The Cultural Turn: Scene-Setting Essays on Contemporary Cultural History.

Abstract

Part One - The Study of Culture 1) The Field of Cultural Studies a)The Field b)Mass Entertainment c)Art and Literature d)Cultural Sphere e)Subcultures 2) What Have We Learnt from Cultural Studies? a)Social Determination b)Cultural History c)Cultural Reproduction d)Cultural Representation e)Consumption and Style f)Conclusion Part two - Forms of Culture 3)Tolerance and Intolerence in Modern Culture a)Tolerance in Modern Culture b)The Public Sphere c)Censorship d)Cultural Intolerance e)The New Public Sphere 4)Spaces and Places: Consumer culture and suburban lifestyle a)Introduction b)Professionals and Spaces c)Spaces and Places d)Suburban Places e)Shopping Centres Part Three - Immersed in Culture 5)Postmodernism and Popular Culture a)Culture at Centre Stage b)Virtual Reality c)Postmodern Populism