Figures throughout the book show the dynamic quality of these ways of life and specifically illustrate the role of surprise in effecting small- and large-scale change.The authors compare Cultural Theory with the thought of master social ...
Figures throughout the book show the dynamic quality of these ways of life and specifically illustrate the role of surprise in effecting small- and large-scale change.The authors compare Cultural Theory with the thought of master social ...
This second edition of Cultural Theory provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework.
This second edition includes new entries on: colonialism cybercultur globalisation terrorism visual studies.
Ranging from Arnold to Le Corbusier, from Eco to Marx, the entries offer a lucid analysis of the work of influential figures in the study of cultural theory, making this the perfect introduction for the student and general reader alike.
"Written by some of the leading thinkers in the field, the book is an excellent resource for longstanding and contemporary issues in cultural theory. Comprehensive and well-written.
With de Certeau, Barthes, and Bakhtin came a newfound interest in appropriation, pleasure, and fun in British cultural ... were able to seize on such possibilities for alternate readings and participate in unauthorized pleasures.
The theory of mass culture – or mass audience culture, commercial culture, “popular” culture, the culture industry, as it is variously known – has always tended to define its object against so-called high culture without reflecting on ...
... Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers John Lechte Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers Dan Cohn-Sherbok Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment ... Key Thinkers Andrew Edgar and Peter Sedgwick.
Ranging from Arnold to Le Corbusier, from Eco to Marx, the entries offer a lucid analysis of the work of influential figures in the study of cultural theory, making this the perfect introduction for the student and general reader alike.
This second edition includes new entries on: colonialism cybercultur globalisation terrorism visual studies.
This comprehensive volume allows students to quickly and accurately come to grips with the key terms encountered in cultural theory today.