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The importance of being ordinaryUniversity of Queensland, Australia This article identifies the significance of the ordinary in Richard Hoggarts The Uses of Literacy and notes its distinction from philosophies of the everyday that have been ascendant in recent cultural studies theory. It does this in order to oppose the rhetorical use of ordinariness promoted by conservative politicians such as Australian Prime Minister John Howard. Such etymological specificity is argued to be necessary so that cultural studies and other scholars can continue to promote the relationships of empathy in class-segregated societies that Howards use of ordinariness strategically lacks.
Key Words: cultural studies empathy everyday John Howard ordinary Richard Hoggart
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Vol. 10, No. 1,
95-104 (2007) This article has been cited by other articles:
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