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Cultural Theory

An Anthology

Herausgeber: Szeman, Imre; Kaposy, Timothy

Beschreibung

Cultural Theory: An Anthology presents a comprehensive collection of the essential readings that have shaped and defined the field of contemporary cultural theory. The editors have selected readings from key theorists and authors, including Judith Butler, Frantz Fanon, Michel Foucault and Fredric Jameson, whose ideas remain most relevant to the analysis and study of culture today. The concepts discussed cross several disciplines, with sections covering subjects such as power, ideology, the organization of space and time, and the production of subjectivity. The readings presented in this carefully chosen compilation reflect the most influential ideas that have emerged in each of these areas -- ideas that have been put to use in myriad ways in the study and critical assessment of modern culture. Brief introductions to each thematically-linked section summarize the readings and their context, making the anthology accessible to the student reader as well as to faculty and researchers.

Autor

Imre Szeman is Canada Research Chair in Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta, Canada. He is the author of Zones of Instability: Literature, Postcolonialism and the Nation (2003); co-author of Popular Culture: A User's Guide (2004, 2009); and co-editor of Pierre Bourdieu: Fieldwork in Culture (2000), the Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism (2005), and Canadian Cultural Studies: A Reader (2009). Timothy Kaposy is Assistant Professor in the Cultural Studies Program at George Mason University, Virginia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 193mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1202g
• ISBN-13: 9781405180832
• ISBN-10: 1405180838
• Artikelnr.: 35425254

Rezensionen

"Even if it does not engage this question of the animal, CulturalTheory constitutes a valuable resource for scholars, as well as aspringboard for furnot ther discussion." (Snell Review,2011)
"This anthology is an extraordinarily useful toolbox for teachingcultural theory. But more than that, by organizing the textsaround a series of core concepts, it not only provides studentswith an excellent introduction but also gives scholars a freshperspective on the field."
--Michael Hardt, Duke University

"Cultural theory has expanded its influence immensely overthe past two decades. Now we have a comprehensive selection of thebest and most influential writers in the field, ably compiled andintroduced by expert editors."
--Toby Miller, University of California, Riverside

"The introductory chapters for each section are uniformlycogent and well written, and the choices of material are judiciousand at times refreshingly unexpected. Cultural Theory: AnAnthology is set to become the standard classroom text in thefield."
-- Nicholas Lawrence, University of Warwick

"Essential reading for all students of culture, whatevertheir disciplinary background."
--Nick Couldry, Goldsmiths, University of London