Cultural Studies

A Practical Introduction

• Author(s): Michael Ryan,
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Pages: 224
• ISBN_10: 1405170492
  ISBN_13: 9781405170499
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Media Studies , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... This hands-on survey introduces students to the diverse fields that comprise cultural studies, from visual culture to popular music and new media. It can be used as a standalone text or is the perfect companion volume to Ryan's Cultural Studies: An Anthology.

• Provides a comprehensive overview of the field, from cyberculture and digital media to fashion and new formulations of gender identity
• Includes student exercises and activities for each chapter
• Teaches cultural analysis through practical examples and application
• Gives students across disciplines the tools to become practitioners of Cultural Studies and active cultural analysts
• The perfect companion volume to Ryan's Cultural Studies Anthology (2008)