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Cultural studies : theory and practice / Chris Barker, Emma A. Jane.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextAnalytics: Show analyticsPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 5th editionDescription: xxxii, 722 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour photographs ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1473919452
  • 9781473919457
  • 1473919444
  • 9781473919440
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 306 23
Contents:
Part 1. Culture and cultural studies : -- 1. An introduction to cultural studies -- 2. Questions of culture and ideology -- 3. Culture, meaning, knowledge: the linguistic turn in cultural studies -- 4. Biology, the body and culture -- Part 2. The changing context of cultural studies : -- 5. A new world disorder? -- 6. Enter postmodernism -- Part 3. Sites of cultural studies : -- 7. Issues of subjectivity and identity -- 8. Ethnicity, race and nation -- 9. Sex, subjectivity and representation -- 10. Television, texts and audiences -- 11. Digital media culture -- 12. Cultural space and urban place -- 13. Youth, style and resistance -- 14. Cultural politics and cultural policy -- Glossary: The language-game of cultural studies -- References -- Index.
Summary: "Here is everything students need to know, with all the key concepts, theories and thinkers in one comprehensive, authoritative yet accessible resource. Teaching students the foundations of cultural studies - from ideology, representation and discourse to audiences, subcultures and cultural policy - this revised edition: Fully explores the ubiquity of digital media culture, helping readers analyse issues surrounding social media, surveillance, cyber-activism and more ; Introduces students to all the key thinkers they’ll encounter, from Stuart Hall and Michel Foucault to Judith Butler and Donna Haraway ; Balances the classics with cutting edge theory, including case studies on e-commerce, the self-help industry, the transgender debate, and representations of race ; Embraces popular culture in all of its diversity, from drag kings and gaming, to anime fandom and remix cultures ; Is re-written throughout with a new co-author, making it a more enjoyable read than ever. Unmatched in coverage and used world-wide, this is the essential companion for all students of cultural studies, culture and society, media and cultural theory, popular culture and cultural sociology."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Culture and cultural studies : -- 1. An introduction to cultural studies -- 2. Questions of culture and ideology -- 3. Culture, meaning, knowledge: the linguistic turn in cultural studies -- 4. Biology, the body and culture -- Part 2. The changing context of cultural studies : -- 5. A new world disorder? -- 6. Enter postmodernism -- Part 3. Sites of cultural studies : -- 7. Issues of subjectivity and identity -- 8. Ethnicity, race and nation -- 9. Sex, subjectivity and representation -- 10. Television, texts and audiences -- 11. Digital media culture -- 12. Cultural space and urban place -- 13. Youth, style and resistance -- 14. Cultural politics and cultural policy -- Glossary: The language-game of cultural studies -- References -- Index.

"Here is everything students need to know, with all the key concepts, theories and thinkers in one comprehensive, authoritative yet accessible resource. Teaching students the foundations of cultural studies - from ideology, representation and discourse to audiences, subcultures and cultural policy - this revised edition: Fully explores the ubiquity of digital media culture, helping readers analyse issues surrounding social media, surveillance, cyber-activism and more ; Introduces students to all the key thinkers they’ll encounter, from Stuart Hall and Michel Foucault to Judith Butler and Donna Haraway ; Balances the classics with cutting edge theory, including case studies on e-commerce, the self-help industry, the transgender debate, and representations of race ; Embraces popular culture in all of its diversity, from drag kings and gaming, to anime fandom and remix cultures ; Is re-written throughout with a new co-author, making it a more enjoyable read than ever. Unmatched in coverage and used world-wide, this is the essential companion for all students of cultural studies, culture and society, media and cultural theory, popular culture and cultural sociology."--Publisher's website.

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