Cultural studies : theory and practice

Author(s)

• Barker, Chris
• Willis, Paul

Bibliographic Information

Cultural studies : theory and practice

Chris Barker ; with a foreword by Paul Willis

Sage, 2008

3rd ed

• : pbk

Other Title

Cultural studies : theory & practice

Note

Previous ed.: 2003

Includes bibliographical references (p. [491]-512) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Chris Barker's best-selling Cultural Studies has established itself as the leading undergraduate introduction to Cultural Studies. It takes the student through all they need to know: the theoretical foundations and developments of Cultural Studies and the questions that occupy the field today, from the multiple meanings of 'culture' itself to ideology, language, subjectivity, sex, space, race, media, the urban, youth and resistance. With its concise, accessible definitions, stimulating activities, checked 'key points', chapter summaries, and an expanded glossary, it is an indispensable tool for students and lecturers alike. This third edition is fully updated with: * a new chapter on electronic media and 'digital culture'; * major additions of material on the creative industries, culture jamming, new feminism and 'raunch culture' and globalization; * all-new photographs presented with pedagogic activities; * biographical snapshots of key figures in cultural studies. This book is now even more the best-value one-stop shop for Cultural Studies. Chris Barker is Associate Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Wollongong, and author of The SAGE Dictionary of Cultural Studies.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CULTURE AND CULTURAL STUDIES An Introduction to Cultural Studies Questions of Culture and Ideology Culture, Meaning, Knowledge The Linguistic Turn in Cultural Studies Biology and Culture Questions of Reductionism and Complexity PART TWO: THE CHANGING CONTEXT OF CULTURAL STUDIES A New World Disorder? Enter Postmodernism PART THREE: SITES OF CULTURAL STUDIES Issues of Subjectivity and Identity Ethnicity, Race and Nation Sex, Subjectivity and Representation Television, Texts and Audiences Digital Media Culture Cultural Space and Urban Place Youth, Style and Resistance Cultural Politics and Cultural Policy

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Details

• NCID: BA8533577X
• ISBN:
  • 9781412924153
  • 9781412924160
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Los Angeles
• Pages/Volumes: xxiv, 525 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HM623
  • DC22 : 306
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Culture