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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Munt, Sally.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industries--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Industries.

Sex role--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Sex role.

Working class--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Working class.

Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Cassell, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612309489

9781282309487

128230948X

9781441115430

1441115439

OCLC:

654685582