Dr Paul Rixon

Teaching:

Introduction to British Media, TV in the US, News Media, Mass Media and Society, Media Consumption and Everday Life.

Research:

European Media, American Television, British Broadcasting, New Media Technologies.

Paul Rixon teaches on the Media anc Culture programme, and is HE2 and HE3 Convenor. Paul specialises in the field of Broadcasting with a particular interest in American TV programmes. Paul has recently finished a book on American TV programmes on British Television. He has published a number of articles and chapters on American TV programmes, the Iraqi war and on attempts to re-imagine Stoke-on-Trent as a European city.

Publications:

Rixon, Paul (2003) ‘The Iraqi war and the web’ in Anita Biressi and Heather Nunn eds Mediactive: Media War , Special addition.

Rixon, Paul (2004) 'The Creative Culture of new media businesses' in Ramon Salaverria and Charo Sadaba (eds) Towards New Media Paradigms: Content, Producers, Organisations and Audiences . II Cost A20 International Conference Proceedings. Ediviones Eunate.

Rixon, Paul (2002) 'The changing face of American television programmes on British screens' in Jancovich, M and Lyons, J. eds. Quality Television. London: BFI.

Rixon, Paul (2000) 'Stoke-on-Trent: a European city' in Edensor, T. Reclaiming Stoke-on-Trent: Leisure, Space and Identity in the Potteries. Staffordshire: Staffordshire University Press).

Rixon, Paul (1999) contributions in Storry, M. ed. Encyclopaedia of British Culture. London: Routledge.

Rixon, Paul (2006) American Television on British Screens: Cultural Interaction. Palgrave: London.

Rixon, Paul (2007) ‘American Programmes on British Screens: A Revaluation. In Critical Studies in Television, 2, 2 (Autumn), pp.96-112

Rixon, Paul (2008) ‘Star Trek: Popular discourses – the role of broadcasters and critic’ in Lincoln Geraghty ed The Star Trek Effect. (London: McFarland).