Since the publication of

The Uses of Literacy

in 1957, Richard Hoggart has been one of Britain's foremost public intellectuals and cultural commentators. Though a literary critic by training, his work has repeatedly challenged entrenched disciplinary and social boundaries, addressing a wide range of subjects including literature, popular culture and the development of public policy. His reputation for being both a critical and practical intellectual is evident in the way that he worked tirelessly within and without the world of academe for much of his career, working as an extra-mural lecturer at the University of Hull (1946-1959), Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Leicester (1959-1962), Professor of English and founding Director for the Centre for Contemporary Cultural…

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Citation: Bailey, Michael. "Richard Hoggart". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2170, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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