Why cultural studies? / [electronic resource]

by Rodman, Gilbert B.

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BookPublisher: Malden, MA ; Wiley Blackwell, 2014.Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9781118941843; 1118941845; 9781118941836; 1118941837; 9781118941850; 1118941853; 140512797X; 9781405127974; 1405127988; 9781405127981; 9781322475561; 1322475563.Subject(s): Culture -- Study and teaching | POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy | SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural | SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture | Culture -- Study and teaching | Electronic books | Electronic booksOnline resources: Wiley Online Library

Contents:

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Cultural studies: what's the point? -- Cultural studies: what it is -- Cultural studies: what's wrong -- Cultural studies: what it was -- Cultural studies: what next? -- References -- Index.

Summary: Why Cultural Studies? is a rallying call for a reinvigoration of the project of cultural studies that provides a critical analysis of its meteoric rise to the academic fore and makes a convincing argument for the pressing need for a renewed investment in, and re-evaluation of, its core ideals. Rodman argues that there are valuable lessons we can learn from cultural studies' past that have the potential to lead cultural studies to an invigorated and viable futureMakes the claim that cultural studies isn't - and shouldn't be - solely an academic subject, but open to both academics and non-acade.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why Cultural Studies? is a rallying call for a reinvigoration of the project of cultural studies that provides a critical analysis of its meteoric rise to the academic fore and makes a convincing argument for the pressing need for a renewed investment in, and re-evaluation of, its core ideals. Rodman argues that there are valuable lessons we can learn from cultural studies' past that have the potential to lead cultural studies to an invigorated and viable futureMakes the claim that cultural studies isn't - and shouldn't be - solely an academic subject, but open to both academics and non-acade.

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Why cultural studies? / [electronic resource]

by Rodman, Gilbert B.