Cultural Studies' Affective Voices »

In a series of encounters with key figures in the field of cultural studies, this book draws attention to the significance of voice and address in enacting a political project from within the academy. Combining a focus on theories of "affect" lately dominant in the humanities with a history of cultural studies as a discipline, it highlights the diverse modes of performance that accompany and assist scholarly practice. Writing from the perspective of a new generation of cultural studies practitioners, Melissa Gregg provides a missing link between the field's earliest political concerns with those of the present. Throughout, she emphasizes the ongoing importance of engaged, public intellectualism.

Acknowledgements     viii
Communicating Investment: Cultural Studies, Politics and Affect     1
Activating Empathy: Richard Hoggart, Ordinariness and the Persistence of 'Them' and 'Us'     26
The Politics of Conjuncture: Stuart Hall, Articulation and the Commitment to Specificity     55
Fighting for the Future: Lawrence Grossberg, Messianic Zeal and the Challenge of Building a Legacy     82
Justice and Accountability: Andrew Ross, Intellectual Labour and the New Academic Activism     106
A Voice of Vigilance: Meaghan Morris, Anecdotal Critique and the Politics of Academic Speech     128
Conclusion     154
Notes     160
References     171
Index     181