Cultural Theory and Popular Culture : An introduction / John Storey
Material type: TextPublication details: Routledge; 2021Edition: 9th editionDescription: 291p; 25x17cmISBN:- 9780367820602
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In this ninth edition of his award-winning introduction, John Storey presents a clear and critical survey of competing theories of, and various approaches to, popular culture. Its breadth and theoretical unity, exemplified through popular culture, means that it can be flexibly and relevantly applied across a number of disciplines. Retaining the accessible approach of previous editions and using appropriate examples from the texts and practices of popular culture, this new edition remains a key introduction to the area. New to this edition: updated throughout with contemporary examples of popular culture revised and expanded sections on Richard Hoggart and Utopian Marxism brand new discussions on Black Lives Matter and intersectionality updated student resources at www.routledge.com/cw/storey This new edition remains essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of cultural studies, media studies, communication studies, the sociology of culture, popular culture and other related subjects. Table of Contents 1. What is popular culture?2. The ‘culture and civilization’ tradition 3. Culturalism into cultural studies 4. Marxisms 5. Psychoanalysis 6. Structuralism and post-structuralism 7. Class and class struggle 8. Gender and Sexuality 9. ‘Race’, racism and representation 10. Postmodernism 11. The materiality of popular culture 12. The politics of the popular
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