Which of the following features are generally accepted as true of Birmingham cultural studies, as described by Stuart Hall?

1. A. It strengthened the barrier between high and low culture.
2. B. It privileged text over context.
3. C. It could accommodate the study of working-class lives.
4. D. It promoted readings based on social and political contexts.
5. E. It was essentially apolitical.

1. AA and B only
2. BC and D only
3. CA and E only
4. DB and E only

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Correct answer: B. C and D only

Explanation

The CCCS dissolved the high/low barrier, read texts in their social contexts and studied working-class and youth cultures. Hall called it an intensely political project.