Doing cultural studies : the story of the Sony Walkman / Paul Du Gay, Stuart Hall, Linda Janes, Anders Koed Madsen, Hugh McKay and Keith Negus.

By:

Du Gay, Paul [author.]

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Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

1849205493
9781849205498
1849205507
9781849205504

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DDC classification:

306.46 23

Contents:

Making sense of the Walkman -- The production of the Sony Walkman -- Designing the Walkman: articulating production and consumption -- Sony as global firm -- Consuming the Walkman -- Regulating the Walkman.

Summary: "Why think about the Walkman in the 21st century? Can the Walkman help us understand today's media and cultural practices? Through the notion of the 'circuit of culture', this book teaches students to critically examine what culture means, and how and why it is enmeshed with the media texts and objects in their lives."--Publisher's description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [166]-170) and index.

"Why think about the Walkman in the 21st century? Can the Walkman help us understand today's media and cultural practices? Through the notion of the 'circuit of culture', this book teaches students to critically examine what culture means, and how and why it is enmeshed with the media texts and objects in their lives."--Publisher's description.

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