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Richard Middleton FBA is Professor
Professor

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 of Music at Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
. He is also the founder and co-ordinating editor of the journal Popular Music.








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Richard Middleton FBA is Professor
Professor

The meaning of the word professor varies. In some English-speaking countries, it refers to a senior academic who holds a departmental chair, especially as head of the Academic department, or a personal chair awarded specifically to that individual....
 of Music at Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
. He is also the founder and co-ordinating editor of the journal Popular Music.

Education

Middleton studied at Clare College, Cambridge
University of Cambridge

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 and at the University of York
University of York

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, where his PhD
PHD

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 was supervised by Wilfrid Mellers
Wilfrid Mellers

Wilfrid Howard Mellers Order of the British Empire was an England music critic, musicologist and composer.After writing many articles for Scrutiny since the September 1936 issue, he appeared on the editorial board of the January 1942 issue, and continued in that position until the December 1948 issue....
.

Career

Middleton previously taught at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham

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 and the Open University
Open University

The Open University is the UK's Distance education government-supported university notable for having an open entry policy, i.e. students' previous academic achievements are not taken into account for entry to most undergraduate courses....
. He was appointed to his present position in 1998.

In 2004 Professor Middleton was elected to a Fellowship by the British Academy
British Academy

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.

Middleton retired from his post at Newcastle in 2005.

Bibliography
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Author
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  • Pop Music and the Blues: A Study of the Relationship and Its Significance. London
    London

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    : Gollancz, 1972. ISBN 0-575-01442-3
  • Studying Popular Music. Philadelphia: Open University
    Open University

    The Open University is the UK's Distance education government-supported university notable for having an open entry policy, i.e. students' previous academic achievements are not taken into account for entry to most undergraduate courses....
     Press, 1990. ISBN 0-335-15276-7.


Editor
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 or co-editor

  • Reading Pop. Oxford University Press
    Oxford University Press

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    , 2000. ISBN 0-19-816612-5
  • Clayton, Martin, Trevor Herbert, and Richard Middleton, eds. The Cultural Study of Music: A Critical Introduction. London: Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0-415-93844-9


External links

  • - Profile, background, publications, and other detailed information from the University of Newcastle