Bøker av Martin Barker

The British "horror comics" campaign of the 1950s reveals the inadequacy of some conventional assessments of anti-media panics. In showing a curious gap between the private concerns of the campaigners and their public rhetoric, A Haunt of Fears raises serious questions about the state of British culture during this era.

A collection that brings together a reassessment of important cultural studies texts such as Hebdige's "Subculture" and Modleski's "Loving with a Vengeance" .