In the Culture Society - Art, Fashion and Popular Music (Paperback, New)

The over-arching theme for this new collection of essays by Angela McRobbie is the `aestheticisation of everyday life'. In Gender adn Popular Culture the author examines the cultural significance of young British artisits, the politics of dance music, fashion as a social phenomenon and the impact of feminism on popular culture. While strongly defending cultural studies against its critics, the author argues for new perspectives in cultural studies. These inlcude the cultural economy as a labour market, and issues of cultural policy.