The Cultural Studies Reader

by SimonDuring (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $4.23

  The Cultural Studies Reader provides an introduction for students of this discipline. It presents a selection of influential and innovative essays in the field by writers such as Barthes, Adorno, Lyotard, Stuart Hall and Gayatri Spivak, with a succinct introduction to each. The book encompasses a wide range of topics, from sport to postmodernism, from museums to supermarkets, from gay writing to rock and roll, and covers every important cultural studies method and theory. The book can be used as much more than an introductory anthology: Simon During's introduction to the field surveys the history and development of cultural studies, from its origins in sociological analysis of post-war Britain to its present as a truly trans-national discipline. Looking at the future possibilities for cultural studies, he argues that cultural studies methodologies offer great potential for confronting such contemporary issues as postcolonialism, globalization and multiculturalism.

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $4.24

  The first edition of <The Cultural Studies Reader> established itself as the leading textbook in the field, providing the ideal introduction for students to this exciting and influential discipline. This expanded second edition offers:
  * 38 essays including 18 new articles
  * an editor's preface succinctly introducing each article
  * comprehensive coverage of every major cultural studies method and theory
  * an updated account of recent changes in the field
  * articles on new areas such as science and cyberculture, globalization, postcolonialism, public spheres and cultural policy
  * a fully revised introduction and an extensive guide to further reading.

• New

  Paperback
  2007

  $60.81

  The Cultural Studies Reader is the ideal introduction for students. A revised introduction explaining the history and key concerns of cultural studies brings together important articles by leading thinkers to provide an essential guide to the development, key issues and future directions of cultural studies. This fully updated third edition includes: *36 essays including 21 new articles * An editor's preface succinctly introducing each article with suggestions for further reading * Comprehensive coverage of every major cultural studies method and theory * An updated account of recent developments in the field * Articles on new areas such as culture and nature and the cultures of globalization * New key thinkers such as CLR James, Gilles Deleuze, Antonio Negri and Edward Said, included for the first time The Cultural Studies Reader is designed to be read around the world and deals with issues relevant to each continent