In a series of encounters with key figures in the field of cultural studies, this book draws attention to the significance of voice and address in enacting a political project from within the academy. Combining a focus on theories of "affect" lately dominant in the humanities with a history of cultural studies as a discipline, it highlights the diverse modes of performance that accompany and assist scholarly practice. Writing from the perspective of a new generation of cultural studies practitioners, Melissa Gregg provides a missing link between the field's earliest political concerns with those of the present. Throughout, she emphasizes the ongoing importance of engaged, public intellectualism.
Author(s): Melissa Gregg
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 192
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 9
1 Communicating Investment: Cultural Studies, Politics and Affect......Page 12
2 Activating Empathy: Richard Hoggart, Ordinariness and the Persistence of 'Them' and 'Us'......Page 37
3 The Politics of Conjuncture: Stuart Hall, Articulation and the Commitment to Specificity......Page 66
4 Fighting for the Future: Lawrence Grossberg, Messianic Zeal and the Challenge of Building a Legacy......Page 93
5 Justice and Accountability: Andrew Ross, Intellectual Labour and the New Academic Activism......Page 117
6 A Voice of Vigilance: Meaghan Morris, Anecdotal Critique and the Politics of Academic Speech......Page 139
Conclusion......Page 165
Notes......Page 171
References......Page 182
C......Page 192
H......Page 193
W......Page 194
