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A Companion to Cultural Studies
Miller
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Description for A Companion to Cultural Studies
Paperback. * Provides a magisterial overview of the field of cultural studies * Showcases thirty writers from five continents * Considers what cultural studies is and what it is not * Includes a comprehensive bibiliography and a listing of cultural studies websites. Editor(s): Miller, Toby. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 580 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Experts from five continents provide a thorough exploration of cultural studies, looking at different ideas, places and problems addressed by the field.
- Brings together the latest work in cultural studies and provides a synopsis of critical trends
- Showcases thirty contributors from five continents
- Addresses the key topics in the field, the relationship of cultural studies to other disciplines, and cultural studies around the world
- Offers a gritty introduction for the neophyte who is keen to find out what cultural studies is, and covers in-depth debates to satisfy the appetite of the advanced scholar
- Includes a comprehensive bibliography and a listing of cultural studies websites
- Now ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405141758
SKU
V9781405141758
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Ref
99-50
About Miller
Toby Miller is Professor in the Departments of English, Sociology, and Women’s Studies, and Director of the University’s Program in Film and Visual Culture, at the University of California, Riverside. He is co-editor, with Robert Stam, of Blackwell's Film & Theory: An Anthology (2000) and A Companion to Film Theory (2000), and is the author of a wide ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to Cultural Studies
“A remarkably impressive and international collection… beautifully captures the restlessness, the malleability, and the theoretical flexibility of cultural studies, while exposing some of its limitations and failings… a provocative, readable and useful collection.” Media International Australia “Topics and methods of the global contributors are diverse and imaginative... readable and accessible to uninitiated outsiders and curious onlookers.” Choice ... Read more