Cultural Studies A Practical Introduction

by Ryan, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781405170499
• ISBN10: 1405170492
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-15
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This hands-on survey introduces students to the diverse fields that comprise cultural studies, from visual culture to popular music and new media. It can be used as a standalone text or is the perfect companion volume to Ryan's Cultural Studies: An Anthology. Provides a comprehensive overview of the field, from cyberculture and digital media to fashion and new formulations of gender identity Includes student exercises and activities for each chapter Teaches cultural analysis through practical examples and application Gives students across disciplines the tools to become practitioners of Cultural Studies and active cultural analysts The perfect companion volume to Ryan's Cultural Studies Anthology (2008)

Author Biography

Michael Ryan is Professor of Film and Media Arts at Temple University. His books include An Introduction to Film Analysis, Marxism and Deconstruction, Politics and Culture, Camera Politica, Cultural Studies: An Anthology, and Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Policy and Industry	p. 1
Place, Space, and Geography	p. 12
Gender and Sexuality	p. 26
Ideologies	p. 40
Rhetoric	p. 53
Ethnicity	p. 71
Identity, Lifestyle, and Subculture	p. 83
Consumer Culture and Fashion Studies	p. 94
Music	p. 105
Media Studies	p. 122
Visual Culture	p. 136
Audience, Performance, and Celebrity	p. 150
Bodies and Things	p. 161
Transnationality, Globalization, and Postcoloniality	p. 170
Index	p. 180
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