Studying culture: An introductory reader

by Ann Gray (Contributor)

This reader traces the history of cultural studies, from its early formation to its subsequent international development. It registers a series of critical interventions and includes examples of current work. Classic statements of the culturalist, semiological and post-modernist perspectives contrast with seminal material, some of which is less well-known, illustrating the impact of feminism, the politics of sexuality, ethnicity and race. The three main sections - foundations, difference and identity, meaning and power - each have a contextualizing introduction and detailed recommendations for further reading. The texts have been selected with a view to their accessibility and relevance to general themes in the study of contemporary culture. They provide appropriate starting points for classroom discussion and debate.

242 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1993