Raymond Williams’ Theoretical Study Of The Structure Of Feeling In Cultural Marxism

Structure of feeling is an important concept put forward by the famous cultural Marxist Raymond Williams in cultural analysis.As a subtle concept,its connotation has been developing and gradually forming a unique theory.This theory is not only the key to understand Williams’ own thoughts,the Birmingham School’s propositions,Williams’ adherence to and development of Marx’s theory,but also an important method to analyze the display of culture’s influence on reality and observe the erosion of capital on people’s emotions.This thesis takes Williams’ structure of feeling as the research object,mainly involving the ideological origin,basic content,methodology analysis and evaluation reflection of Williams’ structure of feeling.First,the paper analyzes the ideological origin of Williams’ structure of feeling.The theory has matured with Williams’ ideological experience.After absorbing Marx’s theory,inheriting the tradition of Birmingham School,and integrating Western Marxism,it has gradually developed into a cultural research theory with rich content and distinctive characteristics.Secondly,the thesis analyzes the basic content of Williams’ structure of feeling.As a generative state,structure of feeling is a dissolving factor in the process of formation,and an emerging culture in the process of development.As a kind of empathy experience,the structure of feeling is a life experience centered on the people,an overall structure that combines individual experience and social experience,and an organic culture that blends with material life.As a character of the times,the structure of feeling contains the social consciousness of connecting culture and society,and is also a living culture under certain historical conditions.Thirdly,the thesis explores the methodological significance of Williams’ the structure of feeling.The theory not only provides a realistic imagination for cultural research,but also provides a unique perspective for mass communication research,and provides a theoretical weapon for criticizing capitalism’s control and manipulation of the people’s spirit.Fourth,the paper analyzes the contribution,limitation and contemporary value of Williams’ the structure of feeling.Although there are imperfections in the structure of feeling,its rich thoughts provide a unique research perspective and a more detailed analysis method for people to insight into the complicated real life and grasp the historical development and trend of the times more deeply.In general,the study of the structure of feeling in the context of Marxist theory not only conforms to the identity characteristics of Williams’ cultural Marxist,but also more clearly shows the characteristics of Williams’ cultural research and its contribution to cultural research,and also conforms to Williams’ vision of finding a way to participate in the real world struggle in the complex abstract world,It provides a more detailed observation perspective for contemporary cultural research and a more powerful ideological weapon for criticizing the hegemony and manipulation of capital in culture.