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9781405874090

Cultural Theory and Popular Culture : An Introduction

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    9781405874090

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    1405874090

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-12-30
  • Publisher: Longman

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Summary

Story's 5th edition of this market leading textbook provides an engaging, clear and coherent introduction to cultural theory through popular culture. Extensively revised, rewritten and updated to offer better value and a wider knowledge base for the student Improved and expanded content throughout including: New chapter on ‘Race', racism and representation New sections on The Panoptic Machine and Convergence Culture Continued explicit links to the new edition companion readerCultural Theory and Popular Culture: a reader More illustrative diagrams and images to ensure that theory is brought to life, allowing students to draw comparisons between theory and practice Fully revised, improved and updated companion website providing practice and extension promote further understanding of the study of cultural theory and popular culture

Author Biography

John Storey is Professor of Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Sunderland.

Table of Contents

What is popular culture?p. 1
The 'culture and civilization' traditionp. 17
Culturalismp. 37
Marxismsp. 59
Psychoanalysisp. 91
Structuralism and post-structuralismp. 111
Gender and sexualityp. 135
'Race', racism and representationp. 167
Postmodernismp. 181
The politics of the popularp. 213
Notesp. 237
Bibliographyp. 241
Indexp. 253
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