| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction / Sally R. Munt -- pt. 1. Issues in Working-Class Identity and Methodology. 1. If Anywhere: Class Identifications and Cultural Studies Academics / Andy Medhurst. 2. Discursive Mothers and Academic Fandom: Class, Generation and the Production of Theory / Joanne Lacey. 3. The Theme That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Class and Recent British Film / Roger Bromley. 4. 'This Is About Us, This Is Our Film!' Personal and Popular Discourses of 'Underclass' / Chris Haylett. 5. Black Women and Social-Class Identity / Tracey Reynolds -- pt. 2. Class, Taste and Space. 6. Culture, Class and Taste / Jon Cook. 7. Escape and Escapism: Representing Working-Class Women / Steph Lawler. 8. The Appearance of Class: Challenges in Gay Space / Beverley Skeggs. 9. Children's Urban Landscapes: Configurations of Class and Place / Diane Reay -- pt. 3. Gender, Fictions and Working-Class Subjectivities. 10. 'Who Do You Say I Am?' Jesus, Gender and the (Working-Class) Family Romance / Sandy Brewer |
| Summary |
This work challenges the field of British cultural studies to return to the question of social class as a primary focus of study. The chapters examine contemporary working-class life and its depiction in the media through a number of case studies on topics such as popular cinema, football, romance magazines and club culture. The essays pose methodologies for understanding working-class responses to dominant culture, and explore the contradictions and limitations of the traditional Marxist model. The book''s contributors conclude that it is time for cultural theorists to revisit issues of worki |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
11. Death in the Good Old Days: True Crime Tales and Social History / Anita Biressi. 12. 'Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man': Social Class and the Female Voice in Nil by Mouth / Glen Creeber. 13. Homophobic Violence: The Hidden Injuries of Class / Leslie J. Moran. 14. Millwall Football Club: Masculinity, Race and Belonging / Garry Robson |
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Print version record |
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Working class -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Industries -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Sex role -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Industries
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Sex role
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Social conditions
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Working class
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Soziale Identität
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Arbeiter
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Arbeiterkultur
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Classe ouvrière -- Grande-Bretagne -- 20e siècle.
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Classes sociales -- Grande-Bretagne -- 20e siècle.
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Industrie -- Grande-Bretagne -- 20e siècle.
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Rôle selon le sexe -- Grande-Bretagne -- 20e siècle.
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Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056944
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Great Britain
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Großbritannien
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Grande-Bretagne -- Conditions sociales -- 20e siècle.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Munt, Sally
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| ISBN |
0304705489 |
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9780304705481 |
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0304705497 |
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9780304705498 |
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1441115439 |
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9781441115430 |
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