Dick Hebdige

Dick Hebdige
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Alma materCentre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
OccupationLecturer
Years active1977–2021
EmployerUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Known forSubcultural theorist
Notable workSubculture: The Meaning of Style

Dick Hebdige (born 1951) is an English media theorist and sociologist, and a professor emeritus of art and media studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he taught from 2004 to 2021. His work is commonly associated with the study of subcultures, and its resistance against the mainstream of society. His current research interests include media topographies, desert studies, and performative criticism.

Hebdige has written extensively on contemporary art, design, media and cultural studies, on mod style, reggae, postmodernism and style, surrealism, improvisation, and Takashi Murakami.[1] He has published three books: Subculture: The Meaning of Style (1979), Cut’n’mix: Culture, Identity and Caribbean Music (1987), and Hiding in the Light: On images and Things (1988).[1] From 1974 to 2016, he published over 57 essays and articles.

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