ISBN:
9780761961000
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (313 p.)
Parallel Title:
Print version The Practice of Cultural Studies : A Guide to the Practice and Politics of Cultural Studies
DDC:
306
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
What is distinctive about cultural research? How does one do Cultural Studies? Unlike many other disciplines, cultural studies has not been explict about the nature of its practice. This book aims to redress the balance in favour of those who are studying culture by providing a comprehensive guide to researching and writing. This book aims to provide an overview of specific research traditions in cultural studies, whilst also situating those traditions in their historical context
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Groundings; Chapter 1 - Cultural studies and the study of culture: disciplines and dialogues; Chapter 2 - Multiplying methods: from pluralism to combination; Chapter 3 - Method and the researching self; Chapter 4 - The research process: moments and strategies; Part II: Settings; Chapter 5 - Theory in the practice of research; Chapter 6 - Make space! Spatial dimensions in cultural research; Chapter 7 - Time please! Historical perspectives; Chapter 8 - Culture, power and economy; Part III: Readings
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 9 - Reading popular narratives: from structure to contextChapter 10 - Reading texts of or for dominance; Chapter 11 - Reading fictions, reading histories; Part IV: Meetings; Chapter 12 - Researching others: from auto/biography to ethnography; Chapter 13 - Representing the other: interpretation and cultural readings; Chapter 14 - Remaking methods: from audience research to studying subjectivities; In conclusion; References; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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