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Properhood (2006)
Journal Article

A submitted theoretical article, accepted without major revision. The novel ideas presented have emerged from the author's historical studies of proper names conducted over many years. It consists firstly of a forcible restatement of J.S. Mill's view... Read More about Properhood.

Names (2006)
Book Chapter

Commissioned chapter in one-volume survey of the history of English. This is the first work ever to pull together the history of all major types of namegiving in English. It has an introductory section covering linguistic and philosophical aspects of... Read More about Names.

European Film Noir (2006)
Book

This chapter appears in a book edited by Spicer who also wrote the introductory essay. This book is the first sustained attempt to dislodge the paradigm of film noir as an exclusively American form, through detailed discussion of the development of f... Read More about European Film Noir.

Sydney Box (2006)
Book

Sydney Box was the first study in the British Film Makers series that focussed on a producer rather than a director. The research for this monograph was facilitated by a Research Leave grant from the AHRB/C (2002 - 2003). Spicer was also awarded an A... Read More about Sydney Box.