“Education is, before everything else, the process of giving to the ordinary members of society its full common meanings, and the skills that will enable them to amend these meanings, in the light of their personal and common experience.”
Raymond Williams, ‘Culture is Ordinary’
Culture is indeed ordinary, it includes most human activities: the arts, religion, sport, science and technology, TV/ radio and other media, the internet, eating and drinking, etc. etc. All of these topics have political dimensions involving struggles and negotiations over meanings and values. On this hub are articles on cultural activities apart from the arts, which are to be found on the arts hub, surprisingly enough.
Last year, I wrote a book that disappeared. I’m not sure why, but it might have had something to do with the culture wars. If this is... Continue reading
Dennis Broe, in the first of to articles, describes how corporate media in all its forms downplays climate destruction. Above: New York skyline, with soot Fredric Jameson’s famous... Continue reading
Wedges Some thoughts on solidarity, democratic deliberation, and class struggle by David Betteridge Cartoon by Bob Starrett I Whoever is without fault among us, let them be the... Continue reading
Anointing Jesus as a king ready to take his place in the coming transformation of the world was among the most obvious cultural options for an emergent... Continue reading
The growing corporatisation of public space: From public good, to public as consumer. Parks and public spaces are increasingly being used and situated as revenue generators whilst... Continue reading
Finally clocking off for the day, leaving the dark satanic cotton mills of Manchester and Lancashire behind for a few precious hours, what were the options available... Continue reading
Scott Alsworth writes about real and virtual class conflict in the video game industry, and its potential for helping us confront and overcome capitalism. All images are... Continue reading
March 17 is traditionally St Patrick’s Day, a day when ‘Irishness’ is celebrated all over the world. This date is traditionally held to be the date of... Continue reading
Culture Matters is pleased to present this short film by Professor Esther Leslie, Carl Joyce and Mike Quille. Professor Leslie’s text is below. Walter Benjamin was interested... Continue reading
The news that the BBC will not broadcast an episode of the new David Attenborough flagship British wildlife documentary Wild Isles indicates the power of acceptable and... Continue reading