The persistence of cultural studies: A brief consideration of the place and purpose of cultural studies in an otherwise turbulent world

Two prevailing inflections of 'persistence' occupy the social imagination. In the first, generally considered the domain of toddlers, journalists and telemarketers, persistence comes as something troublesome, incessant, and largely irritating. In the other, persistence is held as a virtue;...

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Published inCultural Studies Review Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 283 - 285
Main Author Hickey, Andrew
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Carleton Melbourne University Publishing 01.12.2019
Subjects
Cultural identity
Cultural studies
Culture
Discipline
Media studies
Pedagogy
Persistence
Study and teaching
Traditions
Truth
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New York
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Summary:Two prevailing inflections of 'persistence' occupy the social imagination. In the first, generally considered the domain of toddlers, journalists and telemarketers, persistence comes as something troublesome, incessant, and largely irritating. In the other, persistence is held as a virtue; a capacity maintained by those capable of 'seeing things through'. Each version of the term may well share a common foundation (hanging on too long can, after all, descend to irritation), but either way, persistence is a capacity that declares its presence; a signifier of the 'stuff ' of its bearer, and the nature of the situation. Persistence notifies the intention that whatever may come is here to stay.
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Cultural Studies Review, Vol. 25, No. 2, Dec 2019: 283-285
ISSN:1837-8692
1446-8123
1837-8692
DOI:10.5130/csr.v25i2.6925