An academic field of study characterized by a multidisciplinary approach (derived from the social sciences and the humanities) to the study of contemporary (especially mass) culture.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Richard Hoggart (1918–2014).
Definition of cultural studies in US English:
cultural studies
noun
An academic field of study characterized by a multidisciplinary approach (derived from the social sciences and the humanities) to the study of contemporary (especially mass) culture.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Richard Hoggart (1918–2014).