On a Common Culture: The Idea of a Shared National Culture

On a Common Culture: The Idea of a Shared National Culture

by Brian Graham
On a Common Culture: The Idea of a Shared National Culture
On a Common Culture: The Idea of a Shared National Culture

On a Common Culture: The Idea of a Shared National Culture

by Brian Graham

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Overview

In the United Kingdom, the notion of a common culture has always been suggestive of a national culture which is accessible to all and provides various kinds of benefits to all, including participation in national cultural life. Brian Russell Graham's exploration of the theme aims to clarify how we might define common culture in the twenty-first century, and offers a perspective on specific benefits of such a shared culture. Common culture can generate a sense of inclusive national identity, he argues. Additionally, it can even out differences in our so-called ‘cultural capital’ – it can make people more equal in terms of their cultural lives.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789048322
Publisher: Collective Ink
Publication date: 03/01/2022
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.55(w) x 8.59(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

Brian Russell Graham is an academic and author. He teaches “The Circle of Stories: Literature and Genre”, one of the suite of courses offered by University of Copenhagen’s International Summer Programme. In addition to his academic work, he has also published slow journalism in publications such as Quillette and Areo, amongst others. He lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Introduction 8

Part 1

1 National Identity and Cultural Inequality: Challenges in the United Kingdom Today 19

Part 2

2 Common Culture as National and Egalitarian Culture 42

3 Objections and Responses 71

Part 3

4 Common-Culture British Literature 92

5 Common-Culture British Broadcasting 110

6 The Ethics of Melodrama and British Common Culture 123

Epilogue: Two Last Challenges 134

Appendix: The BBC and Common Culture 140

Endnotes 143

Bibliography 164

A Call for Contributions 172

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