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The global politics of a ‘poncy pillowcase’: Migration and borders in Coronation Street
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posted on 2023-06-09, 03:09 authored by Alexandria J Innes, Robert J TopinkaThis article examines the ways in which popular culture stages and supplies resources for agency in everyday life, with particular attention to migration and borders. Drawing upon cultural studies, and specific insights originating from the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, we explore how intersectional identities such as race, ethnicity, class, and gender are experienced in relation to the globalisation of culture and identity in a 2007 Coronation Street storyline. The soap opera genre offers particular insights into how agency emerges in everyday life as migrants and locals navigate the forces of globalisation. We argue that a focus on popular culture can mitigate the problem of isolating migrant experiences from local experiences in migrant-receiving areas.
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PoliticsISSN
0263-3957Publisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
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3Volume
37Page range
273-287Department affiliated with
- Media and Film Publications
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2016-09-27First Open Access (FOA) Date
2018-10-31First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-09-27Usage metrics
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