The Rise of Cultural Studies: a Major Academic Revolution for the 21st Century

This book is a succinct introductory guide to the vast complexities of the field called Cultural Studies. It is an insightful guide, provides essential concepts that form the foundation of this amazing field of study. Cultural Studies signals a major academic revolution for the 21st century. But what exactly is it, and how is it applied? It is a discipline that claims not to be a discipline; it is a radical critical approach for understanding racial, national, social, and gender...
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This book is a succinct introductory guide to the vast complexities of the field called Cultural Studies. It is an insightful guide, provides essential concepts that form the foundation of this amazing field of study. Cultural Studies signals a major academic revolution for the 21st century. But what exactly is it, and how is it applied? It is a discipline that claims not to be a discipline; it is a radical critical approach for understanding racial, national, social, and gender identities. "Introducing Cultural Studies" provides an incisive tour through the minefield of this complex subject, charting its origins in Britain and its migration to the USA, Canada, France, Australia, and South Asia, examining the ideas of its leading exponents and providing a flavor of its use around the world. Covering the ground from Gramsci to Raymond Williams, postcolonial discourse to the politics of diaspora, feminism to queer theory, technoculture, and the media to globalization, it serves as an insightful guide to the essential concepts of this fascinating area of study. It is essential reading for all those concerned with the quickening pulse of old, new, and emerging cultures.