1999
DOI: 10.1177/136754949900200106
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Cultural studies as a construct

Abstract: This article discusses cultural studies as a social construct, and especially how it emerged in Finland. The 'discovery' of cultural studies in Finland in the early 1980s was made in a situation within Finnish sociology where some scholars began to adopt an orientation which resembled the Birmmgham orientation, but the influences to it stemmed from several sources. It was only then that the Birmingham School was founded, and certain people identified themselves with cultural studies. Yet within the local field… Show more

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“…In the other, the top downward approach, identity is readily created or influenced by the actions of governments and other institutions to influence the masses. Where cultural studies has been accepted as an academic discipline, for example, in the United Kingdom and in Scandinavia, it has encouraged a grassroots perspective to the construction of culture and identity (McNeil 1998;Alasuutari 1999;Gripsrud 1998;Kallionemi 1998).…”
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“…In the other, the top downward approach, identity is readily created or influenced by the actions of governments and other institutions to influence the masses. Where cultural studies has been accepted as an academic discipline, for example, in the United Kingdom and in Scandinavia, it has encouraged a grassroots perspective to the construction of culture and identity (McNeil 1998;Alasuutari 1999;Gripsrud 1998;Kallionemi 1998).…”
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“…Il ne s'agit pas seulement de cartographier les motos-taximen, ou d'en saisir la cohérence avec une dimension dépréciative, mais de rendre compte à travers une démarche compréhensive que les rapports de pouvoir ne sont pas le décalque acquis d'avance des rapports économiques. Une sémiotique culturelle et sociale ainsi qu'une anthropologie révélatrice de l'accès à la citadinité et à la citoyenneté sont ainsi mobilisées pour rendre compte du fait que le symbolisme et les pratiques du quotidien sont construits et analysés en relation avec le pouvoir (Alasuutari 1999). …”
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