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Biography
Ben is a cultural studies scholar, interested in the past and present of popular culture. He is particularly interested in audiences, players, users and fans, and the meanings and politics of play, spectatorship and participation.
His first monograph, Wrestling in Britain: Sporting Entertainments, Celebrity and Audiences, analysed the histories and cultures of professional wrestling as it developed from a sport to a theatrical entertainment. He has published widely on popular culture, from players in mid-century arcades to the cosplaying practices of young families.
He is currently working projects relating to political fandom, popular media “culture wars”, and the moralities of contemporary mediated culture. His next monograph, Media, Participation and Morality, will be published soon
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research Expertise and Interests
- The overlap of political and popular communication
- Fans, users, audiences and participatory cultures
- Media, games and cultural histories
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Notes on Kayfabe
Litherland, B., 1 Apr 2022, In: Professional Wrestling Studies Journal. 3, 2, p. 123-128 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ludosity, Radical Contextualism and a New Games History: Pleasure, Truth and Deception in the Mid-20th Century London Arcade
Litherland, B., 1 Mar 2021, In: Games and Culture. 16, 2, p. 139-159 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Scholarly Grappling: Collaborative ‘Work’ in the Study of Professional Wrestling
Litherland, B., Phillips, T. & Warden, C., 1 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism. 36, 1, p. 213-228 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Girls being Rey: ethical cultural consumption, families and popular feminism
Wood, R., Litherland, B. & Reed, E., 3 Jul 2020, In: Cultural Studies. 34, 4, p. 546-566 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is this Progress? Punk, Participation and the (Potential) Radical Politics of British Professional Wrestling
Litherland, B., Phillips, T. & Warden, C., 1 Nov 2020, Professional Wrestling: Politics and Populism. Mazer, S., Levi, H., Laine, E. & Haynes, N. (eds.). Seagull Books, p. 119-139 21 p. (Enactments).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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External PhD Examiner
Benjamin Litherland (Examiner)
4 Jul 2022Activity: Examination types › PhD Examination
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Participatory Culture Wars: Complicity, Conflict and Controversy in Participatory Cultures
Benjamin Litherland (Speaker)
21 Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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The Present and Future of History and Games
Benjamin Litherland (Panelist)
28 Feb 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Girls Being Rey: Ethical Cultural Consumption, Families and Popular Feminism
Benjamin Litherland (Speaker)
24 May 2019 → 28 May 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Is this Progress? Punk, Participation and the (Potential) Radical Politics in British Professional Wrestling
Benjamin Litherland (Speaker)
24 May 2019 → 28 May 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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The Post-Truth World of Influencer Romances: Internet celebrity fauxmances are turning fans into cynical, screen-bound sleuths.
28/08/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Big Daddy to Toni Storm: The revival of British wrestling
10/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment