Graham Barnfield (born 5 November 1969 in

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) is a British academic and pundit associated with the

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Revolutionary Communist Party (1981–1997). In 1993 he began writing on cultural politics in the

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under President

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. Barnfield also comments on

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representation, leading to some radio and television appearances discussing

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and

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.Graham Barnfield: they thought he was an expert. He is now.
''The Guardian'', 7 June 2005 He teaches journalism at the

University of East London University of East London (UEL) is a public university located in the London Borough of Newham, London, England, based at three campuses in Stratford, London, Stratford and London Docklands, Docklands, following the opening of University Squar ...

. He is the former editor of ''Culture Matters: Communications, Media & Communities'' (Sheffield Hallam University Press) and was a 2003 Fellow of the Wolfsonian-FIU. He received a BA (Hons) in English with media studies, from the University of Sussex in 1992, and a PhD in cultural studies with the dissertation ''Co-opting Culture: State Intervention in and Party Patronage of Literary and Popular Culture, 1929–1941'', from Sheffield Hallam University in 1996. As a teenager, he was a vocalist in

rock band the Marmite Sisters. He briefly developed a sideline as a bit-part actor, including a feature credit in '' Number One Longing, Number Two Regret'' and now writes for a wide range of publications.

Partial filmography

Film

Television

Marmite Sisters

The Marmite Sisters were an indie band formed in 1984 from Glenfield,

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. They were initially known as the Anonymouse, with Barnfield on vocals, Steve Hill on guitar, Christopher Murphy on bass and Stub Robinson on drums. The band's name changed to the Marmite Sisters in May 1986, undergoing multiple changes of line-up and personnel. The band's first release was the ''Kick Donkey'' cassette in 1988. This was followed by the ''Songs of Love and Lawnmowers'' cassette in 1989. The final line-up split up in 1994. The band subsequently released the EP ''Gricers'' on a German label in February 1995 and made compilation appearances on Grapefruit Sunrise along with connected bands The Minogues and Cavalier Approach.

Discography

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(FLX) on Tea Records Tug EP (FLX) 1991 on Tea Records Gricers (7" MEL 16) 1995 on Meller Welle Produckte

Featured on compilations

C92 (K7) 1993 on Rainbow recordings – My White Amp A Taste of Tea 1993 on Tea Records – Cheapday Returns; Rain

References

External links

Graham Barnfield's weblog
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