Koivisto:Stuart Hall und die Cultural S

The Jamaican-British sociologist Stuart Hall (1932-2014) is the founder and one of the key representatives of Cultural Studies. This introduction provides a comprehensive overview of his work spanning six decades, which addresses topics such as racism, neoliberalism, popular culture, media, and identity. The volume pays special attention to Hall's youth in colonial Jamaica and its profound influence on his work. Influenced by the critical Marxism of the New Left, Hall explored the relationships between culture and other social practices, disregarding disciplinary boundaries. He analyzes the circumstances in which we currently find ourselves, how they came about, what forces sustain them, and what resources we have at our disposal to change them.