What does the SMP 11-16 Text Do?
- GG/Y effectively appears to operate to translate differences in terms of social class into differences defined as 'ability'
- Hebdidge: 'Subculture: the meaning of style' cf 'social class + the meaning of ability'
- but this is logocentric and essentialises meaning
- My analysis: a dialogue between a developing OL and an increasingly expansive and detailed empirical text
- the final description of the textbooks is a part of the public domain of my OL
from: summary 2
Hebdige, D. (1979). Subculture: the meaning of style. London: Methuen