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"Culture" and the Problem of the Disciplines - Hardcover

 
9780231112420: "Culture" and the Problem of the Disciplines

Synopsis

Contains papers representing the academic project of the Critical Theory Institute at the University of California, Irvine, from the period of fall 1992 to spring 1995. The nine articles view various manifestations of popular culture through the shifting lens of critical theory as it continues to transform through multicultural influences. Individual essays discuss such topics as audience reaction to Hitchcock's Psycho, and the racial construction of gender as viewed in such fashion magazines as Essence and Mirabella. Paper edition (ISBN 0-231-11243-2), $18.50. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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About the Author

JOHN CARLOS ROWE is professor of English at the University of California, Irvine, where he is a founding member of the Critical Theory Institute.

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