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Chris Rojek - Cultural Studies - 9780745636832 - V9780745636832
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Cultural Studies

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Description for Cultural Studies Hardback. * A high quality, authoritative introductory cultural studies textbook from a leading figure in the field. * Packed full of contemporary examples to bring cultural studies to life for beginning students at any level. * Clear and accessible for students but nuanced and novel enough to appeal to lecturers too. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 418.
What has the death of Corporal Patrick D. Tillman of the US Army Rangers in an incident of friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004 got to do with culture? How has the study of ideology, coding, theming and representation by Cultural Studies helped us to understand Reality TV, the Internet, mobile phones, the iPod and leading brands in neat capitalism like Virgin, The Body Shop and Apple?

This lively and assured book provides a concise and authoritative critical guide to Cultural Studies. It demonstrates that the field has moved through four moments': the National/Popular, the Textual/Representational, Global/Post Essentialism and ... Read more

The book also shows how the readers personal experience can be systematically situated in cultural forces and used as a resource to clarify how culture works, through the analysis of on-location practice, embodiment, emplacement and context. Packed with illuminating examples, and a clear and compelling prose style, the book is the antidote to abstract, hazy accounts of the meaning and value of Cultural Studies. It is the ideal text for readers new to the field, but it will also be appreciated by established practitioners as good to think with.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745636832
SKU
V9780745636832
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Chris Rojek
Chris Rojek, Professor of Sociology and Culture, Brunel University West London

Reviews for Cultural Studies
"A lively appraisal of Cultural Studies, offering an array of fresh insights into current debates about pressing social issues. Chris Rojek provokes, challenges and inspires in equal measure." Professor Stuart Allan, University of the West of England "Chris Rojek has for decades worked on the cutting edge of cultural studies. ... Read more

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