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Introducing Cultural Studies, Third Edition (Introducing (Icon))

By Ziauddin Sardar

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
1840465875, 9781840465877
Open Library ID
OL21058168M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8902860 bytes)
Edition
Third Edition
Pages
176\177
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Cultural studies signals a major academic revolution as we begin the new millennium. But what exactly is it, and how is it applied? It is a discipline that claims not to be a discipline - a radical critical approach for understanding racial, national, social and gender identities. Introducing Cultural Studies provides an incisive tour through the minefield of this complex subject, charting its origins in Britain and its migration to the USA, Canada, France, Australia and South Asia, examining the ideas of its leading exponents and providing a flavour of its use around the world. Covering the ground from Gramsci to Raymond Williams, postcolonial discourse to the politics of diaspora, feminism to queer theory, technoculture and the media to globalization, it serves as an insightful guide to the essential concepts of this fascinating area of study. It is essential reading for all those concerned with the quickening pulse of old, new and emerging cultures.

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