Iranian Association of Cultural Studies & Communication Society Culture Media 2322-3855 9 37 2021 02 19 The ‘Resource Turn (A Sociocultural Perspective on Resources) The ‘Resource Turn (A Sociocultural Perspective on Resources) 121 135 140299 FA Armin Amir Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies, Social Sciences Faculty, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran. Sahar Faeghi Dept. of Management., Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University.Isfahan, Iran. 0000-0002-5223-228X Journal Article 2020 09 29 Cultural studies have so far not developed a concept of resources that can be used in the analysis of cultural dimensions of life across time and space. When used, the word ‘resource’ remains firmly rooted in economic approaches. Resources are identified as natural products, means of production, signs of wealth or forms of subsistence. We argue for a resource turn in cultural studies to be achieved by widening the concept of resources as an analytical category to cover intangible dimensions, by replacing an essentialist with a constructivist perspective; by shifting analysis from individual actors to wider relationships, networks, institutions and systems; and by highlighting historical contingencies and cultural meanings in the identification of resources. Cultural studies have so far not developed a concept of resources that can be used in the analysis of cultural dimensions of life across time and space. When used, the word ‘resource’ remains firmly rooted in economic approaches. Resources are identified as natural products, means of production, signs of wealth or forms of subsistence. We argue for a resource turn in cultural studies to be achieved by widening the concept of resources as an analytical category to cover intangible dimensions, by replacing an essentialist with a constructivist perspective; by shifting analysis from individual actors to wider relationships, networks, institutions and systems; and by highlighting historical contingencies and cultural meanings in the identification of resources.

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