Being Cultural
Being Cultural is an ambitious collection of original readings which introduces students to key theory and key issues within cultural studies and popular culture. Bringing together established writers such as Andy Bennett, Douglas Kellner, Chris Rojek, Barry Smart and John Storey... read full description below.
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| ISBN-13 |
9781442547698 |
| ISBN-10 |
1442547693 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
In stock at publisher; ships 7-15 working days |
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| Publisher |
Pearson Education |
| Imprint |
Pearson Education New Zealand |
| Publication Date |
30 September 2011
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| Publication Country |
 New Zealand |
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| Format |
Paperback |
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| Author(s) |
Edited by Cohen, Bruce |
| Category |
Popular Culture
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| NBS Text |
Cultural Studies |
| ONIX Text |
College/higher education |
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| Number of Pages |
433 |
| Dimensions |
Not specified |
| Weight |
Not specified - defaults to 600g |
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| Dewey Code |
Not specified |
| Catalogue Code |
244934 |
Description of this Book
Being Cultural is an ambitious collection of original readings which introduces students to key theory and key issues within cultural studies and popular culture. Bringing together established writers such as Andy Bennett, Douglas Kellner, Chris Rojek, Barry Smart and John Storey with academics researching cultural texts in new and innovative ways, the book challenges our common-sense notions of 'culture', placing debates centrally within the power dynamics and dominant meaning-making of capitalist society. In understanding the production and consumption of such texts, the book outlines theoretical discussion from the Frankfurt School, British Cultural Studies, Semiotics, Subcultural theory, and Postmodernism, as well as investigating special topics such as digital media, sport, advertising, social networking sites, celebrity, video games, the body, cinema, reality TV, and issues of gender and ethnicity. With a total of twenty-five chapters presented in a user-friendly style - including chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading from the authors - this is an essential text for any student new to the subject.
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Author's Bio
Bruce Cohen is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Auckland, teaching courses on cultural studies, subcultures, crime and deviance, and the sociology of mental health. He has written on issues such as apprentice DJ-ing, party pills and drug subcultures, gender and community-based music projects, geography and music taste, and ethnic youth and moral panics. With over twenty years of social research experience in the public and voluntary sectors, Bruce has previously been awarded research scholarships to Germany and to Australia. In 2008 he published his critically acclaimed book, Mental Health User Narratives: New Perspectives on Illness and Recovery. Raised in the cultural capital of Essex, and spending considerable time in the north of England and in Berlin, he now lives in the seaside suburb of Devonport in New Zealand with his partner and cat.
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