Emeritus Professor (Media and Film)
Selected publications
Article
Nickels, Henri, Thomas, Lyn, Hickman, Mary and Silvestri, Sara (2012) Constructing ‘suspect’ communities and Britishness: mapping British press coverage of Irish and Muslim communities, 1974–2007. European Journal of Communication, 27 (2). pp. 135-151. ISSN 0267-3231
Thomas, Lyn (2012) Working-class whiteness from within and without: an auto-ethnographic response to Avtar Brah’s 'The scent of memory'. Feminist Review, 100. pp. 106-123. ISSN 0141-7789
Thomas, Lyn (2011) Changing old habits? ‘New Age’ Catholicism, subjectivity and gender in BBC2’s The Monastery and its reception. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 14 (5). pp. 558-572. ISSN 1367-5494
Thomas, Lyn (2009) The Archers: an everyday story of old and new media. Radio Journal, 7 (1). pp. 49-66. ISSN 1476-4504
Thomas, Lyn (2008) ALTERNATIVE REALITIES Downshifting narratives in contemporary lifestyle television. Cultural Studies, 22 (5). pp. 680-699. ISSN 0950-2386
Book Section
Thomas, Lyn (2014) La 'mémoire humiliée' et sa narration: Annie Ernaux et la 'communauté' internationale des transfuges de classe. In: Blanckeman, Bruno, Best, Francine and Dugast-Portes, Francine (eds.) Annie Ernaux: le temps et la mémoire. Colloques de Cerisy . Stock, Paris, pp. 210-228. ISBN 9782234078215
Thomas, Lyn (2014) Making ‘quality’, class and gender: audiences and producers of The Archers negotiate meaning online. In: Thornham, Helen and Popple, Simon (eds.) Content cultures: transformations of user generated content in public service broadcasting. I B Tauris, London, pp. 89-112. ISBN 9781780765136
Thomas, Lyn (2013) Religion for a post secular society? Discourses of gender, religion and secularity in the reception of BBC2's The Monastery and The Convent. In: Gillespie, Marie, Herbert, David Eric John and Greenhill, Anita (eds.) Social Media, Religion and Spirituality. Religion and Society, 53 . De Gruyters, Berlin, pp. 59-78. ISBN 3110270455
Thomas, Lyn (2012) Religion for a postsecular society? Discourses of gender, religion and secularity in the reception of BBC2’s The Monastery and The Convent. In: Gillespie, Marie, Herbert, David and Greenhill, Anita (eds.) Social media, religion and spirituality. Religion and Society (53). De Gruyter, Berlin, pp. 59-77. ISBN 9783110270488