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Olalla's legacy: twentieth century vampire fiction and genetic previvorship (2010)
Journal Article
Wasson, S. (2010). Olalla's legacy: twentieth century vampire fiction and genetic previvorship. Journal of Stevenson Studies, 7, 55-81

Although Robert Louis Stevenson’s short story ‘Olalla’ does not use the word ‘vampire’ at any point, it contains a cluster of motifs that have led critics to identify it as a vampire tale: specifically, a character addicted to drinking human blood an... Read More about Olalla's legacy: twentieth century vampire fiction and genetic previvorship.

Popular music fanzines: genre, aesthetics, and the “Democratic Conversation” (2010)
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Atton, C. (2010). Popular music fanzines: genre, aesthetics, and the “Democratic Conversation”. Popular Music and Society, 33, 517-531. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007761003694316

Research into fanzines has tended to locate them as subcultural artefacts whose significance is found in their symbolic fit with the subculture responsible for producing them. As a consequence, fanzines have mostly been interpreted homologically as... Read More about Popular music fanzines: genre, aesthetics, and the “Democratic Conversation”.

Writing about listening: alternative discourses in rock journalism (2009)
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Atton, C. (2009). Writing about listening: alternative discourses in rock journalism. Popular Music, 28, 53-67. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026114300800158X

‘Alternative’ publications challenge the conventional discourses of rock journalism. In particular, the dominant discourses of authenticity, masculinity and mythology might be countered by publications that emphasise historical and (sub)cultural fra... Read More about Writing about listening: alternative discourses in rock journalism.

Penguin Editions of Conrad: A Review Essay by Linda Dryden (2009)
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Dryden, L. (2009). Penguin Editions of Conrad: A Review Essay by Linda Dryden. English literature in transition, 1880-1920, 52, 196

This is a review essay requested by the Editor of English Literature in Transition. The essay gives an overview of the importance of Joseph Conrad and then discusses the merits of the new Penguin editions of his work.

Why alternative journalism matters. (2008)
Journal Article
Atton, C., & Hamilton, J. F. (2008). Why alternative journalism matters. Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, 1-15

Current Issues in Alternative Media Research (2007)
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Atton, C. (2007). Current Issues in Alternative Media Research. Sociology Compass, 1, 17-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00005.x

Research in alternative media has burgeoned since the turn of the millennium. The majority of studies has examined the political and social dimensions of alternative media and has focused on the media of social movements. The value of these amateur m... Read More about Current Issues in Alternative Media Research.

Sociologie de la Presse Musicale Alternative en Grande Bretagne (2006)
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Atton, C. (2006). Sociologie de la Presse Musicale Alternative en Grande Bretagne. Copyright Volume! Autour des Musiques Populaires, 5, 7-25

Research on alternative media have often adopted the punk fanzine to establish as teacher. This article intends to return to this finding and explore a wide range of zines and magazines questioning the usual equation between professionalism and stand... Read More about Sociologie de la Presse Musicale Alternative en Grande Bretagne.

Joseph Conrad and psychological medicine: a review essay (2004)
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Dryden, L. (2004). Joseph Conrad and psychological medicine: a review essay. Conradiana, 35, 259-67

The essay is a review of Martin Bock's Joseph Conrad and Psychological Medicine that discusses recent approaches to Conrad sudies by way of contextualising Bock's book.

A Note on When the Sleeper Wakes and Heart of Darkness (2004)
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Dryden, L. (2004). A Note on When the Sleeper Wakes and Heart of Darkness. Notes and Queries, 171-174

This article discusses the fact that Heart of Darkness is mentioned in H. G. Wells's When the Sleeper Wakes. It argues that due to publication dates, it would seem that Wells knew about Conrad's story and may well have seen the manuscript.

Love in the time of cloning:  science fictions of transgressive kinship. (2004)
Journal Article
Wasson, S. (2004). Love in the time of cloning:  science fictions of transgressive kinship. Extrapolation, 45, 130-144

This article presents a discussion on science fiction related to cloning. Science fiction has long played with the notion of the doubled self, and the speculative potential of the double was extended when the term "human cloning" entered cultural par... Read More about Love in the time of cloning:  science fictions of transgressive kinship..