Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice

by Chris Barker (Author), Chris Barker (Author)

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  Paperback
  2000

  $4.19

  At last a single authored, carefully planned undergraduate textbook which tells you all you need to know about the theory and practice of cultural studies. The book maps the field, and guides you through the core issues. It covers all of the topics included on Cultural Studies courses. It's written in an uncluttered and accessible style. It does not rely on the experience of any single country to make its points. Instead it is a book for the English-speaking world of Cultural Studies where you will find out about: the key concepts in Cultural Studies (an extensive glossary is included); the key figures and schools of thought; the essential methodologies; the historical roots of the subject; the turns toward ideology, language, gender, race and identity; the challenges posed by postmodernism and postcolonialism; what cultural studies can bring to cultural policy.

  Comprehensive in scope, and authoritative in its analysis, the book offers a one-stop introduction to Cultural Studies.

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  Paperback
  2007

  $3.25

  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.