Lee Barron
Biographic Data
| ID | 3674285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lee Barron |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lee |
| FAMILY NAME | Barron |
| SIGNATURE | BARRON L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lee Barron's main research is in cultural theories and popular culture including music, film, television, and celebrity. He has published in Journal of Popular Culture, Chapter and Verse, International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music, and Disability & Society and in the edited collections Speak to Me; Music, Sound and Horror Cinema; and Popular Music and Film Film. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Creative Influence of History in Fashion Practice: The Legacy of the Silk Road and Chinese-Inspired Culture-Led Design
Drawing on work that examines the role of culture as the stimulus for design, the article explores the ways in which the legacy of China’s Silk Road, dating back 4,000 years ago, continues to provide inspiration for Chinese and Chinese-inspired fashion designers. In terms of substantive focus, the article applies the culture-led design research of Ritchie Moalosi and colleagues to the practice of fashion design. The article provides an overview o…
The Return of the Celebrity Fashion Muse: Brand Endorsement, Creative Inspiration and Celebrity-Influenced Design Communication
This article examines the current prevalence of fashion designers working in association with celebrity “muses,” famous figures drawn from acting and popular music, who serve to front brand campaigns but also embody the identity of fashion houses and inspire designers. The article discusses the ancient origin of the Muse figure and explores the ways in which the muse principle was incorporated into fashion via the model, but subsequently included…
Pulling down barriers: Neil Peart, autobiographical confession and negotiated rock celebrity
This article examines the confessional (using Redmond’s conception of the celebrity confessional discourse) and autobiographical writing of the music celebrity Neil Peart, the drummer with the Canadian rock band Rush. Examining Peart’s now-extensive corpus of professionally-published writing, the article explores the perception of a subcultural celebrity’s self-reflective view of fame and fandom and how this celebrity status is renegotiated into …
The sound of street corner society: UK grime music as ethnography
This article explores the ways in which popular music can be linked to ethnography. While there is a tradition of connecting popular music with sociology, this article posits a further resonance that is not so much theoretical as methodological. The article suggests that forms of contemporary popular music parallel key facets of ethnography, not simply in terms of sociological analysis, but with regard to popular music as an ethnographic resource…
An actress compelled to act: Angelina Jolie'sNotes from My Travelsas celebrity activist/travel narrative
This article examines the celebrity activist as cultural intermediary and as travel writer. The article is focused upon the American actress Angelina Jolie and her role with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (the UNHCR). It critically examines this aspect of her life in specific relation to diaries she kept in which she recorded her UNHCR experiences. These diaries were formally published in 2003 and were entitled Notes from My Travels: Visit…
The Habitus of Elizabeth Hurley: Celebrity, Fashion, and Identity Branding
This article is focused on the manner in which Elizabeth Hurley's career is now centrally located within the world of fashion; not merely as a model advertising the wares of other producers, but as a designer creating and advertising her own “look.” The article explores the ways in which she represents a potent contemporary purveyor of a specific “habitus” via her own clothing range and accessories: Elizabeth Hurley Beach, launched in 2005. The a…
Elizabeth Hurley Is More Than a Model”: Stars and Career Diversification in Contemporary Media
Developing Independence: The experience of the Lawnmowers Theatre Company
This paper describes an action research project in which the Lawnmowers Theatre Company (a company of performers with learning disabilities) mounted drama clubs and a series of night clubs for people with learning disabilities. The objective of the project was to demonstrate that initiatives involving what might loosely be called 'drama' offer important opportunities for adult education and that night clubs for people with learning disabilities c…
The sound of street corner society: UK grime music as ethnography
This article explores the ways in which popular music can be linked to ethnography. While there is a tradition of connecting popular music with sociology, this article posits a further resonance that is not so much theoretical as methodological. The article suggests that forms of contemporary popular music parallel key facets of ethnography, not simply in terms of sociological analysis, but with regard to popular music as an ethnographic resource…
Developing Independence: The experience of the Lawnmowers Theatre Company
This paper describes an action research project in which the Lawnmowers Theatre Company (a company of performers with learning disabilities) mounted drama clubs and a series of night clubs for people with learning disabilities. The objective of the project was to demonstrate that initiatives involving what might loosely be called 'drama' offer important opportunities for adult education and that night clubs for people with learning disabilities c…
An actress compelled to act: Angelina Jolie'sNotes from My Travelsas celebrity activist/travel narrative
This article examines the celebrity activist as cultural intermediary and as travel writer. The article is focused upon the American actress Angelina Jolie and her role with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (the UNHCR). It critically examines this aspect of her life in specific relation to diaries she kept in which she recorded her UNHCR experiences. These diaries were formally published in 2003 and were entitled Notes from My Travels: Visit…
Elizabeth Hurley Is More Than a Model”: Stars and Career Diversification in Contemporary Media
Developing Independence: The experience of the Lawnmowers Theatre Company
This paper describes an action research project in which the Lawnmowers Theatre Company (a company of performers with learning disabilities) mounted drama clubs and a series of night clubs for people with learning disabilities. The objective of the project was to demonstrate that initiatives involving what might loosely be called 'drama' offer important opportunities for adult education and that night clubs for people with learning disabilities c…
Elizabeth Hurley Is More Than a Model”: Stars and Career Diversification in Contemporary Media
The Habitus of Elizabeth Hurley: Celebrity, Fashion, and Identity Branding
This article is focused on the manner in which Elizabeth Hurley's career is now centrally located within the world of fashion; not merely as a model advertising the wares of other producers, but as a designer creating and advertising her own “look.” The article explores the ways in which she represents a potent contemporary purveyor of a specific “habitus” via her own clothing range and accessories: Elizabeth Hurley Beach, launched in 2005. The a…
An actress compelled to act: Angelina Jolie'sNotes from My Travelsas celebrity activist/travel narrative
This article examines the celebrity activist as cultural intermediary and as travel writer. The article is focused upon the American actress Angelina Jolie and her role with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (the UNHCR). It critically examines this aspect of her life in specific relation to diaries she kept in which she recorded her UNHCR experiences. These diaries were formally published in 2003 and were entitled Notes from My Travels: Visit…
The sound of street corner society: UK grime music as ethnography
This article explores the ways in which popular music can be linked to ethnography. While there is a tradition of connecting popular music with sociology, this article posits a further resonance that is not so much theoretical as methodological. The article suggests that forms of contemporary popular music parallel key facets of ethnography, not simply in terms of sociological analysis, but with regard to popular music as an ethnographic resource…
Pulling down barriers: Neil Peart, autobiographical confession and negotiated rock celebrity
This article examines the confessional (using Redmond’s conception of the celebrity confessional discourse) and autobiographical writing of the music celebrity Neil Peart, the drummer with the Canadian rock band Rush. Examining Peart’s now-extensive corpus of professionally-published writing, the article explores the perception of a subcultural celebrity’s self-reflective view of fame and fandom and how this celebrity status is renegotiated into …
The Return of the Celebrity Fashion Muse: Brand Endorsement, Creative Inspiration and Celebrity-Influenced Design Communication
This article examines the current prevalence of fashion designers working in association with celebrity “muses,” famous figures drawn from acting and popular music, who serve to front brand campaigns but also embody the identity of fashion houses and inspire designers. The article discusses the ancient origin of the Muse figure and explores the ways in which the muse principle was incorporated into fashion via the model, but subsequently included…
The Creative Influence of History in Fashion Practice: The Legacy of the Silk Road and Chinese-Inspired Culture-Led Design
Drawing on work that examines the role of culture as the stimulus for design, the article explores the ways in which the legacy of China’s Silk Road, dating back 4,000 years ago, continues to provide inspiration for Chinese and Chinese-inspired fashion designers. In terms of substantive focus, the article applies the culture-led design research of Ritchie Moalosi and colleagues to the practice of fashion design. The article provides an overview o…
Art (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Visual arts (4 works) · Fashion and Cultural Textiles (3 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Celebrity culture (2 works)