Introducing Cultural Studies - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131232835 ISBN 13: 9780131232839

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2003

Synopsis

Introducing Cultural Studies provides students with an up-to-date introduction to the expanding and controversial field of cultural studies. The book offers an overview and exploration of some of the most important avenues of research in the field, and is divided into two parts. The first on cultural theory introduces the core themes and concerns of the book and examines the multiple meanings of culture, communication, representation, power and inequality.

The argument is that cultural studies as an activity produces knowledge that separate disciplines cannot. The second part of the book examines different dimensions of culture. Reflecting contemporary developments in the humanities and social sciences more widely, as well as in cultural studies, the book considers space, time, politics, the body, subculture and visual culture. Through its representation of past and contemporary research in cultural studies and its use of easily understood summaries, Introducing Cultural Studies offers students a complete overview of the present state of the field.

Features: Up-to-date research-based introductions to specific topics such as space, time and the body allow students to understand key cutting-edge aspects of the field. Boxed summaries of key figures give an overview of important writers in one place. Boxed summaries of key concepts and definitions provide overviews of important concepts and definitions. A variety of extracts, photos, recap lists, learning objectives and diagrams illustrate key points and break up the discursive nature of the text. Collaboratively authored by a research active team who represent different disciplines- English, Anthropology, Geography and Sociology.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Introducing Cultural Studies
revised first edition

This revised edition of Introducing Cultural Studies gives a systematic overview of the concepts, theories and latest research in the expanding field of Cultural Studies. Reinforcing the interdisciplinary nature of Cultural Studies, the text begins with a presentation of cultural theory and then looks at different dimensions of culture in detail, including coverage of important topics like space, time, politics, the body and visual culture.

Introducing Cultural Studies

provides undergraduates and postgraduates in a variety of disciplines - including Cultural Studies, English, Geography, Sociology, Social Studies, Communication and Media Studies - with a clear and comprehensible introduction to the field.

Features

• Collaboratively authored by a team who represent different disciplines: English, Anthropology, Geography and Sociology
• Use of figures, diagrams, cartoons and photographs to convey ideas
• Key influence boxes give information on the life and works of major thinkers
• Defining Concepts boxes focus on important ideas and help develop understanding of controversial topics

Elaine Baldwin, Brian Longhurst and Greg Smith are in the School of English, Sociology, Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Salford. Scott McCracken is in the School of Cultural Studies at Sheffield Hallam University. Miles Ogborn is in the department of Geography at Queen Mary, University of London.

 

 

 

About the Author:

Brian Longhurst, Greg Smith, Gaynor Bagnall, Garry Crawford and Elaine Baldwin are in the School of English, Sociology, Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Salford. Miles Ogborn is in the Department of Geography at Queen Mary, University of London. Scott McCracken is in the School of Humanities, Keele University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0131232835
• ISBN 13: 9780131232839
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 467
• Editor: Baldwin Elaine