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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783236203321

Autore

Hartley John <1948->

Titolo

A short history of cultural studies [[electronic resource] /] / John Hartley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2003

ISBN

0-7619-5028-1

1-280-36927-2

9786610369270

1-4129-3236-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 189 p.) : ill

Disciplina

306.071

Soggetti

Culture - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-183) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction - A Philosophy of Plenty: A New Endeavour?; Chapter 1 - The Intelligent Co-ed's Guide to Cultural Studies: From Virginia Woolf to Tom Wolfe (destination O'Hare); Chapter 2 - Culture from Arnold to Schwarzenegger: Imperial Literacy to Pop Culture (destination democracy?); Chapter 3 - 'Beating the Whites with the Red Wedge': From Public service to dinner service (destination Kate Moss); Chapter 4 - Waiting for the Kettle to Boil: Culture and Consciousness (destination Celebration)

Chapter 5 - The Ordinary as a Sign of Itself: Culture and Everyday Life (travelling, shopping, walking, eating)Chapter 6 - Reading the Readers: From Marx to Market (desperately seeking adoption); References: Cites to Behold; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Hartley sheds new light on neglected pioneers, and also examines a host of themes in the subject, including literary criticism mass society, political economy, art history, teaching and feminism, anthropology and sociology.