Bramall The Cultural Politics of Austerity

Past and Present in Austere Times
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-31381-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 178 Seiten

Reihe: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

This timely book examines austerity's conflicted meanings, from austerity chic and anti-austerity protest to economic and eco-austerity. Bramall's compelling text explores the presence and persuasiveness of the past, developing a new approach to the historical in contemporary cultural politics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bramall, R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Austere times 2. On being 'inside' austerity: austerity chic, consumer culture and anti-austerity protest 3. The past in the present: history, memory, ideology and discourse 4. Dig for victory! Eco-austerity, sustainability and new historical subjectivities 5. The state of austerity: governance, welfare and the people 6. Turning back time: feminism, domesticity and austere femininities 7. Afterword: austerity and after Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rebecca Bramall teaches media and cultural studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Brighton, UK.