Beatles in Perspective

James McGrath is Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Peter Mills is Senior Lecturer and Course Leader, School of Cultural Studies, Leeds Beckett University. James McGrath is a part time lecturer in cultural studies at Leeds Beckett University. Peter Mills is Senior Lecturer and Course Leader, School of Cultural Studies, Leeds Beckett University.

• Introduction Culture and History1. “Where You Once Belonged”: Class, Race and Liverpool Roots of Lennon and McCartney’s Songs James McGrath2. Notes on the Beatles from a Black Liverpudlian Perspective Mark Christian, Lehman College (CUNY)3. From Liverpool to Tibet: “Tomorrow Never Knows” and the Troubled Path to the East Sharif Gemie, University of South Wales 4. Magical Mystery Tour: Suburbia and Utopia in Music and Films of The BeatlesJon Goss, Clarkson University, New York5. The Bohemian BeatlesColin Campbell, University of York6. Interlude 1: Growing up with The BeatlesRussell Reising (University of Toledo), Peter Mills and James McGrathAudience, Fanhood, Interpretation 7. “My Name’s Ringo and I Play the Drums”: Being a Beatles’ Fan in the Age of InteractivityStephanie Fremaux, Birmingham City University8. The Beatles and FandomRichard Mills, St Marys University, London9. “Some kind of innocence...”: The Beatles Monthly and the Fan CommunityMike Kirkup, Teesside University10. “Misunderstanding all you see”: Charles Manson Reading the Beatles at the End of the WorldGary Carlin and Mark Jones, both at University of Wolverhampton11. Interlude 2: The Beatles, Interpretation and Influence Russell Reising, Peter Mills and James McGrathSavoy Truffles: Further Perspectives12. Paul in the Picture: Anatomy of a SnapshotMartin Malone, Aberdeen University13. The American Beetles: How a Fake Beatles Band Defined a Movement, Changed a Culture, and Beat The Beatles at Their Own GameEd Prideaux, journalist14. Listening and RememberingRussell Reising, Peter Mills and James McGrath