Where does culture come from?

<p>The word ‘culture’ now drags the term ‘wars’ in its wake, but this is too narrow an approach to a concept with a much more capacious history. In the closing LRB Winter Lecture for 2024, Terry Eagleton examines various aspects of that history – culture and power, culture and ethics, culture and critique, culture and ideology – in an attempt to broaden the argument and understand where we are now.</p><br><p>Terry Eagleton delivered this lecture as part of the LRB's Winter Lecture series at St James's Church, Clerkenwell, London on 27 March 2024.</p><br><p>Read Terry Eagleton’s lecture in the LRB: <a href="https://lrb.me/eagletonwl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/eagletonwl</a></p><p>Watch the lecture on YouTube: <a href="https://lrb.me/eagletonwlyt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/eagletonwlyt</a></p><p>Find out more about <em>Bluets </em>here: <a href="https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/bluets/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/bluets/</a></p><br><p><strong>LRB Audio</strong></p><p>Discover the LRB's subscription podcast,<strong> </strong><em>Close Readings</em>, and audiobooks: <a href="https://lrb.me/audiopod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/audiopod</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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