The Contradictions of Culture

Cities, Culture, Women

AvElizabeth Wilson

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

Del i serien Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society

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Beskrivning

In this book, one of the most accomplished and thoughtful cultural commentators of the day, considers the contradictory nature of cultural relations. Elizabeth Wilson explores these themes through an examination of fashion, feminism, consumer culture, representation and postmodernism. Debates within feminism on the nature and effects of pornography are used to illustrate a particular kind of cultural contradiction. Wilson recognizes that postmodernism permitted the reappropriation of subjects that were not previously considered worthy of attention, or opposed to the idea of emancipation, chief among these was fashion. She shows that the association of an interest in this culturally significant subject with a revisionist project raises doubts about the coherence of postmodernism itself.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-12-14
Mått:156 x 234 x 0 mm
Vikt:280 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
Antal sidor:192
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780761969754

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Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Elizabeth Wilson is a leading commentator on culture, the city and feminism in the UK. She is currently Professor of Social Science at the University of North London.

Recensioner i media

"Elizabeth Wilson is one of the most incisive and critical commentators on the contemporary scene. This excellent book brings together several of her most fascinating essays and frames them within a compelling overview of cultural politics."

Innehållsförteckning

PART ONEIntroductionIncoherent FeminismThe 1990sThe Unbearable Lightness of DianaFeminist FundamentalismThese New Components of the Spectacle Fashion and PostmodernismPART TWOThe Sphinx in the City ReconsideredThe Invisible Fl[ci]aneurAfterwardThe Invisible Fl[ci]aneurLooking BackwardUrban NostalgiaWriting the Romance of the SuburbsA Review of LiteratureLiving DollsBricolage CityMyths of BrightonDogs in SpaceNotes on the Erotic CityAgainst UtopiaThe Romance of Indeterminate Spaces