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Too Soon Too Late: History in Popular Culture
Meaghan Elizabeth Morris
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Description for Too Soon Too Late: History in Popular Culture
Paperback. Discusses role of ohistoriesO in cultural studies. Series: Theories of Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
What good is history to cultural studies? Meaghan Morris looks at struggles over "history" in social settings created by capitalism: in tourist landscapes and in television time. The materials of her analysis are motels, shopping malls, beaches, and local politics. She focuses on history and cultural heritage as issues of controversy for white working-class and poor suburban communities, as well as for urban cultural elites.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Theories of Contemporary Culture
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253211880
SKU
V9780253211880
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About Meaghan Elizabeth Morris
Meaghan Morris, Australian Research Council Senior Fellow at University of Technology, Sydney, is the author of several works of feminist cultural theory, including The Pirate's Fiancee: Feminism, Reading, Postmodernism and co-editor of Australian Cultural Studies: A Reader.
Reviews for Too Soon Too Late: History in Popular Culture
In my opinion, Meaghan Morris is perhaps the most original practitioner of cultural studies in the English-speaking world . . . Too Soon Too Late continues the effort to forge an original and experimental practice of cultural studies, and confronts one of the most interesting questions I can imagine: How does history function, not as an intellectual or academic enterprise, ... Read more