Cultural studies and the working class [[electronic resource] ] : subject to change / / edited by Sally R. Munt

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Cassell, c2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.5/62/0941
• Soggetto topico: Industries - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Sex role - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Working class - Great Britain - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Social conditions 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MuntSally
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Part 1: Issues in Working-Class Identity and Methodology; Part 2: Class, Taste and Space; Part 3: Gender, Fictions and Working-Class Subjectivities; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This work challenges the field of British cultural studies to return to the question of social class as a primary focus of study. The chapters examine contemporary working-class life and its depiction in the media through a number of case studies on topics such as popular cinema, football, romance magazines and club culture. The essays pose methodologies for understanding working-class responses to dominant culture, and explore the contradictions and limitations of the traditional Marxist model. The book's contributors conclude that it is time for cultural theorists to revisit issues of workin
• Titolo autorizzato: Cultural studies and the working class
• ISBN: 1-282-30948-X; 9786612309489; 1-4411-1543-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454120403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II