Tim Wall Editor & Author

Sarah Raine is a PhD candidate at Birmingham City University's School of Media, researching the younger generation of the current Northern Soul scene in the UK and Spain, in particular the linguistic, kinetic and virtual narratives that participants construct in their pursuit of a scene-authenticated Northern Soul identity. Sarah's multidisciplinary theoretical approach builds upon her anthropological background, facilitating the study of a dance-based, retrospective, record-focused and increasingly international music scene. Sarah also act as a research, editorial and exhibitions assistant for the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research. Nicola Watchman Smith is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Liverpool John Moores Unviersity. Tim Wall Professor of Radio and Popular Music Studies Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Arts, Design and Media