Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction

by John Storey

In this ninth edition of his award-winning introduction, John Storey presents a clear and critical survey of competing theories of, and various approaches to, popular culture. Its breadth and theoretical unity, exemplified through popular culture, means that it can be flexibly and relevantly applied across a number of disciplines.

Retaining the accessible approach of previous editions and using appropriate examples from the texts and practices of popular culture, this new edition remains a key introduction to the area.

New to this

updated throughout with contemporary examples of popular culture revised and expanded sections on Richard Hoggart and Utopian Marxism brand new discussions on Black Lives Matter and intersectionality updated student resources at www.routledge.com/cw/storey This new edition remains essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of cultural studies, media studies, communication studies, the sociology of culture, popular culture and other related subjects.

309 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 25, 2021

Reviews

[Scott Bruton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cultural Theory or Cultural Marxism? This book throws out all conventions of the work needed to build a worldview and decides that a cultural shift should happen by putting demands on people and outlining how they should be punished for not aligning with them without bothering to mention why. Taking the political and social beliefs of a 12 year old on TicTok and equating them with Marx, Freud or whichever name will get them the most recognition without having to be held responsible for reading their theory. Any college professor using this book should be ashamed of the ignorance they are inflicting on their students in an institution created for education.

[Lauren Buth · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a garbage book. Can this guy even follow his own train of thought? 'Cause I for sure couldn't.

[jojo de biblio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read the whole textbook for a class. It’s “canon” so they say. It’s also a slog fest to get through at times. Think it put me to sleep in some chapters. Sociology is great and pop culture is like the epitome of issues that are interconnected, but damn I hate having to try and go over so many names. It also sucks with the current state of the world and how rapidly shit has been changing over the course of a few years where it feels like sections are already vastly outdated. Take everything I’ve written with a grain of salt though cuz I’m just a bitchy lazy tired exhausted college student.

Came back just to say omg this edition is from 2024 bro get in the lab and try harder with the update lol