University of Birmingham Staff: Papers of Colin Sparks

This material is held atUniversity of Birmingham, Cadbury Research Library, Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 150 US122
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1968-1974
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box

Scope and Content

Papers relating to and generated by the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, collected by Colin Sparks during his time there, including administrative papers; research and course notes; copies of papers and articles produced by members of the Centre; and papers relating to Sparks' teaching activities at the Centre

Administrative / Biographical History

Colin Sparks studied at Sussex and Oxford universities before joining the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at the University of Birmingham where he studied for a PhD. He taught at the University of Westminster where he directed the Communications and Media Research Institute. He joined Hong Kong Baptist University in 2011

Source: http://journalism.hkbu.edu.hk/staff/profColinSparks.php Accessed December 2013

Access Information

Open, access to all registered researchers

Acquisition Information

Presented by Colin Sparks, June 2011

Other Finding Aids

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Kieran Connell, December 2013, as part of AHRC funded project 'The Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies: connected collaboration, connected communities and connected impact. Description prepared in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Director, Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections (email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk). Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. The Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.

Related Material

Special Collections holds research papers of other former members of staff of the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies as well as a small departmental archive of the Centre. Please contact Special Collections for further information