Full Description
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, given the close interaction between political economy and cultural studies. Babe examines the evolution of cultural studies over time and its changing relationship with political economy. The intersections between the two fields center around three subjects: the cultural biases of money, the time/space dialectic, and the dialectic of information.
Contents
1 Table of Contents
Part 2 I. Geneologies
Chapter 3 Introduction to Part I
Chapter 4 1. Genealogy of Political Economy
Chapter 5 2. Genealogy of Cultural Studies
Chapter 6 3. The Colloquy Revisited
Chapter 7 4. Genealogy of Poststructuralist Cultural Studies and the Political Economy of Media Scholarship
Part 8 II. Portals for Dialogue
Chapter 9 Introduction to Part II
Chapter 10 5. Environment and Pecuniary Culture
Chapter 11 6. Time and Space
Chapter 12 7. Semiotics and the Dialectic of Information
Chapter 13 8. Keeping the Portals Open: Poster vs. Innis
Chapter 14 Conclusion
15 References
16 About the Author
