Hesmondhalgh, D (2013) What cultural, critical and communication might mean-and why cultural studies is a bit like rave culture. Communication and Critical/ Cultural Studies, 10 (2-3). 280 - 284. ISSN 1479-1420
Abstract
Responding to the editor's request for reflections on the key terms in the title of this journal, this somewhat autobiographical and possibly self-indulgent piece reflects on their changing meanings and on the ways in which cultural studies has changed and declined since the early 1990s. Cultural studies, the piece asserts, is a bit like rave culture, because like that subcultural formation of music and dance, it was big and quite innovative in the 1990s, but lost its edge in the twenty first century - although interesting offshoots continue beyond the places where it 'originated'. The piece also suggests some reasons for the decline of cultural studies. More importantly, it tries to understand the term 'critical' via politics. It expresses some preferences, in terms of what constitutes good critical writing, and outlines some key elements of good critical analysis of culture.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2013, Taylor and Francis. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections and structural formatting are not reflected in this document. Changes have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Communication and Critical/ Cultural Studies on 17/07/13, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14791420.2013.813783 |
Keywords: | academic disciplines; communication; cultural studies; good critical writing; politics |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2014 12:21 |
Last Modified: | 21 Apr 2015 15:55 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14791420.2013.813783 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14791420.2013.813783 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:80978 |