A short history of cultural studies / John Hartley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartley, John, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Physical Description:

189 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2003.

Summary:

This is the first volume to capture the essence of the burgeoning field of cultural studies in a concise and accessible manner. Other books have explored the British and North American traditions, but this is the first guide to the ideas, purposes and controversies that have shaped the subject. The author sheds new light on neglected pioneers and a clear route map through the terrain. He provides lively critical narratives on a dazzling array of key figures including, Arnold, Barrell, Bennett, Carey, Fiske, Foucault, Grossberg, Hall, Hawkes, hooks, Hoggart, Leadbeater, Lissistzky, Malevich, Marx, McLuhan, McRobbie, D Miller, T Miller, Morris, Quiller-Couch, Ross, Shaw, Urry, Williams, Wilson, Wolfe and Woolf. Hartley also examines a host of central themes in the subject including literary and political writing, publishing, civic humanism, political economy and Marxism, sociology, feminism, anthropology and the pedagogy of cultural studies.

Contents:

Introduction

A Philosophy of Plenty: A New Endeavour? Cultural studies as an object of study 1

1 The Intelligent Co-ed's Guide to Cultural Studies: From Virginia Woolf to Tom Wolfe (destination O'Hare) Cultural studies and literary criticism 14

2 Culture from Arnold to Schwarzenegger: Imperial Literacy to Pop Culture (destination democracy?) Cultural studies and mass society 31

3 'Beating the Whites with the Red Wedge': From public service to dinner service (destination Kate Moss) Cultural studies and art history 58

4 Waiting for the Kettle to Boil: Culture and Consciousness (destination Celebration) Cultural studies and political economy 88

5 The Ordinary as a Sign of Itself: Culture and Everyday Life (travelling, shopping, walking, eating) Cultural studies and feminism, anthropology, sociology 121

6 Reading the Readers: From Marx to Market (desperately seeking adoption) Cultural studies and teaching 149

References: Cites to Behold, Cultural studies and publishing 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761950273

0761950281

OCLC:

69671373