The Cultural Studies Reader

Simon During

ISBN 10: 0415077095 / ISBN 13: 9780415077095

Published by Routledge, 1993

About this Item

Presents selected essays by writers such as Barthes, Adorno, Lyotard, Stuart Hall and Gayatri Spivak. The book encompasses a range of topics, from sport to postmodernism, from museums to supermarkets, from gay writing to rock and roll. It covers important cultural studies method and theory.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cultural Studies Reader
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415077095
• ISBN 13: 9780415077095
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

"The Cultural Studies Reader" provides an introduction for students of this discipline. It presents a selection of influential and innovative essays in the field by writers such as Barthes, Adorno, Lyotard, Stuart Hall and Gayatri Spivak, with a succinct introduction to each. The book encompasses a wide range of topics, from sport to postmodernism, from museums to supermarkets, from gay writing to rock and roll, and covers every important cultural studies method and theory. The book can be used as much more than an introductory anthology: Simon During's introduction to the field surveys the history and development of cultural studies, from its origins in sociological analysis of post-war Britain to its present as a truly trans-national discipline. Looking at the future possibilities for cultural studies, he argues that cultural studies methodologies offer great potential for confronting such contemporary issues as postcolonialism, globalization and multiculturalism.

About the Author

Simon During is a Professor of English and Cultural Studies at Johns Hopkins University, USA. He is the author of Cultural Studies: A Critical Introduction (2005); Modern Enchantments: The Cultural Power of Secular Magic (2004) and Foucault and Literature (1992).