From Class Struggle to the Politics of Pleasure: Effects of Gram

Taylor & Francis

David Harris examines the rise of cultural studies and evaluates its strengths and weaknesses. In doing so he raises searching questions about its originality and political motivation. > This book examines the rise of cultural studies and evaluates its strengths and weaknesses. The author raises searching questions about the originality of cultural studies and its political motivation. Written with zest and a judicious sense of purpose it is a landmark work in cultural studies media and the sociology of culture. > Chapter 1 The Context; Chapter 2 Floating Signifiers; Chapter 3 Struggle and Education; Chapter 4 Youth and symbolic Politics; Chapter 5 The Crisis and its Consequences; Chapter 6 The Mass Media; Chapter 7 Positioning, Pleasure, and the Media Audience; Chapter 8 Leisure, Pleasure, Sport and Tourism; Chapter 9 Gramscian Politics; Chapter 10 Conclusion; > \n`This is by far the most complete and critical analysis of cultural studies which we possess. It is organised l.