Post-Marxism Versus Cultural Studies: Theory, Politics and Intervention

Post-marxism Versus Cultural Studies Is An Innovative Exploration Of The Ethical And Political Significance Of Cultural Studies And Post-marxist Discourse Theory. It Argues That Although Cultural Studies And Post-marxism Tend To Present Themselves As Distinct Entities, They Actually Share A Project - That Of Taking On The Political. Post-marxism Presents Itself As Having A Developed Theory Of Political Strategy, While Cultural Studies Has Claimed To Be Both Practical And Political. Bowman Examines These Intertwined, Overlapping, Controversial And Contested Claims And Orientations By Way Of A Deconstructive Reading That Is Led By The Question Of Intervention: What Is The Intervention Of Post-marxism, Of Cultural Studies, Of Each Into The Other, And Into Other Institutional And Political Contexts And Scenes?through Considerations Of Key Aspects Of Cultural Studies And Cultural Theory, Post-marxism Versus Cultural Studies Argues That The Very Thing That Is Fundamental To Both Of These 'politicised' App