The importance of being ordinary

Gregg, Melissa (2007-03) The importance of being ordinary. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 10 1: 95-104.

 
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Author(s) Gregg, Melissa
Title The importance of being ordinary
Journal name International Journal of Cultural Studies
Publication date 2007-03
Year available 2007
Volume number 10
Issue number 1
ISSN 1367-8779
Start page 95
End page 104
Total pages 10
Editor(s) J. Hartley
Place of publication Los Angeles
Publisher Sage Publications
Collection year 2008
Language eng
Subject C1
420302 Cultural Theory
780107 Studies in human society
Abstract This article identifies the significance of ‘the ordinary’ in Richard Hoggart’s The Uses of Literacy and notes its distinction from philosophies of ‘the everyday’ that have been ascendant in recent cultural studies theory. It does this in order to oppose the rhetorical use of ordinariness promoted by conservative politicians such as Australian Prime Minister John Howard. Such etymological specificity is argued to be necessary so that cultural studies and other scholars can continue to promote the relationships of empathy in class-segregated societies that Howard’s use of ordinariness strategically lacks.
Keyword(s) cultural studies
empathy
everyday
John Howard
ordinary
Richard Hoggart
 
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