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Key sociologist? Stuart Hall certainly is a key figure in contemporary sociology, but he was not trained in the discipline and his preoccupations are very different from those of mainstream sociology. Much of his work has been directed towards the development of ‘cultural studies’, which is now (largely through his efforts) widely recognized as an independent discipline. It is a sign of the current pluralism within sociology, and an indicator of the interdisciplinarity of the subject in its present form in Britain, that Hall is such an influential figure.
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‘Culture and power: Stuart Hall Interviewed by Peter Osborne and Lynne Segal’ in Radical Philosophy 86 (Nov/Dec 1997), 24–42.
S. Hall, ‘When Was The Post-Colonial? Thinking At The Limit’ in The Post-colonial Question, Iain Chambers and Lidia Curti (eds), ( London: Routledge, 1996 ), 242–60.
S. Hall, ‘Who Needs “Identity”’? in Questions of Cultural Identity S. Hall and P du Gay (eds) ( London: Sage, 1996 ).
S. Hall (ed.), Representation: Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices ( London: Sage, 1997 ).
S. Hall and B. Gieben (eds), Formations of Modernity ( Cambridge: Polity/OU Press, 1992 ).
S. Hall and M. Jacques (eds), The Politics of Thatcherism (London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1983 ).
S. Hall, D. Held and T. McGrew (eds), Modernity and its Futures ( Cambridge: Polity/OU Press, 1992 ).
D. Morley and K.-H. Chen (eds) S. Hall: Critical Dialogues in Cultural Studies, ( London: Routledge, 1996 ).
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Barrett, M. (1998). Stuart Hall. In: Stones, R. (eds) Key Sociological Thinkers. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26616-6_21
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