Nicholas Tucker is an English academic and writer who is an honorary Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the

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. He was educated at Burgess Hill School in

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, London, where his English teacher was briefly

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. A former teacher and then an educational psychologist, he has had a long association with the Sussex University, having lectured in

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and

cultural studies Cultural studies is an academic field that explores the dynamics of contemporary culture (including the politics of popular culture) and its social and historical foundations. Cultural studies researchers investigate how cultural practices rel ...

and

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at the institution. He was a Senior Lecturer in several of these disciplines. Tucker is a regular broadcaster and participated in '' Stop the Week'' on Radio 4. He contributes to ''

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'' supplements. He lives in

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and has three adult children.

Selected works

* ''What is a Child?'' (Fontana, 1977) * ''The Child and the Book: Psychological and Literary Exploration'' (Cambridge U. Press, 1981; 1990) * ''Family Fictions; Contemporary Classics of Children's Literature'', with Nikki Gamble (Continuum, 2001) * ''The Rough Guide to Children's Books, 0-5 years'' (

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, 2002) * ''The Rough Guide to Children's Books, 5-11 years'' (2002) * ''Rough Guide to Books for Teenagers'', with Julia Eccleshare (2003) * ''Darkness Visible: Inside the World of

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'' (Wizard Books, 2003) As editor: * ''Suitable for Children?: Controversies in Children's Literature'' (Chatto and Windus, 1976) * ''Children's Book Publishing in Britain Since 1945'', co-editor Kimberley Reynolds (Scolar Press, 1998)

References

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