Scholars and Concepts - Cultural Studies

Which scholar's work includes the idea of 'Structure of Feeling'?

• T. S. Eliot

• F. R. Leavis

• Matthew Arnold

• Raymond Williams

Who of the following scholars is known for his criticism of mass media?

• F. R. Leavis

• Richard Hoggart

• Raymond Williams

• Michael Payne

Who defined culture as "the best which has been thought and said in the world"?

• F. R. Leavis

• Matthew Arnold

• T. S. Eliot

• Richard Hoggart

New Historicism aims to understand literature through its cultural context and vice versa.

• True

• False

Who emphasized the importance of 'a whole way of life' in defining culture?

• Richard Hoggart

• Matthew Arnold

• T. S. Eliot

• Raymond Williams

Who argued that the preservation of culture is dependent on a small elite of privileged

individuals?

• Richard Hoggart

• T. S. Eliot

• Matthew Arnold

Raymond Williams' CATEGORIES of culture are...

• lived culture, recorded culture, social culture

• ideal culture, documentary culture, social culture

• lived culture, recorded culture, culture of selective tradition

Which statement about culture is NOT true?

• Culture is a homogeneous concept

• Only the manifestations of culture can be observed, but not culture as such

• According to Sommer, culture has three dimensions

• Matthew Arnold was one of the first scholars to start reflecting on culture

Who defined cultural analysis as "the study of relationships between elements in a whole way of life"?

• T. S. Eliot

• Stephen Greenblatt

• Raymond Williams

• Geert Hofstede

Which scholar is known for saying that culture is "a pursuit of our total perfection"?

• Raymond Williams

• T. S. Eliot

• Matthew Arnold

• Richard Hoggart