
The Culture Wars
Series featuring great minds of the 20th century using film from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archive looks at key thinkers who have redefined the meaning of culture in the modern age.
Culture used to be so easy to define - it was ballet, opera, Shakespeare, Beethoven... But in the 20th century, these easy assumptions were torn apart by intellectuals who turned culture into a political weapon.
In a series which mines the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archive for footage of the great minds of the modern age - presenting these thinkers in their own words - this film looks at key thinkers, from FR Leavis to Stuart Hall, who have redefined the meaning of culture in the modern age.
It's a story that takes in the unashamed elitism of Kenneth Clark in his triumphant series Civilisation; the battle to give culture to the people waged by Raymond Williams and Richard Hoggart; and the advent of popular culture, spearheaded by hip young American academic Susan Sontag. From the battle over Lady Chatterley's Lover to the war against imperialism from Edward Said and CLR James, this is a thrilling intellectual journey that still resonates in all our lives today.
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Susan Sontag brought a hip New York sensibility to culture
Duration: 02:52
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Executive Producer | Jonty Claypole |
Executive Producer | Jonty Claypole |
Broadcasts
- Mon 15 Aug 2011 21:00
- Tue 16 Aug 2011 03:00
Play the Great Thinkers games
Play this series of games and make the connections between the great thinkers.