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Class, Culture and Social Change

On the Trail of the Working Class

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  • © 2007

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Authors:
  1. John Kirk

    1. Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • John Kirk
    Pages 1-12

  3. Northern Exposure: The Travails of Class in a Post-Industrial Landscape

    • John Kirk
    Pages 13-37

  4. In Search of the Working Class: The Rise of British Cultural Studies

    • John Kirk
    Pages 38-72

  5. Abyss-mal Sites: Representation and the British Working Class

    • John Kirk
    Pages 73-102

  6. ‘Speaking for more than Itself’: Answerability and the Working-Class Text

    • John Kirk
    Pages 103-141

  7. Working through Change (i): Oral Testimony and the Language of Class

    • John Kirk
    Pages 142-168

  8. Working through Change (ii): Work-life Histories and Narratives of Class

    • John Kirk
    Pages 169-202

  9. Conclusion

    • John Kirk
    Pages 203-208

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 209-232
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About this book

Drawing on the work of Raymond Williams, Valentin Volosinov and Mikhail Bakhtin, the book examines key issues for working-class studies including: the idea of the 'death' of class; the importance of working-class writing; the significance of place and space for understanding working-class identity; and the centrality of work in working-class lives.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University, UK

    John Kirk

About the author

JOHN KIRK is Research Fellow at the Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University, UK, and a tutor in adult education. He has published widely on British working-class culture and is the author of Twentieth Century Writing and the British Working Class.

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