Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
Glenn Fosbraey is the Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Head of English and Creative Writing. He has published various books, journal articles and chapters on the subjects of drama, song lyrics, and pedagogical processes in HE, and runs the University's record label 'Splendid Fred Records', which has won a national Green Gown Award and reached the finals of the International Green Gown Awards.
Recent publications:
Reading Eminem. Palgrave Macmillan. 2022
Viva Hate: exploring hatred in popular music. Cambridge Scholars Press. 2022
Lost Horizons: Song lyrics and the coast (editor). Routledge. 2022
Misogyny, Toxic Masculinity, and Heteronormativity in Post-2000 Popular Music. Palgrave Macmillan. 2021 (co-editor)
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