George McKay

George McKay is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Salford, UK, where he is Director of the Communication, Cultural & Media Studies Research Centre. He writes on alternative cultures and identities--'cultural studies with a soundtrack' is how his website puts it--and his books include DiY Culture , Senseless Acts of Beauty , Glastonbury: A Very English Fair , Community Music: A Handbook (co-edited with Pete Moser), Circular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain ,...See more

George McKay is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Salford, UK, where he is Director of the Communication, Cultural & Media Studies Research Centre. He writes on alternative cultures and identities--'cultural studies with a soundtrack' is how his website puts it--and his books include DiY Culture , Senseless Acts of Beauty , Glastonbury: A Very English Fair , Community Music: A Handbook (co-edited with Pete Moser), Circular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain , Radical Gardening: Politics, Idealism & Rebellion in the Garden , and Shakin' All Over: Popular Music and Disability . He maintains his own website at georgemckay.org. See less