British Cultural Studies includes over thirty essays written by expert contributors, covering almost every aspect of culture and identity in Britain today and addressing the current transformations of British culture and identity in the context of globalization. The opening section of the book deals with different conceptions of Britishness and identity, including English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Asian and Black British identities. Section Two then analyses the interplay between tradition and heritage in contemporary culture, whilst the final section looks at the world of lifestyle groups, subcultures, and cultural politics and the way in which they have come in many ways to substitute for notions of Britishness.
Introduction: The National Culture in its New Global Context, David Morley and Kevin Robins
Section I How British is it? Geographies of Identity
1. British Cultural Identities and the Legacy of Empire, Catherine Hall
2. 'Englishness' and English National Identity, Krishan Kumar
3. Rituals and Representations of Black 'Britishness', Jim Pines
4. British Asian Identities: Something Old, Something Borrowed, Something New, Tariq Modood
5. No Longer 'Ourselves Alone' in Northern Ireland, Kevin Davey
6. Scotland and the Union: Changing Identities in the British State, David McCrone
7. Welsh Politics in the New Millennium, John Osmond
8. Which Britain? Which England? Which North?, Peter J. Taylor
9. Rurality and English Identity, Alun Howkins
10. Britain, America, and Europe, Bill Schwarz
Section II: When Will We Be Modern? Culture, Tradition, and Heritage
11. 'Proper English' and the Politics of Standard Speech, Linda Mugglestone
12. Religious Culture in Contemporary Britain, Steve Bruce
13. The Mediated Monarchy, David Chaney
14. Everyday Royal Celebrity, Nick Couldry
15. Cartels and Lotteries: Heritage and Cultural Policy in Britain, Ken Worpole
16. Heritage Cinema and Television, Andrew Higson
17. Television and Culture: Duties and Pleasures, John Corner
18. British Popular Music and National Identity, David Hesmondhalgh
19. 'Young British Art' in the 1990's, Rosemary Betterton
20. Writing Britains, Bernard Sharratt
Section III: In the Place of Britishness? Lifestyles, Subcultures, and Cultural Politics
21. Geographies of Consumption, Philip Crang and Peter Jackson
22. Changing Cultures of Work: Employment, Gender, and Lifestyle, Linda McDowell
23. Good Girls, Bad Girls? Female Success and the New Meritocracy, Angela McRobbie
24. Resignifying Masculinity: From 'New Man' to 'New Lad', Sean Nixon
25. Gay Cultures / Straight Borders, Ken Plummer
26. Sport, Leisure, and Style, Alan Tomlinson
27. The Control of Space: Travellers, Youth, and Drug Cultures, David Sibley
28. Green Politics: Animal Rights, Vegetarianism, and Naturism, Linda Merricks
29. Against Enclosure: Rethinking the Virtual Commons, Graham Murdock
30. Blair and 'Britishness', Steven Driver and Luke Martell
Endnote: To London: The City Beyond the Nation, Kevin Robins
Afterword, Susan Bassnett
Chronology
Index
David Morley and Kevin Robins
