Cultural theory and popular culture : an introduction

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Title:

Author:

Storey, John, 1950-

ISBN:

9780820328393

Personal Author:

Storey, John, 1950-

Edition:

4th ed.

Publication Information:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, 2006.

Physical Description:

xii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Contents:

What is popular culture? -- The 'culture and civilization' tradition -- Culturalism -- Marxisms -- Psychoanalysis -- Structuralism and post-structuralism -- Gender and sexuality -- Postmodernism -- The politics of the popular.

Subject Term:

Popular culture -- Philosophy.

Culture -- Philosophy.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2005034508.html

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Summary

In this new edition of his widely adopted Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction , John Storey has extensively revised the text throughout. Like previous editions, the book presents a clear and critical survey of competing theories of, and various approaches to, popular culture.

New to this edition:Extensively revised, rewritten, and updatedImproved and expanded content throughout including a new chapter on psychoanalysis and a new section on post-Marxism and the global postmodernCloser explicit links to the new edition companion reader Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader More illustrative diagrams and imagesFully revised, improved, and updated companion web site

Ideal for courses in:cultural studiesmedia studiescommunication studiessociology of culturepopular culturevisual studiescultural criticism