Author: Imre Szeman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 140518082X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Cultural Theory: An Anthology is a collection of the essential readings that have shaped and defined the field of contemporary cultural theory Features a historically diverse and methodologically concise collection of readings including rare essays such as Pierre Bourdieu’s “Forms of Capital” (1986), Gilles Deleuze “Postscript on Societies of Control” (1992), and Fredric Jameson’s “Reification and Utopia in Mass Culture” (1979) Offers a radical new approach to teaching and studying cultural theory with material arranged around the central areas of inquiry in contemporary cultural study —the status and significance of culture itself, power, ideology, temporality, space and scale, and subjectivity Section introductions, designed to assist the student reader, provide an overview of each piece, explaining the context in which it was written and offering a brief intellectual biography of the author A large annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works for each author and topic promotes further research and discussion Features a useful glossary of critical terms
Cultural Theory
Author: Imre Szeman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 140518082X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Cultural Theory: An Anthology is a collection of the essential readings that have shaped and defined the field of contemporary cultural theory Features a historically diverse and methodologically concise collection of readings including rare essays such as Pierre Bourdieu’s “Forms of Capital” (1986), Gilles Deleuze “Postscript on Societies of Control” (1992), and Fredric Jameson’s “Reification and Utopia in Mass Culture” (1979) Offers a radical new approach to teaching and studying cultural theory with material arranged around the central areas of inquiry in contemporary cultural study —the status and significance of culture itself, power, ideology, temporality, space and scale, and subjectivity Section introductions, designed to assist the student reader, provide an overview of each piece, explaining the context in which it was written and offering a brief intellectual biography of the author A large annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works for each author and topic promotes further research and discussion Features a useful glossary of critical terms
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 140518082X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Cultural Theory: An Anthology is a collection of the essential readings that have shaped and defined the field of contemporary cultural theory Features a historically diverse and methodologically concise collection of readings including rare essays such as Pierre Bourdieu’s “Forms of Capital” (1986), Gilles Deleuze “Postscript on Societies of Control” (1992), and Fredric Jameson’s “Reification and Utopia in Mass Culture” (1979) Offers a radical new approach to teaching and studying cultural theory with material arranged around the central areas of inquiry in contemporary cultural study —the status and significance of culture itself, power, ideology, temporality, space and scale, and subjectivity Section introductions, designed to assist the student reader, provide an overview of each piece, explaining the context in which it was written and offering a brief intellectual biography of the author A large annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works for each author and topic promotes further research and discussion Features a useful glossary of critical terms
Cultural Anthology
Author: Enrique Diaz
Publisher: Nuvein Press
ISBN: 1411682939
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Short Fiction from Nuvein Magazine Online Edition chosen by Nuvein Magazine's editor Anh Lottman.
Publisher: Nuvein Press
ISBN: 1411682939
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Short Fiction from Nuvein Magazine Online Edition chosen by Nuvein Magazine's editor Anh Lottman.
Cultural Anthropology A Toolkit for a Global Age
Author: Kenneth J Guest
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393265005
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
The Second Edition of Ken Guest's Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age covers the concepts that drive cultural anthropology by showing that now, more than ever, global forces affect local culture and the tools of cultural anthropology are relevant to living in a globalizing world.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393265005
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
The Second Edition of Ken Guest's Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age covers the concepts that drive cultural anthropology by showing that now, more than ever, global forces affect local culture and the tools of cultural anthropology are relevant to living in a globalizing world.
Comic Books and American Cultural History
Author: Matthew Pustz
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441172629
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
A highly original collection of essays, demonstrating how comic books can be used as primary sources in the teaching and understanding of American history.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441172629
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
A highly original collection of essays, demonstrating how comic books can be used as primary sources in the teaching and understanding of American history.
African Fundamentalism
Author: Tony Martin
Publisher: The Majority Press
ISBN: 9780912469096
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The real roots of the Harlem Renaissance lie in,the Garvey Movement. This volume presents a rich,treasury of literary criticism, book reviews,poetry, short stories, music, art appreciation and,polemics on the Black aesthetic and other never,before published literary and cultural writings of,Garvey's Harlem Renaissance.
Publisher: The Majority Press
ISBN: 9780912469096
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The real roots of the Harlem Renaissance lie in,the Garvey Movement. This volume presents a rich,treasury of literary criticism, book reviews,poetry, short stories, music, art appreciation and,polemics on the Black aesthetic and other never,before published literary and cultural writings of,Garvey's Harlem Renaissance.
Theater and Cultural Politics for a New World
Author: Chinua Thelwell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317398793
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Theater and Cultural Politics for a New World presents a radical re-examination of the ways in which demographic shifts will impact theater and performance culture in the twenty-first century. Editor Chinua Thelwell brings together the revealing insights of artists, scholars, and organizers to produce a unique intersectional conversation about the transformative potential of theater. Opening with a case study of the New WORLD Theater and moving on to a fascinating range of essays, the book looks at five main themes: Changing demographics Future aesthetics Making institutional space Critical multiculturalism Polyculturalism
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317398793
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Theater and Cultural Politics for a New World presents a radical re-examination of the ways in which demographic shifts will impact theater and performance culture in the twenty-first century. Editor Chinua Thelwell brings together the revealing insights of artists, scholars, and organizers to produce a unique intersectional conversation about the transformative potential of theater. Opening with a case study of the New WORLD Theater and moving on to a fascinating range of essays, the book looks at five main themes: Changing demographics Future aesthetics Making institutional space Critical multiculturalism Polyculturalism
Manga
Author: Toni Johnson-Woods
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0826429386
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A collection of essays by an international cast of scholars, experts, and fans, providing a definitive, one-stop Manga resource.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0826429386
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A collection of essays by an international cast of scholars, experts, and fans, providing a definitive, one-stop Manga resource.
Cultural Studies
Author: Michael Ryan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405145773
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1395
Book Description
Cultural Studies: An Anthology is a comprehensive collection of classic and contemporary essays in the diverse field of cultural studies. It is designed for classroom use in a variety of settings and departments, from communications and film studies to literature and anthropology. With an international scope and interdisciplinary approach, this book represents the diversity, depth, and leading scholarship of this complex field. A blockbuster anthology bringing together classic and contemporary essays in the fragmented field of cultural studies Takes an international and interdisciplinary approach, representing the diversity, depth, and leading scholarship of this complex field Offers a range of important perspectives on key topics, including policy, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, identity, visual culture, and diaspora Provides an overview of the history of the discipline, and argues for better placement of cultural studies within the academy Designed for classroom use in a variety of settings and departments, from communications and film studies to literature and anthropology, contextualizing essays with helpful introductory material and extensive bibliographic citations Michael Ryan is an internationally renowned academic and author; he is supported here by an global advisory board of leading scholars
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405145773
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1395
Book Description
Cultural Studies: An Anthology is a comprehensive collection of classic and contemporary essays in the diverse field of cultural studies. It is designed for classroom use in a variety of settings and departments, from communications and film studies to literature and anthropology. With an international scope and interdisciplinary approach, this book represents the diversity, depth, and leading scholarship of this complex field. A blockbuster anthology bringing together classic and contemporary essays in the fragmented field of cultural studies Takes an international and interdisciplinary approach, representing the diversity, depth, and leading scholarship of this complex field Offers a range of important perspectives on key topics, including policy, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, identity, visual culture, and diaspora Provides an overview of the history of the discipline, and argues for better placement of cultural studies within the academy Designed for classroom use in a variety of settings and departments, from communications and film studies to literature and anthropology, contextualizing essays with helpful introductory material and extensive bibliographic citations Michael Ryan is an internationally renowned academic and author; he is supported here by an global advisory board of leading scholars
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Author: Alan Barnard
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415099967
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Providing a guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline, this volume discusses human social and cultural life in all its diversity and difference. Theory, ethnography and history are combined in over 230 entries on topics
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415099967
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Providing a guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline, this volume discusses human social and cultural life in all its diversity and difference. Theory, ethnography and history are combined in over 230 entries on topics
American Culture
Author: Anders Breidlid
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134235941
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
This second edition of American Culture includes contemporary events and provides an introduction to American civilization. Extracts are taken from diverse sources such as political addresses, articles, interviews, oral histories and advertisements. Edited by academics who are highly experienced in the study and teaching of American Studies across a wide range of institutions, this book provides: texts that introduce aspects of American society in a historical perspective primary sources and images that can be used as the basis for illustration, analysis and discussion linking text which stresses themes rather than offering a simple chronological survey. American Culture brings together primary texts from 1600 to the present day to present a comprehensive overview of, and introduction to, American culture.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134235941
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
This second edition of American Culture includes contemporary events and provides an introduction to American civilization. Extracts are taken from diverse sources such as political addresses, articles, interviews, oral histories and advertisements. Edited by academics who are highly experienced in the study and teaching of American Studies across a wide range of institutions, this book provides: texts that introduce aspects of American society in a historical perspective primary sources and images that can be used as the basis for illustration, analysis and discussion linking text which stresses themes rather than offering a simple chronological survey. American Culture brings together primary texts from 1600 to the present day to present a comprehensive overview of, and introduction to, American culture.