The World Is A Text: Writing, Reading, and Thinking About Culture and Its Contexts

Jonathan Silverman/ Dean Rader

ISBN 10: 0131931989 / ISBN 13: 9780131931985

Published by Prentice Hall, 2005

About this Item

2nd edition. 740 pages. 9.00x6.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0131931989

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The World Is A Text: Writing, Reading, and Thinking About Culture and Its Contexts
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131931989
• ISBN 13: 9780131931985
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.05 kilograms

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Synopsis

The book teaches readers the usefulness of learning to actively "read" their surroundings. The new edition features a greatly expanded section on writing, editing, and making arguments. This cultural studies reader directly engages the process of writing about the "texts" one sees in everyday life. Its comprehensive and inclusive approach focuses on the relationship between reading traditional works–such as short stories, and poems–and other less-traditional ones–such as movies, the Internet, race, ethnicity, and television. For anyone who enjoys provocative and engaging material, and is interested in developing an appreciation for diverse cultural literary works.

From the Back Cover

Writing, Reading, and Thinking About Culture and Its Contexts

The new cultural studies reader is devoted to teaching you how to "read" all kinds of texts. Its comprehensive and inclusive approach focuses on the relationship between reading traditional works (short stories and poems) and less traditional ones (movies, the Internet, television, etc.), as well as encourages you to read the everyday world around you.