Overview

British Cultural Studies includes over thirty essays written by expert contributors, covering almost every aspect of culture and identity in Britain today and addressing the current transformations of British culture and identity in the context of globalization. The opening section of the book deals with different conceptions of Britishness and identity, including English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Asian and Black British identities. Section Two then analyses the interplay between tradition and heritage in contemporary culture, whilst the final section looks at the world of lifestyle groups, subcultures, and cultural politics and the way in which they have come in many ways to substitute for notions of Britishness.

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Author:   David Morley (, Goldsmiths College, University of London) ,  Kevin Robins (, Goldsmiths College, University of London)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780198742067

ISBN 10:   0198742061
Pages:   538
Publication Date:   02 August 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

David Morley and Kevin Robins: Introduction: The National Culture in its New Global Context Section I How British is it? Geographies of Identity 1: Catherine Hall: British Cultural Identities and the Legacy of Empire 2: Krishan Kumar: 'Englishness' and English National Identity 3: Jim Pines: Rituals and Representations of Black 'Britishness' 4: Tariq Modood: British Asian Identities: Something Old, Something Borrowed, Something New 5: Kevin Davey: No Longer 'Ourselves Alone' in Northern Ireland 6: David McCrone: Scotland and the Union: Changing Identities in the British State 7: John Osmond: Welsh Politics in the New Millennium 8: Peter J. Taylor: Which Britain? Which England? Which North? 9: Alun Howkins: Rurality and English Identity 10: Bill Schwarz: Britain, America, and Europe Section II: When Will We Be Modern? Culture, Tradition, and Heritage 11: Linda Mugglestone: 'Proper English' and the Politics of Standard Speech 12: Steve Bruce: Religious Culture in Contemporary Britain 13: David Chaney: The Mediated Monarchy 14: Nick Couldry: Everyday Royal Celebrity 15: Ken Worpole: Cartels and Lotteries: Heritage and Cultural Policy in Britain 16: Andrew Higson: Heritage Cinema and Television 17: John Corner: Television and Culture: Duties and Pleasures 18: David Hesmondhalgh: British Popular Music and National Identity 19: Rosemary Betterton: 'Young British Art' in the 1990's 20: Bernard Sharratt: Writing Britains Section III: In the Place of Britishness? Lifestyles, Subcultures, and Cultural Politics 21: Philip Crang and Peter Jackson: Geographies of Consumption 22: Linda McDowell: Changing Cultures of Work: Employment, Gender, and Lifestyle 23: Angela McRobbie: Good Girls, Bad Girls? Female Success and the New Meritocracy 24: Sean Nixon: Resignifying Masculinity: From 'New Man' to 'New Lad' 25: Ken Plummer: Gay Cultures / Straight Borders 26: Alan Tomlinson: Sport, Leisure, and Style 27: David Sibley: The Control of Space: Travellers, Youth, and Drug Cultures 28: Linda Merricks: Green Politics: Animal Rights, Vegetarianism, and Naturism 29: Graham Murdock: Against Enclosure: Rethinking the Virtual Commons 30: Steven Driver and Luke Martell: Blair and 'Britishness' Kevin Robins: Endnote: To London: The City Beyond the Nation Susan Bassnett: Afterword Chronology Index

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This book provides a stimulating and at times contentious overview of identity issues in modern Britain.... British Cultural Studies offers a valuable introduction to the vexing problems surrounding identity in Britain, its historical development, and the debates it continues to provoke among politicians, cultural producers, and scholars. --Albion<br>

This book provides a stimulating and at times contentious overview of identity issues in modern Britain.... British Cultural Studies offers a valuable introduction to the vexing problems surrounding identity in Britain, its historical development, and the debates it continues to provoke among politicians, cultural producers, and scholars. --Albion This book provides a stimulating and at times contentious overview of identity issues in modern Britain.... British Cultural Studies offers a valuable introduction to the vexing problems surrounding identity in Britain, its historical development, and the debates it continues to provoke among politicians, cultural producers, and scholars. --Albion This book provides a stimulating and at times contentious overview of identity issues in modern Britain.... British Cultural Studies offers a valuable introduction to the vexing problems surrounding identity in Britain, its historical development, and the debates it continues to provoke among politicians, cultural producers, and scholars. --Albion This book provides a stimulating and at times contentious overview of identity issues in modern Britain.... British Cultural Studies offers a valuable introduction to the vexing problems surrounding identity in Britain, its historical development, and the debates it continues to provoke amongpoliticians, cultural producers, and scholars. --Albion

This book provides a stimulating and at times contentious overview of identity issues in modern Britain.... British Cultural Studies offers a valuable introduction to the vexing problems surrounding identity in Britain, its historical development, and the debates it continues to provoke among politicians, cultural producers, and scholars.--Albion

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