CULTURE and Creativity
by John Astley
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THEME: Morris, Wilde, Orwell,
Williams (Raymond), cultural values, The Beatles and 1960s'
Britain - Collected Essays - 2
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction: Social Sciences/Culture_Essays
PUB. DATE: 6 January 2006
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ISBN:
0-9551834-1-3 (pbk) /ISBN: 978-0-9551834-1-6
OVERVIEW:
The second volume (of three) in John
Astley’s Collected Essays seeks to exmine the the
impact of culture and the creativity that it inspires
- whether in music or design - and the projection of cultural
values as manifested in these art forms. . .
The overall focus of these thought-provoking
essays is the sociology of culture, which - through
many agencies, and often pervasively - affects all of
our lives in ways that we might not realise . . .
In his well-known essay on The Beatles,
the author looks back to the 1960s - and the four young
men at the centre of a global phenomenon . . .“Design
for Life” discusses the lasting influences of William
Morris . . .“Soul of a Man Under Socialism”
presents a triptych on the ideas of George Orwell, William
Morris and Oscar Wilde . . .
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AUTHOR:
John Astley
is a sociologist, lecturer, and course designer - and
is a frequent contributor to journals, conferences, and
radio talks. As a sociologist of culture, he is also the
author of three volumes of collected essays: Liberation
& Domestication, and Professionalism
& Practice - as well as Why
Don't We Do It in the Road, a monograph on The Beatles
phenomenon.
John Astley is currently working on
Herbivores and Carnivores, a timely investigation
into cultural values in contemporary society.
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Posted: 15 November 2005
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