Stephanie Lawler
Biographic Data
| ID | 3976162 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephanie Lawler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Lawler |
| SIGNATURE | LAWLER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 317 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Heroic workers and angry young men
This article discusses nostalgic images of white working-class life through the twin figures of ‘the heroic worker’ and ‘the angry young man’. Using a case study of a discussion of Roy Williams’ play Vultures, I consider the ways in which nostalgic figures are used to position a contemporary white working class as lacking value. I argue that these nostalgic figures provide anchor points in decline narratives which, I argue, have come to define th…
Disgusted Subjects
Although the classed dimensions of 'taste' have, following Bourdieu, been widely discussed, expressions of disgust at perceived violations of taste have been less frequently considered in relation to class. This paper considers various expressions of disgust at white working-class existence and explores what they might tell us about middle-class identities and identifications. I argue that the narratives of decline and of lack present in such rep…
Introduction
Disgusted Subjects
Although the classed dimensions of 'taste' have, following Bourdieu, been widely discussed, expressions of disgust at perceived violations of taste have been less frequently considered in relation to class. This paper considers various expressions of disgust at white working-class existence and explores what they might tell us about middle-class identities and identifications. I argue that the narratives of decline and of lack present in such rep…
Introduction
Heroic workers and angry young men
This article discusses nostalgic images of white working-class life through the twin figures of ‘the heroic worker’ and ‘the angry young man’. Using a case study of a discussion of Roy Williams’ play Vultures, I consider the ways in which nostalgic figures are used to position a contemporary white working class as lacking value. I argue that these nostalgic figures provide anchor points in decline narratives which, I argue, have come to define th…
Disgusted Subjects
Although the classed dimensions of 'taste' have, following Bourdieu, been widely discussed, expressions of disgust at perceived violations of taste have been less frequently considered in relation to class. This paper considers various expressions of disgust at white working-class existence and explores what they might tell us about middle-class identities and identifications. I argue that the narratives of decline and of lack present in such rep…
Introduction
Heroic workers and angry young men
This article discusses nostalgic images of white working-class life through the twin figures of ‘the heroic worker’ and ‘the angry young man’. Using a case study of a discussion of Roy Williams’ play Vultures, I consider the ways in which nostalgic figures are used to position a contemporary white working class as lacking value. I argue that these nostalgic figures provide anchor points in decline narratives which, I argue, have come to define th…
Aesthetics (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Identity (music) (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (2 works) · Social class (2 works) · Art (1 work)