At the Interface: Continuity and Transformation in Culture and PoliticsJoss Hands, Eugenia Siapera In a world increasingly characterised by perpetual re-invention through the dynamic flows of capital, persons and ideas, understanding change and transformation is an imperative. The purpose of this book is a first step in a project to engage the dynamics of transformation at the interface of culture and politics, through contextualisation, reflection and a sharing of intellectual resources. Bringing together the work of academics from a range of disciplines, who share an overarching aim to map such transformations, the volume covers themes ranging from popular culture, the Internet, to film and cinema. Casting a contemporary gaze on cultural phenomena, the contributors all seek to trace trajectories of change and continuity from within their own specific field, using a range of approaches from theoretical reflection to empirical case studies. Of general interest to students of the humanities and social sciences, and of particular interest for students of cultural studies and communication at all levels, this volume constitutes a unique opportunity to reflect on recent transformations but also on the persistence of certain cultural and political practices. |
Contents
the Myth of Bridget Jones | 3 |
Consumerism and | 17 |
Politics the Papacy and the Media | 39 |
The Role of the Alternative Afrikaans Media in the | 81 |
Historical and | 87 |
Asylum Politics in Cyberspace | 103 |
Camus Habermas and the Politics | 123 |
At the Interface | 145 |
Transformation of Trauma Without Rehabilitating | 165 |
Popular History and Remembering the Nation | 179 |
Notes on Contributors 193 | |
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