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Cultural Studies in the Future Tense
Lawrence Grossberg
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Description for Cultural Studies in the Future Tense
Paperback. One of the leading figures in cultural studies offers a powerful critique of the present state of the field and, more broadly, of the intellectual left, especially in the Anglo-American academy. Num Pages: 356 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Lawrence Grossberg is one of the leading figures in cultural studies internationally. In Cultural Studies in the Future Tense, he offers a powerful critique of the present state of cultural studies and, more broadly, of the intellectual left, especially in the Anglo-American academy. He develops a vision for the future of cultural studies as conjunctural analysis, a radically contingent and contextual study of the articulations of lived, discursive, and material contexts. Proposing a compelling analysis of the contemporary political problem space as a struggle over modernity, he suggests the possibility of multiple ways of being modern as an analytic and ... Read more
Lawrence Grossberg is one of the leading figures in cultural studies internationally. In Cultural Studies in the Future Tense, he offers a powerful critique of the present state of cultural studies and, more broadly, of the intellectual left, especially in the Anglo-American academy. He develops a vision for the future of cultural studies as conjunctural analysis, a radically contingent and contextual study of the articulations of lived, discursive, and material contexts. Proposing a compelling analysis of the contemporary political problem space as a struggle over modernity, he suggests the possibility of multiple ways of being modern as an analytic and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822348306
SKU
V9780822348306
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About Lawrence Grossberg
Lawrence Grossberg is the Morris Davis Distinguished Professor of Communication Studies and Cultural Studies, and Adjunct Distinguished Professor of American Studies, Anthropology, and Geography at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the author of many books, including Caught in the Crossfire: Kids, Politics, and America’s Future, Bringing it all Back Home: Essays on Cultural Studies, and Dancing ... Read more
Reviews for Cultural Studies in the Future Tense
“Cultural Studies in the Future Tense is an immensely enjoyable book to read, fizzing with ideas and of real relevance to the current situation. It is also a brave book: defining cultural studies is always going to be a difficult task, even for one of its founders. Yet Lawrence Grossberg does not shrink from the task, and the political emphasis ... Read more