Hall's
intent in this paper was to define what is meant by "cultural studies." The issue, as
he presents it, is that the term is far too broad and can even be counterproductive or
derogatory, hindering sociological research instead of improving it. Hall takes a look at the
various aspects of cultural studies and their intent and tries to distill what the necessary
aspects of these studies truly are.
The problem, he states, is that a
cultural study must necessarily be fluid because there is no set definition for a culture, and
therefore every culture examined will be different and will need to be examined differently. He
states that cultural studies can really only be performed in the first personeverything is
autobiographical, because culture is unique and personal as well as fluid between individuals. A
major issue is trying to tease out the beginnings of a cultural study, because you cannot know
how to properly study a culture without knowing something about it. Hall spends much
of...
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