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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2008 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-46.1.179
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
HANIF KUREISHI: A LIFE IN ACCELERATED POPULAR CULTURE S t e v e R e d h e a d his essay is on a controversial icon fro m th e cultu ral po litics o f Pop. It situates a provocative, em b le m a tic w rite r, H anif Kureishi,1 in th e con text o f post-w ar Pop art and culture; w h a t I have te rm e d th e new accelerated m o d e rn ity 2 o f the tw e n ty -firs t century.Th e essay critic a lly assesses H anif Kureishi's th irty-ye a r career in theatre, film , and p o p u la r m o d e rn ist w ritin g in the con text o f accelerated p o p u la r culture. It is published at a tim e w hen a m ore general critical appreciation o f Kureishi is taking place,3 in clu d in g a CBE aw arded by the British N ew Labour e sta blishm en t fo r "se rvices to literature," a m id st c o
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Mar 1, 2008