Hating Tradition Properly New Formations 38

The work of the Frankfurt School has returned to center stage in debates in Cultural Studies. Hating Traditions Properly reflects the arguments and discussions that currently surround the influence of the School in postcolonial theory, the study of music, urban culture and consumerism, psychoanalysis, and gender studies.The moment of critical theory is assessed in relation to the different political conditions of Germany, Britain and South Africa. The essays show the legacy of Adomo, Horkheimer, Benjamin and their associates to be a controversial one; but the issues raised by their, work go tn the heart of contemporary debates in Cultural Studies Tackling some of the newest and most dynamic developments in the field, this edition of New Formations argues for an engaged criticism that is against entrenched orthodoxies: for hating traditions, old and new, properly.McCracken, Scott is the author of 'Hating Tradition Properly New Formations 38' with ISBN 9780853159018 and ISBN 0853159017.