| The Contradictions of Culture: Cities, Culture, Women Contributor(s): Wilson, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761969756 ISBN-13: 9780761969754 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $77.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: 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.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305 |
| LCCN: 2001271498 |
| Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.24" W x 9.36" (0.60 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 doubt |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Elizabeth: - 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. |
