The Politics of Culture
This article provides an overview over the evolution of thinking about "culture" in the work of Raymond Williams. With the introduction of Antonio Gramsci's concept of hegemony culture came to be understood as consisting of not only shared, but contested meanings as well. On the basis...
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Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies
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| description | This article provides an overview over the evolution of thinking about "culture" in the work of Raymond Williams. With the introduction of Antonio Gramsci's concept of hegemony culture came to be understood as consisting of not only shared, but contested meanings as well. On the basis of this redefinition by Williams, cultural studies was able to delineate culture as the production, circulation, and consumption of meanings that become embodied and embedded in social practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bf25201e2874259b12c56d7580875b42022-12-21T23:32:09ZengCenter for Near and Middle Eastern StudiesMiddle East : Topics & Arguments2196-629X2017-01-0170152110.17192/meta.2017.7.63306223The Politics of CultureJohn Storey0University of Sunderland, UKThis article provides an overview over the evolution of thinking about "culture" in the work of Raymond Williams. With the introduction of Antonio Gramsci's concept of hegemony culture came to be understood as consisting of not only shared, but contested meanings as well. On the basis of this redefinition by Williams, cultural studies was able to delineate culture as the production, circulation, and consumption of meanings that become embodied and embedded in social practice.http://meta-journal.net/article/view/6330Raymond WilliamsCultural StudiesMeaning and Social PracticeSignification and Power |
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