Radical Mainstream

Radical MainstreamRadical Mainstream examines independent film and video cultures in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s in the context of capitalism, patriarchy, racism, colonialism and homophobia. It explores how radical discourse can impact on dominant cultural forms such as television, using public sphere theories to examine relations between counterpublics and social change.

By giving voice to these women and men

civil and criminal

and historical philosophy viewpoints that are easily understood by anyone who reads this book

Wilson uses an extensive number of case studies to support his conclusions

It is also the first textbook for students in this field

so that the reader is given provocative analyses alongside the raw data about Spenser as a rhymer

“Unhomely Cinema” explores how the unhomely nature of contemporary film narrative provides an insight into what it means to dwell in today’s global societies

in a comparative form

in the process

while others demonstrate his social and political concerns

It sheds new light on women's material culture and material strategies

Sections on ideas and people include essays covering the royal supremacy