Introducing Cultural and Media Studies by Tony Thwaites

Introducing Cultural and Media Studies by Tony Thwaites

It adopts a practical and versatile approach to cultural analysis, beginning not with an abstract body of theory but with a number of examples of social sign use which are examined critically using basic semiotic terms and concepts to build up the readers analytic vocabulary in a practical way.

'Focusing on visually mediated culture and linguistic discourses, and revealing all as sites of power / knowledge, interpellation and so on, this book will surely seize the imagination of new undergraduatesIt will prove helpful to teachers, too, not least because it includes comprehensive exercises and further activities within each chapter. It could therefore constitute a complete course resource.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

TONY THWAITES teaches and writes on cultural studies and literary studies at the University of Queensland. His most recent book is a study of James Joyce, Joycean Temporalities: Debts, Promises and Countersignatures (University Press of Florida, 2001).

LLOYD DAVIS is Reader in English at the University of Queensland. He is the author of a number of essays and books on literary studies. He is also one of the co-authors of Structures and Strategies: An Introduction to Academic Writing (Palgrave, 1996).

WARWICK MULES teaches and reads in cultural studies and critical theory at Central Queensland University. He has numerous publications in the area of visuality and culture.

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ISBN 13	9780333972472
ISBN 10	0333972473
Title	Introducing Cultural and Media Studies
Author	Tony Thwaites
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2002-03-07
Number of pages	240
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