In 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.
Author(s): Sue Owen
Edition: First Edition
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 264
Contents......Page 9
Notes on Contributors......Page 11
Introduction......Page 15
1 Richard Hoggart, The Uses of Literacy and The Cultural Turn......Page 34
2 Richard Hoggart: Literary Criticism and Cultural Decline in Twentieth-Century Britain......Page 47
3 Richard Hoggart, Cultural Studies and the Demands of the Present......Page 71
4 Richard Hoggart and the Way We Live Now......Page 89
5 Richard Hoggart and the Epistemological Impact of Cultural Studies......Page 102
6 From the Juke Box Boys to Revolting Students: Richard Hoggart and the Study of British Youth Culture......Page 119
7 ‘Them’ and ‘Us’......Page 137
8 Repurposing Literacy: The Uses of Richard Hoggart for Creative Education......Page 151
9 Critical Literacy, Cultural Literacy, and the English School Curriculum in Australia......Page 172
10 The Importance of Being Ordinary......Page 185
11 The Antipodean Uses of Literacy......Page 201
12 Relativism and Reaction: Richard Hoggart and Conservatism......Page 212
13 The Uses and Values of Literacy: Richard Hoggart, Aesthetic Standards, and the Commodification of Working-Class Culture......Page 227
14 Hoggart and Women......Page 241
E......Page 257
H......Page 258
P......Page 259
W......Page 260
