But if it's talking about a time period 40 or 50 or 500 years ago, it does not mean "modern" or "current." It means "happening at the same time."
In fashion (and other fields) "contemporary" can mean a style that is modern, but that is a different thing.
No you can't. AS SD pointed out, there isn't any context (except that the word 'pop' suggests that it is most certainly after 1950).In [STRIKE]it's[/STRIKE] its given context, you can only assume he's talking about here and now.
But it's not modern now, which is why we use the word 'contemporary'.If it was to continue along with "some figures from the contemporary British pop culture of the 1960s....."
It would still have the same meaning because they are talking about what was modern then.
That would sound odd.It would be no different if you said "some figures from the modern contemporary British pop culture of the 1960s..."
No you can't. AS SD pointed out, there isn't any context (except that the word 'pop' suggests that it is most certainly after 1950). I understand that. But in my opinion I still believe the most likely meaning is recent.
But it's not modern now, which is why we use the word 'contemporary'.
I believe if they were talking about a specific time frame they would've said "some figures from the 1980/90s British pop culture...." Instead they decided to use contemporary, which I took to mean modern. Is it so far a stretch as to believe they don't mean modern?
That would sound odd.
Sorry, I was suppose to take contemporary out of that sentence.