Neoliberal Culture

Zusatztext "Ever a master of compelling and detailed critique! here Jim McGuigan completes the work he started with Cool Capitalism. Neoliberal civilisation is sharply dissected and displayed for analysis this book is a must-read and will shape the debate to come." Monica Sassatelli! Senior Lecturer in Sociology! Goldsmiths! University of London! UK Informationen zum Autor Jim McGuigan is a leading exponent of a critical approach to cultural analysis that is relevant to urgent public issues of policy. He has published several books and a great many articles on a wide range of contemporary topics in the arts and communications. He is also a visual artist. Klappentext Neoliberal Culture presents a critical analysis of the impact of the global free-market - the hegemony of which has been described elsewhere by the author as 'a short counter-revolution' - on the arts, media and everyday life since the 1970s. Zusammenfassung Neoliberal Culture presents a critical analysis of the impact of the global free-market - the hegemony of which has been described elsewhere by the author as 'a short counter-revolution' - on the arts! media and everyday life since the 1970s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART I: PROLOGUE 1.The Art and Soul of Neoliberalism PART II: CAPITALIST COOL 2. Coolness and Precarious Labour 3. Cool Business 4. Cool Art PART III: CULTURE, SOCIETY AND THE SELF 5. Cultural Materialism 6. Investing in the Self 7. Neoliberal Selfhood PART IV: CULTURAL POLICY 8. Creative Class 9. Cultural Work 10. A Critical Measure of Public Culture PART V: CODA 11. Beyond the Neoliberal Impasse

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"Ever a master of compelling and detailed critique, here Jim McGuigan completes the work he started with Cool Capitalism. Neoliberal civilisation is sharply dissected and displayed for analysis this book is a must-read and will shape the debate to come." Monica Sassatelli, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

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• Authors: Jim Mcguigan
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781137466457
• ISBN: 978-1-137-46645-7
• No. of pages: 249
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; B, Media Studies, Sociology, Society, Cultural Studies, Society & social sciences, Cultural Policy, Communication, Social Sciences, Politics & government, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Social Sciences, general, Media and Communication, Industries, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Culture—Study and teaching, Cultural Policy and Politics, Industry & industrial studies, cultural policy;culture;media;society;global free-market