Disciplinarity and dissent in cultural studies
By: edited by Cary Nelson and Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar.
Contributors: Nelson, Cary.; Gaonkar, Dilip Parameshwar, 1945-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 475
Subjects: Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Culture -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States; Culture; United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
Description: "As recently as the early 1990s, people wondered what was the future of cultural studies in the United States and what effects its increasing internationalization might have. What type of projects would cultural studies inspire people to undertake? Would established disciplines welcome its presence and adapt their practices accordingly? Disciplinarity and Dissent in Cultural Studies answers such questions. It is now clear that, while striking and innovative work is underway in many different fields, most disciplinary organizations and structures have been very resistant to cultural studies. Meanwhile, cultural studies has been subjected to repeated attacks by conservative journalists and commentators in the public sphere. Cultural studies scholars have responded not only by mounting focused critiques of the politics of knowledge but also by embracing ambitious projects of social, political, and cultural commentary, by transgressing all the official boundaries of knowledge in a broad quest for cultural understanding. This book tracks these debates and maps future strategies for cultural studies in academia and public life."--Book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.