Crowd-sourcing material culture: A History of Ambridge in 100 ObjectsFelicity Macdonald-SmithThe term ‘material culture’ was probably first used by Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers in 1875, when he defined it as ‘the o...

It’s Saturday, it must be the Archers!Saturday Academic Archers Group aka The Saturday GroupThis chapter is by fans, about fans, for fans. This chapter explores the creation, development and meaning of a Saturday...

Teaching The Archers – creating new fans or turning them off?Caroline BirksIn September 2016, Media Magazine published an article that I had written about The Archers and fandom.  In 2017, The Archers became a set te...

A Year in Ambridge: Introducing American Students to English Village Culture through The ArchersTimothy VercellottiGlobal cultures courses are a staple of general education requirements at American universities. Teach...

Gauging guerrilla engagement: the unexpected benefits of the Academic Archers conferenceCarenza LewisIs Academic Archers the best-ever Zoom conference? Attendees in 2021 seemed to think so. Marking the half-decade ann...