Category Archives: cultural theory
A series of exchanges on participation in culture, media and politics
The International Journal of Communication (which is a free open access journal) is using its forum section to publish a series if exchanges on the topic of participation. The introductory exchange between Nick Couldry and Henry Jenkins introduces the idea … Continue reading
Youth Subcultures: What are they now?
There is a really interesting piece on youth subcultures by Alexis Petridis in The Guardian. He attempts to think through the forms that subcultures take today, using examples and some reflections from sociologists. The piece raises some questions about the … Continue reading
Nick Couldry’s review essay on the convergence of cultural studies and sociology
The International Journal of Communication have just published a review essay by Nick Couldry on ‘Structures of Ambivalence: The Converging Horizons of Cultural Studies and Sociology‘ (it’s open access). Nick’s review responds to four books that explore this convergence – … Continue reading
Two short pieces on neoliberalism…a glossary entry and a bibliographical review essay
In advance of the publication of his book The Limits of Neoliberalism, Will Davies has written two short pieces for the TCS site. The first is a short glossary entry and the second is a bibliographical review essay. These provide … Continue reading
Talks on Territory and Foucault
Stuart Elden has posted some audio recordings of his recent talks. These include a talk on his book The Birth of Territory – I’ve been reading this and it’s an amazing scholarly work. The talk gives an overview of some … Continue reading
“Marxism with Soul”: Marxist Humanism after Marshall Berman
My excellent colleague Gareth Millington has put together this fantastic event on the work of Marshall Berman and beyond. It only costs £5 and the line up of speakers is terrific. Information and booking is available here. Below is the … Continue reading
Social Science Research Questions & Methodological Challenges in the 21st Century
The University of Sheffield are hosting a seminar series over the coming months on the topic of ‘Social Science Research Questions and Methodological Challenges in the 21st Century’. The seminars will take place in the ICOSS building and are being … Continue reading
Will Davies responds to Nick Gane’s piece on the ‘Emergence of Neoliberalism’
The neoliberalism debate is continuing on the Theory, Culture & Society open site (with more to follow soon). In this piece Will Davies responds to Nick Gane’s recent TCS article ‘The Emergence of Neoliberalism’. It’s an excellent piece that further … Continue reading
Measurement, Circulation & Possibility (some notes for a forthcoming talk)
I’ve been asked to give a short presentation at an ISRF workshop, the details of the event are here. The workshop is on the theme of ‘Critique and Critiques’, with the second day focusing on critical theory in particular. The presentations … Continue reading
Nick Beech, Mónica Moreno Figueroa & Les Back on Stuart Hall
The TCS site has just published three more tributes to Stuart Hall. These are by Nick Beech, Mónica Moreno Figueroa and Les Back (Mónica And Les’ pieces are published together along with a letter Les wrote to Stuart).
Thinking culture 