand : examining gender disparity in the writers for original scripted series on popular streaming services 2013-2017. (Thesis). University of Salford

With the rise in production of original content for Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) platforms such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, the amount of content being produced has increased overall (Adalian & Fernandez, 2017). As a result, the number of em... Read More about Equity on demand : examining gender disparity in the writers for original scripted series on popular streaming services 2013-2017.

The legacy of Mad Men : cultural history, intermediality and American television (2019)
Book
McNally, K., Marcellus, J., Forde, T., & Fairclough, K. (2019). The legacy of Mad Men : cultural history, intermediality and American television. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31091-2

Purple reign : A collection of poetry and prose inspired by the life and music of Prince (2019)
Book
by the life and music of Prince. Liverpool: Erbacce Press

This work is presented as a collection of practice-based research, responding to the academic questions posed by “Purple Reign: an interdisciplinary conference on the life and legacy of Prince” (24th - 26th May 2017) organised by The University o... Read More about Purple reign : A collection of poetry and prose inspired by the life and music of Prince.

News as brands : branding television news channels in the Arab World : a case study of Aljazeera, AlArabiya, AlEkhbaria and Nile television news channels (2019)
Thesis
Alabdalkarim, S. (in press). News as brands : branding television news channels in the Arab World : a case study of Aljazeera, AlArabiya, AlEkhbaria and Nile television news channels. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research is an attempt to examine the use of news programmes as a means of branding television news channels in the Arab World. The researcher used a quantitative content analysis of the news programmes as well as semi-structured interviews with... Read More about News as brands : branding television news channels in the Arab World : a case study of Aljazeera, AlArabiya, AlEkhbaria and Nile television news channels.

Music/video : histories, aesthetics, media (2017)
Book
(2017). G. Arnold, D. Cookney, K. Fairclough, & M. Goddard (Eds.), Music/video : histories, aesthetics, media. Bloomsbury Academic

This book is a lively, comprehensive and timely reader on the music video, capitalising on cross-disciplinary research expertise, which represents a substantial academic engagement with the music video, a mediated form and practice that still remains... Read More about Music/video : histories, aesthetics, media.

Soundtrack self : FKA twigs, music video and celebrity feminism (2017)
Book Chapter
Fairclough, K. (2017). Soundtrack self : FKA twigs, music video and celebrity feminism. In Music/Video : History, Aesthetics, Media. Bloomsbury Academic

Steven Spielberg and the rise of the celebrity film director (2017)
Book Chapter
Fairclough, K., & Willis, A. (2017). Steven Spielberg and the rise of the celebrity film director. In N. Morris (Ed.), A Companion to Steven Spielberg (466-478). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118726747.ch26

This chapter looks at Steven Spielberg's career at different stages, considering how it can be read as emblematic of the rise of what might be termed the celebrity director. By the early 1970s, when a new young generation of directors found their way... Read More about Steven Spielberg and the rise of the celebrity film director.

Beyoncé’s celebrity feminism and performances of female empowerment in the arena concert (2015)
Book Chapter
Fairclough, K. (2015). Beyoncé’s celebrity feminism and performances of female empowerment in the arena concert. In B. Halligan, K. Fairclough, R. Edgar, & N. Spelman (Eds.), The Arena Concert : Music, Media and Mass Entertainment. London: Bloombsury

Through her live arena performances, pop/R and B artist Beyoncé Knowles appears to promote a shiny, depthless feminism that mass audiences can embrace. This chapter will provide a critical analysis of her 2013-2014 arena concert tour, The Mrs Carter... Read More about Beyoncé’s celebrity feminism and performances of female empowerment in the arena concert.

Celebrity culture and ageing (2015)
Book Chapter
Fairclough, K. (2015). Celebrity culture and ageing. In J. Twigg, & W. Martin (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology. Routledge

Despite the proliferation of images of ageing in Western popular culture online and in print media in recent years, it is striking that media and cultural studies has virtually ignored the subject of ageing until recently. However, in recent years... Read More about Celebrity culture and ageing.

Growing old in the spotlight : social media and ageing (2015)
Book Chapter
Fairclough, K. (2015). Growing old in the spotlight : social media and ageing. In J. Twigg, & W. Martin (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology. London: Routledge

Mature Meryl and hot Helen : Hollywood, gossip and the ‘appropriately’ ageing actress (2014)
Book Chapter
Fairclough, K. (2014). Mature Meryl and hot Helen : Hollywood, gossip and the ‘appropriately’ ageing actress. In I. Whelehan, & J. Gwynne (Eds.), Ageing, Popular Culture and Contemporary Feminism : Harleys and Hormones (140-155). London: Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137376534_10

In a 2009 article from the UK Guardian, Vanessa Thorpe writes: When a film star seduces someone 20 or 30 years their junior on screen, the audience doesn’t bat an eyelid. In fact, it is an established cinema convention. If the older star is a woman,... Read More about Mature Meryl and hot Helen : Hollywood, gossip and the ‘appropriately’ ageing actress.

The music documentary : acid rock to electropop (2013)
Book
(2013). B. Halligan, R. Edgar, & K. Fairclough-Isaacs (Eds.), The music documentary : acid rock to electropop. US and UK: Routledge

The Music Documentary offers a wide-range of approaches, across key moments in the history of popular music, in order to define and interrogate this prominent genre of film-making. The writers in this volume argue persuasively that the music document... Read More about The music documentary : acid rock to electropop.

Nothing less than perfect: female celebrity, ageing and hyper-scrutiny in the gossip industry (2012)
Journal Article
Fairclough, K. (2012). Nothing less than perfect: female celebrity, ageing and hyper-scrutiny in the gossip industry. Celebrity Studies, 3(1), 90-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2012.644723

From Perez Hilton to Lainey Lui, the figure of the gossip blogger no longer exists solely on the periphery of celebrity culture. The ‘bitchy’ personas that celebrity gossip bloggers espouse are now firmly embedded within mainstream media. Gossip blogs... Read More about Nothing less than perfect: female celebrity, ageing and hyper-scrutiny in the gossip industry.

Fame is a losing game: Celebrity gossip blogging, bitch culture and postfeminism (2008)
Journal Article
Fairclough, K. (2008). Fame is a losing game: Celebrity gossip blogging, bitch culture and postfeminism. Genders,

Prime time : Jane Fonda, ‘successful’ ageing and the re-making of a Hollywood persona
Book Chapter
Fairclough, K. Prime time : Jane Fonda, ‘successful’ ageing and the re-making of a Hollywood persona. In J. Lobalzo-Wright, & L. Bolton (Eds.), Lasting Screen Stars : Personas that Endure and Images that Fade. London: Palgrave Macmillan

Beyonce, feminism and pop culture
Book
Fairclough, K. (in press). Beyonce, feminism and pop culture. I.B Tauris. Manuscript submitted for publication

Lost Voice Guy : transcending barriers of disability through technology in live comedy performance
Presentation / Conference
Fairclough, K. Lost Voice Guy : transcending barriers of disability through technology in live comedy performance. Presented at INTETAIN 2014 : Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, Chicago, United States

This paper will explore the intersection of live comedy and interactive technology through the work of UK stand-up comedian, Lost Voice Guy. Lost Voice Guy, real name Lee Ridley, has cerebral palsy and is unable to speak. Ridley delivers his co... Read More about Lost Voice Guy : transcending barriers of disability through technology in live comedy performance.