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Everyday Life in the Postmodern World

An Introduction to Cultural Studies

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  • © 2022

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Authors:
  1. Arthur Asa Berger

    1. Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts Department, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA

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  • Provides comprehensive information on many important thinkers and topics
  • Offers quotations from the works on key thinkers but relates them to students' experiences
  • Written in an accessible style with many drawings and photos for visual appeal

Part of the book series: Springer Texts in Social Sciences (STSS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Cultural Studies and Everyday Life

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Arthur Asa Berger
      Pages 3-14

    3. Notes on American National Character

      • Arthur Asa Berger
      Pages 15-23

    4. A Cultural Studies Analysis of Everyday Life

      • Arthur Asa Berger
      Pages 25-56

    5. Media and Everyday Life

      • Arthur Asa Berger
      Pages 57-81

    6. The Postmodern Sacred in America

      • Arthur Asa Berger
      Pages 83-114

  3. My Contributions to the Study of Everyday Life

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. My Contributions to Analyzing Everyday Life and Postmodernism: From a Cultural Studies Perspective

      • Arthur Asa Berger
      Pages 117-135

    3. An Ethnographic Case Study: My Everyday Life During the Pandemic

      • Arthur Asa Berger
      Pages 137-146

    4. Coda

      • Arthur Asa Berger
      Pages 147-153

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 155-166
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About this book

This introductory textbook familiarizes students with ideas of key thinkers and perspectives related to postmodern thought and everyday life. The book is unique in that it offers selections from key passages of works of important thinkers as well as from some of the author's own publications that serve as examples of how to interpret various aspects of culture. The book draws in readers with its engaging and conversational style and use of cases, illustrations and photographs, including fun discussions on everyday life under pandemic restrictions. This is a must read for students taking courses in sociology, cultural anthropology, culture and media studies, linguistics, social philosophy, and for specific courses on postmodernism.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts Department, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA

    Arthur Asa Berger

About the author

Arthur Asa Berger is Professor Emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts, San Francisco State University. He is the author of more than 100 articles and 80 books on popular culture, media, communication, semiotics, humor and tourism. He had a Fulbright fellowship and taught at the University of Milan in 1963. He has also lectured at many universities outside of the US, including in Iran, China, Argentina, France, Germany, Mexico, and Turkey. His books have been translated into 10 languages.

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