Scholar in Residence

Dick Hebdige

Dick Hebdige is a cultural critic who has published books about contemporary music, art and design. Mr. Hebdige is currently the Director of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center and teaches in the Art and Film Studies program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior to UCSB, he was the Dean of the School of Critical Studies and Director of MFA Writing Program at the California Institute of Arts. Hebdige has published the books Subculture: The Meaning of Style, Cut ‘n Mix: Culture, Identity and Caribbean Music and Hiding in the Light: On Images and Things.

Multimedia Lecture/Performance Series:

Tuesday, October 3
Becoming Animal: Race, Terror and the American Roots

Wednesday, October 4
Un-imagining Utopia: Framing the Sixties

Tuesday, October 10
The X Syndrome: Vertigo and Autobiography