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Culture and Politics
- Stuart Hall's concept of culture is a response to a concrete political problem: the working class's behavior under affluence.
- He questions Marxism's relationship to culture and its role in popular struggle, arguing culture is not merely superstructure.
Culture vs. Ideology
- Stuart Hall's definition of culture is helpful as it goes beyond the concept of ideology.
- It includes social practices, offering a fuller understanding of the superstructure in Marxism.
Culture's Contradictory Nature
- Stuart Hall's approach to culture is distinct from traditional anthropological and Marxist views.
- He emphasizes culture's contradictory nature and localized, conjunctural aspects, influenced by Gramsci.


