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Direct linkUsherwood, Bob – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2009
First published in 1957, following a battle with nervous lawyers, "The Uses of Literacy" is recognized as one of the founding texts of cultural studies. Its critique of mass culture reverberated far beyond that discipline. It influenced the librarians of the day who were beginning to think about issues of class and consider their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Librarians, Public Libraries, Socioeconomic Status
