Cultural Studies In Question

Author : Mimi White,James Schwoch
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781405152235

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Questions of Method in Cultural Studies by Mimi White,James Schwoch Pdf

Question of Method in Cultural Studies brings together a group of scholars from across the social sciences and humanities to consider one of the most vexing issues confronting the proverbial 'anti-discipline' of cultural studies. Covers such topics as the media, feminism, and politics Identifies what methods have prevailed in the interdisciplinary pursuit of cultural studies Examines the relationship between cultural studies and traditional disciplines, the politics of knowledge, and spatial and temporal models Probes the possibility of method in explicit terms for scholars and students in media, communications, sociology and allied fields.

Author : Stuart Hall,Paul du Gay
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1996-04-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446265475

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Questions of Cultural Identity by Stuart Hall,Paul du Gay Pdf

Why and how do contemporary questions of culture so readily become highly charged questions of identity? The question of cultural identity lies at the heart of current debates in cultural studies and social theory. At issue is whether those identities which defined the social and cultural world of modern societies for so long - distinctive identities of gender, sexuality, race, class and nationality - are in decline, giving rise to new forms of identification and fragmenting the modern individual as a unified subject. Questions of Cultural Identity offers a wide-ranging exploration of this issue. Stuart Hall firstly outlines the reasons why the question of identity is so compelling and yet so problematic. The cast of outstanding contributors then interrogate different dimensions of the crisis of identity; in so doing, they provide both theoretical and substantive insights into different approaches to understanding identity.

Author : Ann Gray
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 076195175X

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Research Practice for Cultural Studies by Ann Gray Pdf

How is culture 'lived'? What are the best ways of investigating cultural life? This book offers practical guidance for researching cultural studies.

Author : Marjorie Ferguson,Peter Golding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Mass media and culture
ISBN : 1446278999

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Cultural Studies in Question by Marjorie Ferguson,Peter Golding Pdf

This major reassessment of the current state of cultural studies focuses on its contribution to the understanding of media communication and popular cultures in contemporary societies looking at current tensions and alternative approaches.

Author : Graeme Turner
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446292549

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What′s Become of Cultural Studies? by Graeme Turner Pdf

"Graeme Turner is one of the most remarkable figures in the world of cultural studies. He has helped to make and remake the field over the last twenty-five years. So when he sets his alarm clock - and it goes off loudly - we all know it′s time to pay attention. This extraordinary testament to what is right and wrong with cultural studies today will reverberate across the globe." Toby Miller, University of California This original, sharp and engaging book draws the reader into a compelling exploration of cultural studies in the twenty-first century. It offers a level-headed account of where cultural studies has come from, the methodological and theoretical dilemmas that it faces today and an agenda for its future development. In an age in which the relevance of cultural studies has been called into question, this book seeks to generate debate. Focusing upon the actual practice of cultural studies within the university today, it asks whether or not cultural studies has really managed to maintain a connection with its original political and ethical mission and comments on the strategies needed to regain the initiative. Written by a world class figure in cultural studies, each chapter supports and guides the reader by introducing the key issues, reviewing the relevant commentary and offering a critical conclusion of how each theme fits into a bigger picture. This timely and provocative consideration of cultural studies as a global discipline will be essential reading for academics and students working in the field for years to come.

Author : Richard Johnson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0761961003

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The Practice of Cultural Studies by Richard Johnson Pdf

Presenting students with a how-to guide to doing research in cultural studies, The Practice of Cultural Studies is an original introduction to the field.The book combines clear introductions to the core concepts of cultural studies with a very practical sense of how research in the field actually gets done.

Author : Tom Steele
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015040044383

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The Emergence of Cultural Studies by Tom Steele Pdf

Using archive material, this book examines the prehistory of cultural studies in Britain. It traces its roots in adult education, and especially in the world of Raymond Williams, E.P. Thompson and Richard Hoggart, who all worked in this field.

Author : David Lee Rubin,Julia V. Douthwaite
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Culture
ISBN : 1886365172

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Rethinking Cultural Studies: A state of the question by David Lee Rubin,Julia V. Douthwaite Pdf

Author : Maire Messenger Davies
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-07-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780748627189

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Practical Research Methods for Media and Cultural Studies by Maire Messenger Davies Pdf

Many very intelligent people don't like dealing with numbers. Similarly, many gifted scientists are not especially interested in studying people and their cultural behaviour. In this book, we argue that being interested in people and their cultures, and helping students and others to use numbers to pursue these interests, are not mutually exclusive. Research methods are becoming an increasingly important requirement for students of all kinds. But many students, particularly those in the humanities, struggle with concepts drawn from the social sciences and find quantitative and statistical information inaccessible and daunting. Nonetheless, such concepts are found in nearly all areas of society, from market research and opinion polls to psychological studies of human behaviour. This book aims to provide a simple guide to the process of conducting research in the humanities, with special reference to media and culture, from the planning stage, through the data gathering, to the analysis and interpretation of results: 'planning it', 'doing it' and 'understanding it'. The book aims to show how students' own choice of research topic can be refined into a manageable research question and how the most appropriate methodologies can be applied. Each section draws on actual examples from research that the authors and their students have conducted. Topics covered include: choosing a research question and method; instrument design and pilot data; practical procedures; research with children; looking at statistics; and interpretation of results.Features:*Based on the authors' practical experience as researchers and teachers and is thus accessible, practical and 'how to'.*Includes students' own work as examples.*Bridges the 'divide' between social science and humanities research methods and will therefore appeal to a broad range of students and teachers.

Author : Philip Cohen
Publisher : MacMillan
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 0333631471

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Rethinking the Youth Question by Philip Cohen Pdf

Bringing together essays, research studies, etc., written over the past two decades, this book traces a history of political & intellectual debates on the left & in cultural studies, around central issues of education, labour & the youth question

Author : Jane C. Stokes
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003-02-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 076197329X

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How to Do Media and Cultural Studies by Jane C. Stokes Pdf

Providing a student guide to the process of research and writing for media and cultural studies, the author covers both quantitative and qualitative methods and includes a list of useful library resources and essential Web sites.

Author : Lawrence Grossberg,Janice Radway
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1990-11-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781134940004

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Cultural Studies by Lawrence Grossberg,Janice Radway Pdf

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Chris Barker
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0761968962

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Making Sense of Cultural Studies by Chris Barker Pdf

In Chris Barker's sequel to Cultural Studies, the author addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the discipline and investigates its practical and academic boundaries. The author also clarifies its underlying themes of study.

Author : Cameron McCarthy
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 0820486825

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Globalizing Cultural Studies by Cameron McCarthy Pdf

The contributors to Globalizing Cultural Studies: Ethnographic Interventions in Theory, Method, and Policy take as their central topic the problematic status of «the global» within cultural studies in the areas of theory, method, and policy, and particularly in relation to the intersections of language, power, and identity in twenty-first century, post-9/11 culture(s). Writing against the Anglo-centric ethnographic gaze that has saturated various cultural studies projects to date, contributors offer new interdisciplinary, autobiographical, ethnographic, textual, postcolonial, poststructural, and political economic approaches to the practice of cultural studies. This edited volume foregrounds twenty-five groundbreaking essays (plus a provocative foreword and an insightful afterword) in which the authors show how globalization is articulated in the micro and macro dimensions of contemporary life, pointing to the need for cultural studies to be more systematically engaged with the multiplicity and difference that globalization has proffered.

Author : Michael Pickering
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780748631193

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Research Methods for Cultural Studies by Michael Pickering Pdf

This new textbook addresses the neglect of practical research methods in cultural studies. It provides readers with clearly written overviews of research methods in cultural studies, along with guidelines on how to put these methods into operation. It advocates a multi-method approach, with students drawing from a pool of techniques and approaches suitable for their own topics of investigation.The book covers the following main areas:* Drawing on experience, and studying how narratives make sense of experience.* Investigating production processes in the cultural industries, and the consumption and assimilation of cultural products by audiences and fans.* Taking both quantitative and qualitative approaches to the study of cultural life.* Analysing visual images and both spoken and written forms of discourse.* Exploring cultural memory and historical representation.