Cultural Studies - The Basics by Jeff Lewis

Cultural Studies - The Basics by Jeff Lewis

`To say that the scope of the book′s coverage is wide-ranging would be an under-statement. Few texts come to mind that have attempted such a thorough overview of the central tenets of cultural studies′ - Stuart Allan, University of West of England This is a book for anyone who wants an unfussy, authoritative critical introduction to Cultural Studies. It equips you with all that you need to know about theories of cultural studies: what they say, how they differ from one another and what are the strengths and weaknesses of each position. It provides biographical information on major theorists plus assessments of key texts. Unlike other competing books in the field, Cultural Studies - The Basics demonstrates what a Cultural Studies approach can do to illuminate basic areas of contemporary culture. Included are chapters on: - Feminism - The Body - Cultural Space - Communications Technology - Cultural Policy - Language and Culture. The book is designed to be used and read by students who face the pressures of essay dead-lines, examinations and dissertations. Above all it approaches Cultural Studies as something that needs to be used as well as studied.

`This is a great introduction and contribution to the subjectIt is unusually wide-ranging, covering the historical development of cultural theory and deftly highlighting key problems that just won′t go away′ - Matthew Hills, Cardiff University

`To say that the scope of the book′s coverage is wide-ranging would be an under-statement. Few texts come to mind that have attempted such a thorough overview of the central tenets of cultural studies′ - Stuart Allan, University of West of England

Jeff Lewis is Associate Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, and Senior Research Fellow at the Globalism Institute, both at RMIT University, Melbourne. He is also the author of Language Wars (Pluto Books, 2005) and has had articles published in Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, European Journal of Cultural Studies, International Journal of the Humanities and International Journal of Cultural Studies.

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ISBN 13	9780761963257
ISBN 10	0761963251
Title	Cultural Studies - The Basics
Author	Jeff Lewis
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2002-05-15
Number of pages	492
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