Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction - Couverture souple

Storey, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0131970682 ISBN 13 : 9780131970687

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2006

Synopsis

This highly successful fourth edition of this text continues to present a clear and critical survey of competing theories of and various approaches to popular culture. Retaining the accessible approach of previous editions, and using relevant and appropriate examples from the texts and practices of popular culture, this new edition remains a key introduction to the area.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

In this 4th edition of his successful  Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction, John Storey has extensively revised the text throughout. As
before, the book presents a clear and critical survey of competing theories
of and various approaches to popular culture.

Retaining the accessible approach of previous editions, and using
relevant and appropriate examples from the texts and practices of popular
culture, this new edition remains a key introduction to the area.

New to this edition

• Extensively revised, rewritten and updated
• Improved and expanded content throughout including:
  New chapter on psychoanalysis
  New section on post-Marxism and the global postmodern
• Closer explicit links to the new edition companion reader Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: a reader
• More illustrative diagrams and images
• Fully revised, improved and updated companion website providing practice and extension promote further understanding of the study of cultural theory and popular culture

The new edition remains essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate
students of cultural studies, media studies, communication studies, the
sociology of culture, popular culture and other related subjects.

John Storey is Professor of Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Research in media and Cultural Studies at the University of Sunderland. He has published widely in cultural studies, including six books. The most recent book is called Inventing Popular Culture (Blackwell, 2003). His work has been translated into Chinese, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, and Ukrainian. He is a Visiting Professor at the universities of Henan and Wuhan.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This highly successful fourth edition of this text continues to present a clear and critical survey of competing theories of and various approaches to popular culture.

Retaining the accessible approach of previous editions, and using relevant and appropriate examples from the texts and practices of popular culture, this new edition remains a key introduction to the area.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0131970682
• ISBN 13: 9780131970687
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie