A Study Of Raymond Williams' Cultural Materialism

Raymond Williams in twentieth Century as Britain’s most influential cultural critic and thinker, the development of Marx’s cultural theory, but also laid the foundation for British culture theory research. The theory of cultural materialism is the core of Williams culture research. That is standing on the basis of historical materialism, the substance of culture. The classical Marx’s cultural theory gives a new explanation, further development of Marx’s cultural theory, he is not only beyond the traditional British cultural conservatism, established as a British cultural theorist Marx’s position, and he uses the concept of contemporary western ideology of Marx theory research in the practice of its own, and with Marx Marxism culture theory, re interpretation of historical materialism under the cultural concept. At the same time, when we study Generation of mass culture and all kinds of political culture has an important significance, in the context of the cultural diversity, culture and the ensuing western culture practice. Williams of the concept of culture theory and the inquisition, members of society understanding and awareness of the importance of combining the theory and practice of culture, also for us to grasp the cultural and social, politics, the balance relationship between economic provides new direction of view.His theory of culture in the world range caused by the resonance of many scholars. This paper is representatives from Williams as social > and < culture analysis, the cultural materialism theory to explore and research, this article mainly carries on the analysis from the following three parts:The first part is mainly to the trend of British cultural studies and analysis of steering, through the traditional elite culture and the new left movement to elicit and williams’ cultural materialism as well as the impact the traditional history background of williams’ cultural materialism proposed. And the concept of discrimination of traditional culture and williams’ cultural materialism culture.The second part is the focus of this paper, it mainly discusses the new connotation of Raymond williams’ cultural materialism culture, including the broad sense of culture and were given special cultural meaning. The specific analysis of the cultural materialism core concept, respectively, from the concept to the dynamics of the "structure of feeling" and cultural hegemony are compared and analyzed, with a new perspective to the connotation of the interpretation of cultural materialism.The third part is in based on the above discussion, the williams’ cultural materialism a holistic review, first discusses the relationship between williams’ cultural materialism and Western Marxism, and emphasized the value of the existence of cultural materialism. Finally, back to the position of Marxism, of williams’ cultural materialism too much emphasis on the first culture reflection and critique.Finally, the conclusion part summarizes the main points of this thesis, analyzes the era of cultural materialism and the historical background, combined with the contemporary China’s national conditions and the trend of cultural studies, williams’ cultural materialism of contemporary applications are to review and reflect on. Cultural studies with the change of the times and development, requires us in on Williams’ s cultural materialism study with development, dynamic vision to look at.