The Centrality of culture for communication studies

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to present and problematize culture as a central element in communication studies. Therefore, notes on the themes of the authors will be discussed: Stuart Hall, Raymond Williams and Jesús Martín-Barbero. The objective is to highlight the intrinsic relationship, as I intend to demonstrate, between communication and culture in contemporary society. The article begins with a brief history of English cultural studies and focuses on a theoretical review of the topic of culture – reviewing the thinking of several authors – who establish a more contemporary analysis of the topic, such as Henry Jenkins, Douglas Kellner and Lúcia Santaella. Then, the text highlights the importance of the discussion about language in the formation of cultural practices and representations. Finally, a debate on the consumption of communication and cultural productions is presented, taking the discussions presented as a reference.