Cultural studies and political economy toward a new integration /

• Main Author: Babe, Robert E.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2009.
• Series: Critical media studies.
• Subjects: Economics > Sociological aspects.; Cultural industries > Social aspects.; Mass media > Economic aspects.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Cultural. > Anthropology; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Cultural Policy. > Public Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 volume).
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780739131985 (electronic bk.); 0739131982 (electronic bk.)

This book addresses the notorious split between the two fields of cultural studies and political economy. Drawing on the works of Harold Innis, Theodor Adorno, Raymond Williams, Richard Hoggart, E.P. Thompson, and other major theorists in the two fields, Robert E. Babe shows that political economy can be reconciled to certain aspects of cultural studies, particularly with regards to cultural materialism. Uniting the two fields has proven to be a complex undertaking though it makes practical sense, giventhe close interaction between political economy and cultural studies. Babe examines the evol.