Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society
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"Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society" is a seminal reference work by cultural theorist Raymond Williams that analyzes the shifting meanings of key terms central to modern culture, politics, and society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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reference work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
cultural studies
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linguistics ⓘ literary studies ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify contested meanings of key cultural and political terms
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demonstrate the historical and social embeddedness of language ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal reference work ⓘ |
| examines |
contested political vocabulary
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relationship between language and social change ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
shifting meanings of key terms in modern culture
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vocabulary of culture and society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural studies
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non-fiction ⓘ reference ⓘ |
| hasEntryType | keyword essays ⓘ |
| hasPart | alphabetical entries on key cultural and social terms ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
cultural materialist
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historical ⓘ political ⓘ |
| influenced |
cultural studies
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literary theory ⓘ media studies ⓘ sociology of culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Marxist cultural theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
culture
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historical semantics ⓘ language ⓘ politics ⓘ semantics ⓘ society ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical analysis of everyday political and cultural terms
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showing how meanings of words change over time ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Culture and Society
NERFINISHED
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Marxism and Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalEntryDiscusses |
etymology of a term
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historical shifts in meaning GENERATED ⓘ ideological uses of a term GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cultural theory courses
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literary and critical theory courses ⓘ media and communication studies courses ⓘ |
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