Martin Barker
Reading into Cultural Studies
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415063777
- author:
- Martin Barker
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Taylor & Francis, Inc.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1992
- Pages:
- 212
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Revisit key texts that shaped cultural studies as a discipline and project. This collection of eleven essays critically examines seminal works in areas such as power, ideology, and resistance.
The essays reinvigorate early studies by bringing influential texts like "Subculture", "Loving With a Vengeance", and "Bond and Beyond" back to the forefront. Each study is scrutinised for its research strategy, theoretical frameworks, empirical evidence, and conceptual approaches.
Together, these essays provide an introduction to central debates and issues in cultural studies, offering a nuanced understanding of the discipline's core concerns and ongoing challenges.