Writing and Music
Selected essays and other writing
The Facination Payload: Cultural Studies and the first Gulf War.
(Acrobat format) This paper traces the retreat of Cultural Studies from a progressive political practice to its innefectual display of textual 'ironics'- through the lens of the first Gulf War.
The non identity of leaves: Lyotard, Nietzsche and the virtual subject.
The 'virtual subject' is a rhetorical construct predicated on the assumption of identity as actively chosen or consumed, rather than conferred or spoken by others.
Mothaf****** Authenticity, the Real Deal and Academic Fantasy.Rap’s authenticity is an imaginary and highly mediated concept, the form and boundaries of which are shaped and communicated by a whole array of institutions (academics, media, music industry) as well as the actual practitioners and consumers of the form.
Music
One of my interests outside of research and teaching is sound production. I run a small pre-production and mastering studio and, prior to my university career, worked in studio engineering and television and theatre sound production. I have engineered, produced or co-produced for a wide variety of clients and have a long standing production partnership with Panjabi MC.
Recent Music
To download my recent album go to this webpage. Other music can be downloaded from my blog.
