{"product_id":"cultural-theory-and-popular-culture-a-reader-paperback","title":"Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Storey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth edition of John Storey's successful \u003ci\u003eCultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential companion volume to \u003ci\u003eCultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e, now in its eighth edition. The reader offers students the opportunity to experience first-hand the theorists and critics discussed in \u003ci\u003eCultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction \u003c\/i\u003ethrough crucial articles and essays spanning over a hundred years of cultural theory. It can be used both in conjunction with, and independently of, the textbook.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaken as a whole, this book provides a theoretical, analytical, and historical introduction to the study of popular culture and provides key primary coverage of fundamental issues in cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edition includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea new section on class, as well as additional readings on sexuality and gender;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efully revised general and section introductions from the editor, contextualizing and linking the readings with key issues from the textbook;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea fully updated bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new edition is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of cultural studies, media studies, communication studies, the sociology of culture, popular culture, and other related subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Storey\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies at the Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland, UK. He has published extensively in cultural studies, and is currently working on his thirteenth book\u003ci\u003e, Refusing To Be Realistic: Cultural Studies and Utopian Desire\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into multiple languages and he has been a Visiting Professor at the universities of Vienna, Henan, and Wuhan, and a Senior Fellow at the Technical University of Dresden. He is currently Chair Professor of the Changjiang Scholar Programme, Shaanxi Normal University, China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 662\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.37 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130466963591,"sku":"9780815393542","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9ee10676b7e26ac98649d46a694a959e.webp?v=1732611047","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/cultural-theory-and-popular-culture-a-reader-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}