1st Edition
Working Class Culture Studies in History and Theory
Edited By Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
Copyright 1979
304 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 2013. How can we define working class culture? Since the late 1950s, the term has become more complex, because of both social changes and intense debates about the meaning of ‘culture’. Through this collection of original case studies and theoretical essays, the authors explore some central problems in the field. The first part of the book provides a unique critical review of... Read more
Part 1 Traditions and approaches; Chapter 1 Sociology, cultural studies and the post-war working class, Chas Critcher; Chapter 2 Culture and the historians, Richard Johnson; Part 2 Studies; Chapter 3 ‘Really useful knowledge’: radical education and working-class culture, 1790-1848, Richard Johnson; Chapter 4 Imperialism, nationalism and organized youth, Michael Blanch; Chapter 5 Daughters and mothers - maids and mistresses: domestic service between the wars, Pam Taylor; Chapter 6 Recreation in Rochdale, 1900-40, Paul Wild; Chapter 7 Football since the war, Chas Critcher; Chapter 8 Shop floor culture, masculinity and the wage form, Paul Willis; Part 3 Theories; Chapter 9 Three problematics: elements of a theory of working-class culture, Richard Johnson; Chapter 10 Capital and culture: the post-war working class revisited, John Clarke;
Biography
John Clarke, Chas Critcher, Richard Johnson. The Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) was a research centre at the University of Birmingham. It is notable for producing many key studies and researchers in the field of Cultural Studies. It was founded in 1964 by Richard Hoggart, who became the first centre director. The Cultural Studies department at the University of Birmingham was closed in 2002.
