Different strokes, smokes, for different folks: Naomi Mitchison's solution three

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David Stafford-Clark (1916-1999): seeing through a celebrity psychiatrist

This article uses the mass-media career of the British psychiatrist David Stafford-Clark (1916-1999) as a case study in the exercise of cultural authority by celebrity medical professionals in post-war Britain. Stafford-Clark rose to prominence in the mass media, particularly through his presenting work on medical and related topics for BBC TV and Radio, and was in the vanguard of psychiatrists and physicians who eroded professional edicts on anonymity. At the height of his career, he traded upon his celebrity status, and consequent cultural authority, to deliver mass media sermons on a variety of social, cultural, and political topics. Stafford-Clark tried to preserve his sense of personal and intellectual integrity by clinging to a belief that his authority in the public sphere was ultimately to be vindicated by his literary, intellectual, and spiritual significance. But as his credibility dwindled, he came to distrust the cultural intermediaries, such as broadcasters and publishers, who had supported him

Why Altered Carbon is not about the future – and nor is any other science fiction

Science fiction has a more important job to do – it allows us to see ourselves in a new light

Reflecting on science fiction

Sam Maggs, Hope Nicholson, Gavin Miller, and Cecil Castellucci respond to the prompt, "What has science fiction taught you about yourself?

Review of: Nancy Easterlin, A Biocultural Approach to Literary Theory and Interpretation

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Fan of sci-fi? Psychologists have you in their sights

Psychologists have stigmatised science fiction fans as losers who retreat into fantasy worlds. This is unfair

Different strokes, smokes, for different folks: Naomi Mitchison's solution three

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Why Altered Carbon is not about the future – and nor is any other science fiction

Science fiction has a more important job to do – it allows us to see ourselves in a new light