{"product_id":"cultural-studies-a-practical-introduction-paperback-softback-9781405170500","title":"Cultural Studies; A Practical Introduction (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405170499","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCultural Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Practical Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is a sprightly and engaging tour around all the major points of reference in the field of Cultural Studies. Up-to-date and comprehensive in its coverage, with an array of interesting student exercises, it will be invaluable in the classroom and students would be hard pressed to find a more comprehensive and accessible handbook.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003ePaul Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, George Mason University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Ryan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405170499, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 February 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 1.7 cm, 0.336 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis hands-on survey introduces students to the diverse fields that comprise cultural studies, from visual culture to popular music and new media. It can be used as a standalone text or is the perfect companion volume to Ryan's \u003ci\u003eCultural Studies: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive overview of the field, from cyberculture and digital media to fashion and new formulations of gender identity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes student exercises and activities for each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaches cultural analysis through practical examples and application\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives students across disciplines the tools to become practitioners of Cultural Studies and active cultural analysts  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe perfect companion volume to Ryan's \u003ci\u003eCultural Studies Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (2008)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Policy and Industry 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Place, Space, and Geography 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Gender and Sexuality 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Ideologies 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Rhetoric 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Ethnicity 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Identity, Lifestyle, and Subculture 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Consumer Culture and Fashion Studies 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Music 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Media Studies 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Visual Culture 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Audience, Performance, and Celebrity 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Bodies and Things 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Transnationality, Globalization, and Postcoloniality 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 180\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501057569048,"sku":"9781405170499","price":23.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405170499_86136eae-68e1-4624-bb4c-6877c833a12e.jpg?v=1786208213","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cultural-studies-a-practical-introduction-paperback-softback-9781405170500","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}