Jason Whittaker

Jason is Professor of English and Media Arts and lectures on the BA in Journalism, having published widely on magazine journalism and web 2 journalism.  After completing his PhD in English at the University of Birmingham, Jason became editor of the computer magazine PC Advisor, and took the title to the number two position on the UK news-stand. He is a journalist with nearly fifteen years’ experience:  Since beginning as an intern on the Express and Star, he has published in magazines such as Redbrick, Open Eye, Digit, PC World, MacWorld and THES, with a focus on articles that deal with technology.  His recent publications include Producing for Web 2.0, Routledge 2009, and Magazine Production, Routledge 2008.

The dominant influence on his life, however, is William Blake, the subject of his postgraduate studies and three books: William Blake and the Myths of Britain (Macmillan 1999), Radical Blake: Influence and Afterlife (co-author, Shirley Dent; Palgrave 2002), and Blake, Modernity and Popular Culture (co-editor, Steve Clark; Palgrave 2007). He has also written a number of articles and reviews on Blake, the most recent including an essay on Blake and Milton’s History of Britain Blake, Nation and Empire (eds. Steve Clark and David Worrall; Palgrave 2006).