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Derek Johnston deposited Migrating M.R.James’ Christmas Ghost Stories to Television in the group Horror on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

Each Christmas during his tenure as Provost of King’s College, Cambridge, M.R.James would take part in a ritual celebration of Christmas with students and colleagues which invariably culminated with the reading of a ghost story. This tradition drew on a long tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas that can be traced back through the l…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited Migrating M.R.James’ Christmas Ghost Stories to Television in the group Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

Each Christmas during his tenure as Provost of King’s College, Cambridge, M.R.James would take part in a ritual celebration of Christmas with students and colleagues which invariably culminated with the reading of a ghost story. This tradition drew on a long tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas that can be traced back through the l…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited The Broadcast Afterlife of the Christmas Ghost Story in the group Television Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

There is a long tradition in the UK, in England in particular, of the Christmas ghost story. The most famous is probably Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, but close behind are the ghost stories of M.R.James. James wrote many of his stories as Christmas entertainments, but this link was reinforced in the 1970s w…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited The Broadcast Afterlife of the Christmas Ghost Story in the group Horror on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

There is a long tradition in the UK, in England in particular, of the Christmas ghost story. The most famous is probably Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, but close behind are the ghost stories of M.R.James. James wrote many of his stories as Christmas entertainments, but this link was reinforced in the 1970s w…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited The Broadcast Afterlife of the Christmas Ghost Story in the group Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

There is a long tradition in the UK, in England in particular, of the Christmas ghost story. The most famous is probably Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, but close behind are the ghost stories of M.R.James. James wrote many of his stories as Christmas entertainments, but this link was reinforced in the 1970s w…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited Seasonal Horror Traditions and Reflecting on Fear in the group Television Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

This paper focuses on UK and US traditions of seasonal horror at Christmas and Halloween to consider how they provide opportunities for reflection on the causes of fear at liminal times in the calendar. These liminal times contain numerous traditions dedicated to looking back and forward, such as end of year reviews, or addresses from heads of…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited Seasonal Horror Traditions and Reflecting on Fear in the group Horror on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

This paper focuses on UK and US traditions of seasonal horror at Christmas and Halloween to consider how they provide opportunities for reflection on the causes of fear at liminal times in the calendar. These liminal times contain numerous traditions dedicated to looking back and forward, such as end of year reviews, or addresses from heads of…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited Seasonal Horror Traditions and Reflecting on Fear in the group Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

This paper focuses on UK and US traditions of seasonal horror at Christmas and Halloween to consider how they provide opportunities for reflection on the causes of fear at liminal times in the calendar. These liminal times contain numerous traditions dedicated to looking back and forward, such as end of year reviews, or addresses from heads of…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited Broadcast Seasonal Horror Traditions and Reflecting on Fear in the group Television Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

This paper focuses on UK and US traditions of seasonal horror on television and radio at Christmas and Halloween to consider how they provide opportunities for reflection on the causes of fear at liminal times in the calendar. These liminal times contain numerous traditions dedicated to looking back and forward, such as end of year reviews, or…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited Broadcast Seasonal Horror Traditions and Reflecting on Fear in the group Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

This paper focuses on UK and US traditions of seasonal horror on television and radio at Christmas and Halloween to consider how they provide opportunities for reflection on the causes of fear at liminal times in the calendar. These liminal times contain numerous traditions dedicated to looking back and forward, such as end of year reviews, or…[Read more]
Derek Johnston's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago
Derek Johnston deposited Repositioning The Quatermass Experiment (BBC, 1953): Predecessors, Comparisons and Origin Narratives on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

While there has been a growing acknowledgement of the existence of earlier examples of television science fiction, the typical history of the genre still privileges Nigel Kneale’s The Quatermass Experiment (1953) as foundational. This was a significant production, and an effective piece of television drama, but it was not the first piece of B…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited Migrating M.R.James’ Christmas Ghost Stories to Television on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

Each Christmas during his tenure as Provost of King’s College, Cambridge, M.R.James would take part in a ritual celebration of Christmas with students and colleagues which invariably culminated with the reading of a ghost story. This tradition drew on a long tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas that can be traced back through the l…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited The Broadcast Afterlife of the Christmas Ghost Story on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

There is a long tradition in the UK, in England in particular, of the Christmas ghost story. The most famous is probably Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, but close behind are the ghost stories of M.R.James. James wrote many of his stories as Christmas entertainments, but this link was reinforced in the 1970s w…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited Seasonal Horror Traditions and Reflecting on Fear on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

This paper focuses on UK and US traditions of seasonal horror at Christmas and Halloween to consider how they provide opportunities for reflection on the causes of fear at liminal times in the calendar. These liminal times contain numerous traditions dedicated to looking back and forward, such as end of year reviews, or addresses from heads of…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited Broadcast Seasonal Horror Traditions and Reflecting on Fear on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

This paper focuses on UK and US traditions of seasonal horror on television and radio at Christmas and Halloween to consider how they provide opportunities for reflection on the causes of fear at liminal times in the calendar. These liminal times contain numerous traditions dedicated to looking back and forward, such as end of year reviews, or…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited Tradition, Nation and the Power of the Schedule on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago

In a chapter title in his book Seeing Things: Television in the Age of Uncertainty John Ellis claimed that scheduling is ‘where power lies in television’ (130), because of its importance in deciding what programmes are produced and how they are presented in order to fit the requirements of different broadcast slots. While it can readily be argued…[Read more]
Derek Johnston's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 6 years, 8 months ago
Derek Johnston deposited Exploring Television Seasonality in the group Television Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 9 months ago

This paper will consider the continued significance of television seasonality, even in the era of on-demand and timeshifting. It will draw upon my own research into seasonality and genre, as well as the research of other academics, including that from the special issue of the Journal of Popular Television and the subsequent dossier on Christmas…[Read more]
Derek Johnston deposited Exploring Television Seasonality in the group Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 9 months ago

This paper will consider the continued significance of television seasonality, even in the era of on-demand and timeshifting. It will draw upon my own research into seasonality and genre, as well as the research of other academics, including that from the special issue of the Journal of Popular Television and the subsequent dossier on Christmas…[Read more]
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