Cultural Studies [[electronic resource] ] : A Practical Introduction

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457357403321
• Autore: Ryan Michael
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-49130-X; 9786612491306; 1-4443-2065-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (211 p.)
• Disciplina: 306; 306.071
• Soggetti: Culture - Study and teaching; Culture -- Study and teaching; Popular culture; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: CULTURAL STUDIES: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION; Contents; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This hands-on survey introduces students to the diverse fields that comprise cultural studies, from visual culture to popular music and new media. It can be used as a standalone text or is the perfect companion volume to Ryan's Cultural Studies: An Anthology.Provides a comprehensive overview of the field, from cyberculture and digital media to fashion and new formulations of gender identityIncludes student exercises and activities for each chapterTeaches cultural analysis through practical examples and applicationGives students across disciplines the tools to become