Ryan Cultural Studies

A Practical Introduction
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-2065-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten, E-Book

This hands-on survey introduces students to the diverse fields thatcomprise cultural studies, from visual culture to popular music andnew media. It can be used as a standalone text or is the perfectcompanion volume to Ryan's Cultural Studies: An Anthology.
* Provides a comprehensive overview of the field, fromcyberculture and digital media to fashion and new formulations ofgender identity
* Includes student exercises and activities for each chapter
* Teaches cultural analysis through practical examples andapplication
* Gives students across disciplines the tools to becomepractitioners of Cultural Studies and active culturalanalysts
* The perfect companion volume to Ryan's Cultural StudiesAnthology (2008)

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ryan, Michael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. Policy and Industry.
2. Place, Space, and Geography.
3. Gender and Sexuality.
4. Ideologies.
5. Rhetoric.
6. Ethnicity.
7. Identity, Lifestyle, and Subculture.
8. Consumer Culture and Fashion Studies.
9. Music.
10. Media Studies.
11. Visual Culture.
12. Audience, Performance, and Celebrity.
13. Bodies and Things.
14. Transnationality, Globalization, and Postcoloniality.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Ryan is Professor of Film and Media Arts at Temple University. His books include An Introduction to Film Analysis, Marxism and Deconstruction, Politics and Culture, Camera Politica, Cultural Studies; An Anthology, and Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction.