Main description:
In recent years `culture' has become a central concern in a wide range of fields and disciplines. This book introduces the main substantive and theoretical strands of this `turn to culture' through the medium of a particular case study: that of the Sony Walkman. Using the example of the Walkman, the book indicates how and why cultural practices and institutions have come to play such a crucial part in our lives, and introduces some of the central ideas, concepts and methods of analysis involved in conducting cultural studies.
Table of contents:
Making Sense of the Walkman
The Production of the Sony Walkman
Designing the Walkman
Articulating Production and Consumption
Sony as a Global Firm
Consuming the Walkman
Regulating the Walkman
Selected Readings
In recent years `culture' has become a central concern in a wide range of fields and disciplines. This book introduces the main substantive and theoretical strands of this `turn to culture' through the medium of a particular case study: that of the Sony Walkman. Using the example of the Walkman, the book indicates how and why cultural practices and institutions have come to play such a crucial part in our lives, and introduces some of the central ideas, concepts and methods of analysis involved in conducting cultural studies.
Table of contents:
Making Sense of the Walkman
The Production of the Sony Walkman
Designing the Walkman
Articulating Production and Consumption
Sony as a Global Firm
Consuming the Walkman
Regulating the Walkman
Selected Readings