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Record Nr.

UNISA996213192703316

Titolo

Questions of method in cultural studies / / edited by Mimi White and James Schwoch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Massachusetts : , : Blackwell Pub., , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

1-280-28570-2

9786610285709

0-470-70499-3

0-470-77591-2

1-4051-5223-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Disciplina

306/.071

Soggetti

Culture - Study and teaching

Culture - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Introduction : The questions of method in cultural studies / James Schwoch, Mimi White -- From the ordinary to the concrete : cultural studies and the politics of scale / Anna McCarthy -- Raymond Williams's Culture and society as research method / John Durham Peters -- "Read thy self" : text, audience, and method in cultural studies / John Hartley -- Cultural studies of media production : critical industrial practices / John Caldwell -- Feminism and the politics of method / Joke Hermes -- Taking audience research into the age of new media : old problems and new challenges / Andrea Press, Sonia Livingstone -- Mixed and rigorous cultural studies methodology - an oxymoron? / Micaela di Leonardo -- Is globalization undermining the sacred principles of modernity? / Pertti Alasuutari -- Engagement through alienation : parallels of paradox in world music and tourism in Sarawak, Malaysia / Gini Gorlinski -- For the record : interdisciplinarity, cultural studies, and the search for method in popular music studies / Tim Anderson.

Sommario/riassunto

Question of Method in Cultural Studies brings together a group of



scholars from across the social sciences and humanities to consider one of the most vexing issues confronting the proverbial 'anti-discipline' of cultural studies. Covers such topics as the media, feminism, and politics Identifies what methods have prevailed in the interdisciplinary pursuit of cultural studies Examines the relationship between cultural studies and traditional disciplines, the politics of knowledge, and spatial and temporal models Probes the possibility of meth

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813781403321

Autore

Yeung Rob

Titolo

Answering tough interview questions for dummies / / by Rob Yeung

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-67992-X

1-118-67991-1

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 p.)

Collana

--For dummies

Disciplina

650.14

Soggetti

Employment interviewing

Job hunting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Making Everything Easier!"--Cover.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Understanding the interview game -- Doing your job interview homework -- Polishing your interview performance -- Talking about yourself -- Talking about problems, perceptions and people -- Getting to grips with questions about your work -- Talking about why you want a new job -- Thriving under the pressure interview -- Succeeding at competency-based interviewing -- Responding to questions for graduate and school leavers -- Handling question aimed at experienced candidates -- Handing hypothetical and analytical questions -- Coping with illegal and personal questions -- Taking control in unusual situations -- Asking great questions dotting the “I”s



and crossing “t”s -- Ten cardinal sins of interviewing -- Ten steps to delivering a great interview -- Ten top tips for projecting a confident you -- Ten ways to troubleshoot your job search.

Sommario/riassunto

A guide to stunning your interviewer with perfect answers to stumping questions In today's competitive job market, a stellar interview lends you an edge over the competition, which can make or break your chances at a new career. Answering Tough Interview Questions For Dummies, 2nd Edition teaches you how to perform professionally and productively under stressful interview conditions.  With this handy guide, you'll learn to breeze through tricky questions and accentuate your most impressive qualities. This updated second edition features a ten-step guide to having a great i