Bibliograph

Cultural studies, a critical introduction, Simon During

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Label

Cultural studies, a critical introduction, Simon During

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-232) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cultural studies

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

61224671

Responsibility statement

Simon During

Sub title

a critical introduction

Summary

This book is not quite the usual introduction to cultural studies an academic field thatwe can define, without messing about, as the engaged analysis of contemporarycultures. Cultural studies is engaged in three different senses. First, in the sense that it isnot neutral in relation to the exclusions, injustices and prejudices that it observes. Ittends to position itself on the side of those to whom social structures offer least, so thathere engaged means political, critical. Second, it is engaged in that it aims to enhanceand celebrate cultural experiences: to communicate enjoyment of a wide

Table Of Contents

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 THE DISCIPLINE; Part 2 TIME; Part 3 SPACE; Part 4 MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE; Part 5 IDENTITY; Part 6 SEXUALITY AND GENDER; Part 7 VALUE; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

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