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A Glossary of Cultural Theory

A Glossary of Cultural Theory

by PeterBrooker (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

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Synopsis

A Glossary of Cultural Studies provides the researcher and student with an up-to-date guide through the vibrant and changing debates in cultural studies and related disciplines. In a field where meanings are frequently complex and ambiguous, this text is remarkable for its clarity and usefulness. This second edition has 20 new entries for Ecology, Everyday Life, The Event, Nomadism, Psychogeographies, and Taste along with cutting edge terms such as Convergence, Cosmopolitanism, Cultural Intermediaries,the Posthuman, and Thirdspace.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Edition: 2nd Revised edition
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 30 May 2003
ISBN 10: 0340807016
ISBN 13: 9780340807019
Book Overview: Over 20 new entries expanding on new interpretations Written by a leading scholar in the field of cultural theory Accessible and easy to use for the student A valuable reference text for both students and scholars

Media Reviews
'Peter Brooker's Cultural Theory: A Glossary stands out in the increasingly crowded field of guides to cultural studies. Brooker respects the complexity of contemporary theoretical debates while summarizing them in a clear and concise fashion. This is a useful, smart, and extremely well conceived glossary.' Professor Will Straw, McGill University of Canada 'This is a remarkable and valuable glossary with an impressive range and depth which will become a valuable reference text. It is a model of engaged intellectual study which will provide 'conceptual fuel' for students and scholars of the cultural. It is clearly written with an aim towards encouraging understanding and demonstrating respect for the reader.' Dr. Ann Gary, University of Birmingham, UK
Author Bio
Professor Peter Brooker has taught at the Universities of Greenwich, Massachusettes, Northampton, and Nottingham. He has written widely on contemporary writing and theory including, Modernisms/Postmodernisms (1992), A Glossary of Cultural Theory (1999, 2003), New York Fictions (1996), Modernity and Metropolis (2004) and Bohemia in London (2004, 2007). He joined the University of Sussex as a Professorial Fellow In April 2008.