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"Written by some of the leading thinkers in the field, the book is an excellent resource for longstanding and contemporary issues in cultural theory. Comprehensive and well-written."
- David Oswell, Goldsmiths College
This timely volume provides a framework for understanding the cultural turn in terms of the classical legacy, contemporary cultural theory and cultural analysis.
It reveals the significance of Marxist humanism, Georg Simmel, the Frankfurt School, Stuart Hall and the Birmingham School, Giddens, Bauman, Foucault, Bourdieu and Baudrillard. Readers receive a dazzling, critical survey of some of the primary figures in the field.
However, the book is much more than a Rough Guide tour through the ?great figures? in the field. Through an analysis of specific problems, such as transculturalism, transnationalsim, feminism, popular music and cultural citizenship, it demonstrates the relevance of cultural sociology in elucidating some of the key questions of our time.
- David Oswell, Goldsmiths College
This timely volume provides a framework for understanding the cultural turn in terms of the classical legacy, contemporary cultural theory and cultural analysis.
It reveals the significance of Marxist humanism, Georg Simmel, the Frankfurt School, Stuart Hall and the Birmingham School, Giddens, Bauman, Foucault, Bourdieu and Baudrillard. Readers receive a dazzling, critical survey of some of the primary figures in the field.
However, the book is much more than a Rough Guide tour through the ?great figures? in the field. Through an analysis of specific problems, such as transculturalism, transnationalsim, feminism, popular music and cultural citizenship, it demonstrates the relevance of cultural sociology in elucidating some of the key questions of our time.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- PART I THE LEGACY OF SOCIOLOGY
- 1 Cultural Analysis in Marxist Humanism
- 2 Georg Simmel
- 3 The Frankfurt School
- 4 Stuart Hall and the Birmingham School
- 5 Giddens and Cultural Analysis
- PART II CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL THEORY
- 6 Zygmunt Bauman, Culture and Sociology
- 7 Foucault
- 8 Framing Bourdieu’s Work on Culture
- 9 ‘Speculation to the Death’
- PART III CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL ANALYSIS
- 10 Reconceptualizing Representation and Identity
- 11 Feminist Knowledge and Socio-Cultural Research
- 12 Popular Music
- 13 Cultural Citizenship
- Index