Andrew Goodwin received his Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from the
University of Birmingham, England. He is the author of a well-known
book on Music Television and cultural theory (Dancing in the
Distraction Factory. Music Television and Popular Culture,
University of Minnesota Press) and he has published numerous
articles on media and cultural theory. His areas of interest
include media aesthetics, critical theory and popular music.
Professor Goodwin serves on the Editorial Board of Popular Music
& Society, is a Corresponding Editor for Media, Culture &
Society and writes for Tricycle, Inquiring Mind, and
theworsthorse.net. He is currently writing a book about Led
Zeppelin.
Andrew blogs at
Professor of
Pop.
