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Book SynopsisIn this new collection of essays, a range of established and emerging cultural critics re-evaluate Richard Hoggart''s contribution to the history of ideas and to the discipline of Cultural Studies. They examine Hoggart''s legacy, identifying his widespread influence, tracing continuities and complexities, and affirming his importance.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Introduction; S.Owen Richard Hoggart, The Uses of Literacy and the Cultural Turn; S.Hall Richard Hoggart: Literary Criticism and Cultural Decline in 20th-Century Britain; S.Collini Richard Hoggart, Cultural Studies and the Demands of the Present; L.Grossberg Richard Hoggart and the Way We Live Now; J.McGuigan Richard Hoggart and the Epistemological Influence of Cultural Studies; R.E.Lee From the Juke-Box Boys to Revolting Students: Richard Hoggart and the Study of British Youth Culture; D.Fowler 'Them' and 'Us'; R.J.C.Young Repurposing Literacy: The Uses of Richard Hoggart for Creative Education; J.Hartley Critical Literacy, Cultural Literacy, and the English School Curriculum in Australia; G.Turner The Importance of Being Ordinary; M.Gregg The Antipodean Uses of Literacy; M.Gibson Relativism and Reaction: Richard Hoggart and Conservatism; C.Ellis The Use and Value of Literacy: Richard Hoggart, Aesthetic Standards and the Commodification of Working-Class Culture; B.Hughes Hoggart and Women; S.Owen Index
