Introduction Cultural Studies

Question 1

Cultural studies

Answer 1

a plural field of contesting perspectives which through the production of theory has sought to intervene in cultural politics; an inter-disciplinary (various disciplines) or post-disciplinary (questions the disciplines) field of inquiry which explores the production and inculcation of maps of meaning.

Question 2

Object of study of the cultural studies

Answer 2

signifying practices in the context of social power

Question 3

Saying of cultural studies by Stuart Hall

Answer 3

Culture is the actual grounded terrain of practices, representations, languages and customs of any specific society.

Question 4

Ideology

Answer 4

maps of meaning which, while the support to be universal truths, are historically specific understandings which obscure and maintain power.