Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall (1932-2014), was the leading figure in British cultural studies. His many books include Encoding and Decoding in the Television Discourse (1973), Policing the Crisis (1978), Questions of C

Castaway: Stuart Hall in his own words

Listening again to the leading cultural theorist on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. (podcast here)

By Stuart Hall

/ 20 Feb 2014

The danger of common sense

'Common sense' is key to how we negotiate politics collectively. Rather than fighting the right on its own populist turf, the left must draw out, embrace, and frame its campaigns around, the ‘good sense’ which exists within ‘common sense’.

By Stuart Hall and Alan O'Shea

/ 4 Nov 2013

Divided city: the crisis of London

The contemporary city, London especially, was supposed to be the model for the workable, cosmopolitan multicultural future. But neoliberal globalisation and its disastrous consequences are reproducing in the city

By Stuart Hall

/ 27 Oct 2004