Raymond Williams

Raymond Williams
Raymond Williams at Saffron Walden
Born	Raymond Henry Williams 31 August 1921 Llanfihangel Crucorney, Wales
Died	26 January 1988(1988-01-26) (aged 66) Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Western Marxism
Notable ideas	Cultural materialism

Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) was a Welsh academic, novelist and critic.

He was an important person in the New Left movement and in wider culture. His writings on politics, culture, the mass media and literature are a significant contribution to the Marxist critique of culture and the arts.

Some 750,000 copies of his books have sold in UK editions alone^[1] and there are many translations available. His work laid the foundations for the field of cultural studies and the cultural materialist approach.

1. ↑ Politics and Letters: Interviews with New Left Review