Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art, Political Theory & Ideology, Civilization - History, Popular Culture Studies, World War II, British History - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
Explores the connection between high literary culture and popular culture and argues for cultural anarchism as a form of creative resistance.Editorials
Library Journal
Nehring (English, Univ. of Texas, Austin) argues vigorously for a creative ``cultural anarchism'' that challenges authoritarian control of the mass media and of society. His book, whose title is derived from a Sex Pistols song, opens with a theoretical overview of the growing and controversial field of cultural studies. It then looks at postwar English youth subcultures, seeing there the primary resistance to authoritarianism. Attention is given to literature, popular music, and the continuing influence of the avant-garde of the Thirties. This work is essential for research collections in literature and sociology, but for a good survey of cultural studies for the general reader, go with Stanley Aronowitz's Roll Over Beethoven ( LJ 3/15/93).-- Nancy C. Cridland, Indiana Univ. Libs., BloomingtonBook Details
Published
June 1, 1993
Publisher
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1993.
Pages
404
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780472065264