Cultural studies : theory and practice
Contains chapters covering central problems in cultural studies; biology, evolution and culture. This book maps the field, and guides the reader through the core topics included on Cultural Studies courses, including: the key concepts in cultural studies; the key figures and schools of thought; and, the essential methodologies.
xxiii, 464 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780761941552, 9780761941569, 076194155X, 0761941568
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Pt. 1. Foundations of cultural studies
1. An introduction to cultural studies
2. Central problems in cultural studies
Pt. 2. Questions of culture
3. Questions of culture and ideology
4. Culture, meaning, knowledge : the linguistic sturn in cultural studies
5. Biology, evolution and culture : questions of reductionism and complexity
Pt. 3. The changing context of cultural studies
6. A new world disorder?
7. Enter postmodernism
Pt. 4. Sites of cultural studies
8. Issues of subjectivity and identity
9. Ethnicity, race and nation
10. Sex, subjectivity and representation
11. Television, texts and audiences
12. Cultural space and urban place
13. Youth, style and resistance
14. Cultural politics and cultural policy