Politics of Modernism
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Politics of Modernism

Against the New Conformists

Raymond Williams

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Politics of Modernism

Against the New Conformists

Raymond Williams

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Considered to be the founding father of British cultural theory, Williams was concerned throughout his life to apply a materialist and socialist analysis to all forms of culture, defined generously and inclusively as "structures of feeling." In this major work, Williams applies himself to the problem of modernism. Rejecting stereotypes and simplifications, he is especially preoccupied with the ambivalent relationship between revolutionary socialist politics and the artistic avant-garde. Judiciously assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the modernist project, Williams shifts the framework of discussion from merely formal analysis of artistic techniques to one which grounds these cultural expressions in particular social formations. Animating the whole book is the question which Williams poses and brings us significantly closer to answering: namely, what does it mean to develop a cultural analysis that goes "beyond the modern" and yet avoids the trap of postmodernism's "new conformism"?

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Publisher
Verso
Year
2020
ISBN
9781789602890
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Political Philosophy

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    Citation styles for Politics of Modernism

    APA 6 Citation

    Williams, R. (2020). Politics of Modernism ([edition unavailable]). Verso. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3785678 (Original work published 2020)

    Chicago Citation

    Williams, Raymond. (2020) 2020. Politics of Modernism. [Edition unavailable]. Verso. https://www.perlego.com/book/3785678.

    Harvard Citation

    Williams, R. (2020) Politics of Modernism. [edition unavailable]. Verso. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3785678 (Accessed: 5 July 2024).

    MLA 7 Citation

    Williams, Raymond. Politics of Modernism. [edition unavailable]. Verso, 2020. Web. 5 July 2024.