Why has cultural studies had little impact on right-wing populism’s assault on immigration and climate science? I suggest that this failure lies in three tendencies: first, a continued if increasingly cliché sunny optimism about the popular; second, the priority accorded to getting grants, which depoliticizes so much work; and third, an embrace of creative-industries discourse. The first tendency supposedly gives a link to our origins; the second, to legitimacy; and the third, to relevance. All render us ill-equipped to deal with contemporary and future crises.

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移民和气候变化可能比获得下一笔资助更重要

为什么文化研究对右翼民粹主义对移民和气候科学的攻击影响不大？我认为这种失败有以下三种趋势：第一，对民众的乐观情绪持续提高，或者越来越陈词滥调。第二，优先考虑获得赠款，这使大量工作非政治化；第三，对创意产业话语的拥抱。据推测，第一种趋势与我们的起源息息相关。第二，合法性；第三，相关性。所有这些都使我们没有能力应对当代和未来的危机。