Cultural Studies and the Study of Popular Culture

Author: John Storey
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Keywords: culture, popular, study, studies, cultural
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2003-10-31
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 082032566X
ISBN-13: 9780820325668

Book Description:

Using case studies to illustrate the range of theories and methods that can be used to study contemporary popular culture, this book covers such topics as television, fiction, film, newspapers and magazines, popular music, and consumption (fan culture and shopping).

For this new edition, examples have been updated, photographs have been added, and a greater emphasis has been has been placed on identity and consumption. Also included are new sections on television audiences, hermeneutics and reception theory, and globalization.


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