Cultural studies: ¿un campo para todos los gustos?

This paper intends to back the need for a theoretical definition of culture in Cultural Studies. The lack of theoretical definitions results in the shape of a field that is too nearly all tilings to all people, losing its original distinctive tlieoretical and metliodological strengtli. Tlieoredca...

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Main Author: Genaro Zalpa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Colima 2000-01-01
Series:Estudios sobre las Culturas Contemporáneas
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=31601006
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description This paper intends to back the need for a theoretical definition of culture in Cultural Studies. The lack of theoretical definitions results in the shape of a field that is too nearly all tilings to all people, losing its original distinctive tlieoretical and metliodological strengtli. Tlieoredcal definitions of culture are needed to allow fruitful theoretical debate, and to clarify Cultural Studies 1 relationship witli political practices. Theoretical definitions of culture should address culture as meaning ;md should be placed witliin general theories of action.
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spelling doaj-art-7091c6a7a4b549fd9e2ee7a4693964642024-12-02T03:17:15ZengUniversidad de ColimaEstudios sobre las Culturas Contemporáneas1405-22102000-01-01510109126Cultural studies: ¿un campo para todos los gustos?Genaro ZalpaThis paper intends to back the need for a theoretical definition of culture in Cultural Studies. The lack of theoretical definitions results in the shape of a field that is too nearly all tilings to all people, losing its original distinctive tlieoretical and metliodological strengtli. Tlieoredcal definitions of culture are needed to allow fruitful theoretical debate, and to clarify Cultural Studies 1 relationship witli political practices. Theoretical definitions of culture should address culture as meaning ;md should be placed witliin general theories of action.http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=31601006
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Cultural studies: ¿un campo para todos los gustos?
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title_full Cultural studies: ¿un campo para todos los gustos?
title_fullStr Cultural studies: ¿un campo para todos los gustos?
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