Richard Hoggart (1918–2014)
Forfatter af The Uses of Literacy
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Richard Hoggart was educated at Leeds University. Later as professor of modern English literature at Birmingham University, he founded the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies. (Publisher Provided) Richard Hoggart was born in Leeds, England on September 24, 1918. He studied at Leeds University. vis mere During World War II, he served as an anti-aircraft gunner in the Royal Artillery. After the war, he worked as an extramural tutor at Hull University for 13 years. In 1951, he published his first book, a full-length study of WH Auden's poetry. His other works include The Uses of Literacy, An Idea and Its Servants, and Townscape with Figures. He taught at several universities including the University of Leicester, the University of Birmingham, and Goldsmiths College in London. He was a decisive witness in the 1960 Lady Chatterley trial, which liberalised British pornography laws and was instrumental in creating BBC2 as a quality television channel. He died on April 10, 2014 at the age of 95. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Værker af Richard Hoggart
Your Sunday Paper 3 eksemplarer
Contemporary cultural studies: an approach to the study of literature and society (1969) 3 eksemplarer
The Tyranny of Relativism: Culture and Politics in Contemporary English Society (1997) 3 eksemplarer
Schools of English and Contemporary Society: an inaugural lecture delivered in the University of Birmingham 1 eksemplar
Proletariato e industria culturale 1 eksemplar
As utilizações da cultura: aspectos da vida da classe trabalhadora, com especiais referencias a… 1 eksemplar
AUDEN. An Introductory Essay. 1 eksemplar
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- Hoggart, Richard Herbert
- Fødselsdato
- 1918-09-24
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- 2014-04-10
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- UK
- Fødested
- Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Dødssted
- London, England, UK
- Uddannelse
- Cockburn Grammar School
University of Leeds - Erhverv
- university professor
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- Birmingham University
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Goldsmith's College - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- BBC Reith Lecturer (1971)
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