Representing the Enterprising Self: thirtysomething and Elsewhere (Fiske, 1989a) I have argued that "distance" is a key marker of difference between high and low culture, between the meanings, practices, and pleasures characteristic of em­ powered and disempowered social formations. Raymond Williams (1921-1988), Welsh cultural critic, who was a major forerunner of contemporary Cultural Studies.Books such as Culture and Society 1780-1950 (1958) and The Long Revolution (1961) served to map out much that is now taken as the basic subject area of cultural studies, as well as doing much to shape the understanding of culture that informs those studies. Cultural Studies By Nasrullah Mambrol on November 23, 2016 • ( 5). This introductory text is a critical theory toolkit on how to how to make use of Karl Marx’s ideas in media, communication, and cultural studies. I would like to start with the concept of "distance" in cultural theory. Arising from the social turmoil of the 1960-s, Cultural Studies is an academic discipline which combines political economy, communication, sociology, social theory, literary theory, media theory, film studies, cultural anthropology, philosophy, art history/ criticism etc. Cultural and Creative Industry 62. to study cultural phenomena in various societies. Key Concepts in Urban Studies Mark Gottdiener The SAGE Key Concepts series provide students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Concepts of Culture: Public Policy and the Cultural Industries 15 Nicholas Garnham 64. Contributors engage deeply with the evolving understanding of critical concepts such as history, community, culture, identity, politics, ethics, globalization, and technology. This volume brings together sixteen essays on key and intersecting topics in critical cultural studies from major scholars in the field. In contrast, "cultural studies was grounded in a pragmatic, liberal-pluralist tradition" in the United States (Lindlof & Taylor, 2002,p. Cultural Studies as Performative Politics 31 Henry A. Giroux 65. Cultural distance is a multidimensional concept. Film and Business History: The Development of an American Mass Entertainment Industry 3 Douglas Gomery 63.