As Manchester reinvents itself as an internationally recognised cultural city, Burnham’s politics are evolving with it. The relationship has never been one-way.
- Professor of Screen Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast to hear Philip Brown and Kirsty Fairclough discuss Manchesterism, the political philosophy of Andy Burnham.
Teeming with references to African culture and experience, the couple’s latest work places ‘blackness'at the heart of the Western canon.
Donald Glover’s music video is a multi-layered political statement which aims to kick its audience out of its complacency.
MTV may not be the power house it used to be but the music video is flourishing online.
A year after Prince’s death, fans the world over are still coming to terms with the loss of an uncompromising musical and cultural visionary.
The R&B superstar is demonstrating just how far the use of mystery goes in today’s cluttered music market.
Her visual album Lemonade is important for more reasons than you might think. Pop may never be the same again.
In the decade since its founding, Twitter has built a disproportionately large influence over many aspects of society.
Musicians and performers have long been considered to influence young people in negative ways.
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