Academic Archers

Crowd-sourcing material culture: A History of Ambridge in 100 Objects Felicity Macdonald-Smith The term ‘material culture’ was probably first used by Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers in 1875, when ...

8 Nov 202225min

It’s Saturday, it must be the Archers! Saturday Academic Archers Group aka The Saturday Group This chapter is by fans, about fans, for fans. This chapter explores the creation, development and meaning...

1 Nov 202235min

Teaching The Archers – creating new fans or turning them off? Caroline Birks In September 2016, Media Magazine published an article that I had written about The Archers and fandom. In 2017, The Arche...

24 Okt 202222min

A Year in Ambridge: Introducing American Students to English Village Culture through The Archers Timothy Vercellotti Global cultures courses are a staple of general education requirements at American ...

18 Okt 202233min

Gauging guerrilla engagement: the unexpected benefits of the Academic Archers conference Carenza Lewis Is Academic Archers the best-ever Zoom conference? Attendees in 2021 seemed to think so. Marking ...

11 Okt 202236min

Cult and Culture: Transformative Fandom-de dum de dum de dum Helen Burrows The Archers fits a definition of ‘cult media’ in that it draws a niche audience, has nostalgia appeal and represents a subcul...

4 Okt 202241min

Archers Fandom and the Online Public Sphere Elizabeth Anne Bailey This chapter considers some of the confluent factors which shape debate in the online public sphere the intersections between this an...

27 Sep 202220min

When the Script Hits the Fan: Why Archers fans stop listening (and why they can't completely keep away) Sarah Kate Merry According to the BBC Archers website, ‘Listeners to The Archers are loyal fans ...

20 Sep 202221min