Richard Hoggart

Richard Hoggart (born on September 24th, 1918) is a Sociologue English very famous for its book published in 1957 the culture of poor the . This book was interpreted in two manners: like a denunciation of the loss of a popular culture authenticates but also like a plea against a mass culture imposed by the world of industries.

Fan of football, it also carried out many sociological research on this sport.

He founded the contemporary Center of cultural studies at the university of Birmingham in 1964. He was also assistant managing director of the UNESCO (1971-1975) and guard in Goldsmiths College of the Université of London (1976-1984).

Born with Leeds, Richard Hoggart makes his classes at the school of Cockburn and the university of Leeds. During the second world war, it was useful in the Royal Artillery and was demobilized as a chief of staff. It was then appointed personnel manager at the university of Hull (1946-1959), principal English lecturer at the university of Leicester (1959-1962), and English professor at the university of Birmingham (1962-1973). During its years of teaching, he was also director of the contemporary center of cultural studies (1964-1973). Hoggart was member of quantity of organizations of which the Albermarle Committee one Youth Services (1958-1960), the Pilkington Committee one Broadcasting (1960-1962), the Arts Council off Great Britain (the council of arts of Great Britain) 1976-1981; and the statesman and nation publishing Company Ltd 1977-1981. It also directed Advisory Council for Adult and Continuing Education 1977-1983, and the broadcasting research links 1981-1991, as well as governor of royal the shakespeare theater 1962-1988. He was pilot expert in the lawsuit of Lady Chatterley; in the adaptation televised for the chain BBC 4 in 2006, the Chatterley Business, David Holding his role played. It has two wire, the political journalist Simon Hoggart and the critic for television Paul Hoggart, and a girl, Nicola.

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