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British working class gardens - Why England fails (at football)

Gardens of the British Working Class: Laurie Taylor explores a hidden horticultural history. Also, a sociological account of the failures of the English football team.

Gardens of the British Working Class - the historian, Margaret Willes, considers the remarkable feats of cultivation by the working class in Britain, even if the land they planted and loved was not their own: From lush gardens nurtured outside crumbling workers' cottages to 'green' miracles achieved in blackened yards. In doing so, she reveals the ingenious ways in which determined workers transformed drab surroundings. She's joined by Lisa Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, who has explored the ways in which struggles over classed and gendered tastes are played out in our gardens.

Also, 'Why England Fails At Football' - a sociological account of our international 'shame' from Anthony King, Professor of Sociology at the University of Exeter

Producer: Torquil Macleod.

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Margaret Willes

Former publisher for National Trust, historian, writer and broadcaster

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The Gardens of the British Working Class
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 030018784X
ISBN-13: 978-0300187847

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Lisa Taylor

Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University

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A Taste for Gardening: Classed and Gendered Practices
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited
ISBN-10: 0754672212
ISBN-13: 978-0754672210

Anthony King

Professor in Sociology at Exeter University

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Abstract:

Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics
Volume 17, Issue 2, 2014 pages 233-253
DOI:10.1080/17430437.2013.828707

Ethnography Award

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TheseÌýare now being reviewed by the judges for the Award, Professor Dick Hobbs, Professor Henrietta Moore, Dr Louise Westmarland, Professor Bev Skeggs. The Chair is Professor Laurie Taylor. (Please do not contact any judges directly).

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The judges will be looking for work which displays flair, originality and clarity, alongside sound methodology. The work should make a significant contribution to knowledge and understanding in the relevant area of research.

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The panel of judges will select six finalists, and from that shortlist the judges will select an overall winner who will be awarded a prize of £1000.

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The finalists will be contacted by telephone early spring of 2014 and the winner of the Award will be announced at the .

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Please see the for all the rules.

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