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English Stitch

What is English Culture? Over ten weeks Professor Stuart Hall, the godfather of Cultural Studies, takes us on a trip through the national imagination. Hosted by critic and writer K Biswas, the series features never-before-heard archival recordings from seminars delivered in Naples during the 1980s at the height of Thatcherism. In the studio, the thinker's friends and voices inspired by his work examine his theories, unravelling the social and cultural fabric of the nation. Episode Four: Stuart discusses how Race, Monarchy and Empire occupy the national imagination, as Britain's push to paint the world map red coincides with an imperial invasion of English popular culture. Biz is joined by author of 'Mother State' Helen Charman and sociologist Les Back, along with regular guests Nick Beech and Daniel McNeil, as they unpick empire's cultural legacies. English Stitch has been made in collaboration with the Stuart Hall Archive Project at the University of Birmingham. To learn about the project and access more of Stuart Hall’s archive, join the mailing list: https://stuarthallarchive.bham.ac.uk/mailing-list/. [Repeats Thursday 4am.]

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