“The human crisis is always a crisis of understanding: what we genuinely understand we can do,” writes Raymond Williams. The work of British cultural critic and literary scholar comes to life in this discussion with University University of Nottingham, Malaysia academic Sean Matthews. We discuss William’s seminal book “Marxism and Literature” and the notions “structure of feeling” and “dominant, emergent, residual”.

<p><span>&ldquo;The human crisis is always a crisis of understanding: what we genuinely understand we can do,&rdquo; writes Raymond Williams. The work of British cultural critic and literary scholar comes to life&nbsp;in this discussion with University&nbsp;University of Nottingham, Malaysia academic Sean Matthews. We discuss William&rsquo;s seminal book &ldquo;Marxism and Literature&rdquo; and the notions &ldquo;structure of feeling&rdquo; and&nbsp;&ldquo;dominant, emergent, residual&rdquo;.</span></p>

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