In this new edition of his widely adopted
Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction, John Storey has extensively revised the text throughout. Like previous editions, the book presents a clear and critical survey of competing theories of, and various approaches to, popular culture.
New to this edition:
- Extensively revised, rewritten, and updated
- Improved and expanded content throughout including a new chapter on psychoanalysis and a new section on post-Marxism and the global postmodern
- Closer explicit links to the new edition companion reader Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader
- More illustrative diagrams and images
- Fully revised, improved, and updated companion web site
Ideal for courses in:
- cultural studies
- media studies
- communication studies
- sociology of culture
- popular culture
- visual studies
- cultural criticism
John Storey is a professor of cultural studies and director of the Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland, England. He is also a visiting professor at the universities of Henan and Wuhan in China. Storey has published widely in cultural studies; his six books include Cultural Studies and the Study of Popular Culture (Georgia). His work has been translated into Chinese, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, and Ukrainian.
Dr. John Storey is Professor of Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland.