Tuesday, 28th February, 6pm. Studio 1, Jarman Building

Jon Savage’s singular study, Teenage: the creation of youth culture, 1875-1945, was published in 2007, marking a high point in a project that he had begun 27 years earlier with a cancelled Granada television series. The project, however, did not finish with the book’s publication, and has since generated two compact disc collections, and a forthcoming feature documentary. Jon Savage will talk about the genesis, development and future of Teenage. The story he will tell will cover his 30-odd years of working in British television, his career as a journalist and, as he has experienced it, the shifting role of the critic.

Jon Savage is the author of the seminal history of punk, England's Dreaming. He has made documentaries on Joy Division and Brian Epstein; compiled numerous cd collections -- including “Black Hole -- a compilation of California Punk,” and “Meridian 1970 – Protest, Sorrow, Hobos, Folk and Blues”; written for most of the major music magazines, and he is a regular contributor to The Guardian.

More information on his activities can be found here

All are welcome, but places must be booked in advance For booking or further information please contact Keeley Saunders: ks424@kent.ac.uk