Questions of Cultural Identity

Hall, Stuart

ISBN 10: 0803978839 / ISBN 13: 9780803978836

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 1996

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An exploration of the issues surrounding cultural identity. It outlines the reasons why the question of identity is so compelling and yet so problematic. It interrogates different dimensions of the crisis of identity providing both theoretical and substantive insights into different approaches to understanding identity. Editor(s): Hall, Stuart; Du Gay, Paul. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 346. . 1996. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780803978836

Bibliographic Details

Title: Questions of Cultural Identity

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Why and how do contemporary questions of culture so readily become highly charged questions of identity? The question of cultural identity lies at the heart of current debates in cultural studies and social theory. At issue is whether those identities which defined the social and cultural world of modern societies for so long - distinctive identities of gender, sexuality, race, class and nationality - are in decline, giving rise to new forms of identification and fragmenting the modern individual as a unified subject.

Questions of Cultural Identity offers a wide-ranging exploration of this issue. Stuart Hall firstly outlines the reasons why the question of identity is so compelling and yet so problematic. The cast of outstanding contributors then interrogate different dimensions of the crisis of identity; in so doing, they provide both theoretical and substantive insights into different approaches to understanding identity.

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An exploration of the issues surrounding cultural identity. It outlines the reasons why the question of identity is so compelling and yet so problematic. It interrogates different dimensions of the crisis of identity providing both theoretical and substantive insights into different approaches to understanding identity.