tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713627637329100102.post2490337153304626574..comments2023-09-18T05:32:39.729-07:00Comments on Cultural Studies: Hall article abstracttom peelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00099398747588307410noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713627637329100102.post-16547115009667481302007-09-06T12:56:00.000-06:002007-09-06T12:56:00.000-06:00I also have difficulties "choosing" between the cu...I also have difficulties "choosing" between the culturalist and structuralist viewpoints, although I tend to lean structuralist myself. Unlike you, I have difficult in "romantically distrust[ing]" structuralism. On the contrary, my natural cynicism about the "way things are" makes me think that we all are puppets of our culture in some way. Because even if we manage to "break free" from our culture in order to craft new experience, wouldn't we still simply be reacting to the norms and conventions that are already in place? <BR/><BR/>I'm inclined to believe that there can be no such thing as a true revolutionary in the theoretical sense. Of course, that does not mean that we cannot continue to question, challenge, and demand answers about and from our social conventions. A person who desires to make change to the structure, is still only doing that because of the structure that is already in place. If the structure was altered, would they still feel and act the same way? I believe that we often do and say based on what is rewarded - it may not be rewarded by the largest segment of "culture," but it is most likely being reinforced by someone or something somewhere.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016041407857034068noreply@blogger.com