The ‘turn to theory’ was the necessary deepening of Hoggart’s breaks
Evidence
When the complaint about “the turn to theory” in Cultural Studies is made, it is difficult to see where else the Centre could have begun other than by deepening these breaks by way of sustained conceptual interrogation and methodological self-reflection—as it were, “working on the work.” — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 152
Categorization
Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims
Related
- Fields advance through exterior ruptures, not smooth internal accumulation. (similarity 0.79)
- Cultural Studies theory advances through rupture and exterior interruption, not internal unfolding. (similarity 0.79)
- Ongoing theorizing, not finished Theory, is what Cultural Studies requires (similarity 0.78)