| Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction Contributor(s): Storey, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820328391 ISBN-13: 9780820328393 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $27.67 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 2005034508 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 7.46" W x 9.79" (0.86 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this new edition of his widely adopted Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction, John Storey has extensively revised the text throughout. Like previous editions, the book presents a clear and critical survey of competing theories of, and various approaches to, popular culture. New to this edition: Extensively revised, rewritten, and updatedImproved and expanded content throughout including a new chapter on psychoanalysis and a new section on post-Marxism and the global postmodernCloser explicit links to the new edition companion reader Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A ReaderMore illustrative diagrams and imagesFully revised, improved, and updated companion web site Ideal for courses in: cultural studiesmedia studiescommunication studiessociology of culturepopular culturevisual studiescultural criticism |
Contributor Bio(s): Storey, John: - JOHN STOREY is a professor of cultural studies and director of the Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland, England. He is also a visiting professor at the universities of Henan and Wuhan in China. Storey has published widely in cultural studies; his six books include Cultural Studies and the Study of Popular Culture (Georgia). His work has been translated into Chinese, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, and Ukrainian. |