{"product_id":"the-aesthetics-of-cultural-studies-isbn-9780631223054","title":"The Aesthetics of Cultural Studies","description":"The subject of the aesthetic has returned to cultural and literary debates with a vengeance. \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetics of Cultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and authoritative collection of essays that analyze the role of aesthetics in American and British cultural studies, and reflect on its recuperation in the field. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains first-rate, original essays that analyze the role of aesthetics in American and British cultural studies, and reflect on its recuperation in the field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributors are leading scholars, internationally based.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes substantial introductory material by the editor.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Notes on Contributors. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Engaging the Aesthetic (Michael Berube).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Role of Aesthetics in Cultural Studies (Rita Felski).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 On Literature in Cultural Studies (John Frow).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Excessive Practices: Aesthetics, Erotica, and Cultural Studies (Jane Juffer).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Burden of Culture (Jonathan Sterne).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Cultural Studies and the Questions of Pleasure and Value (David Shumway).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 \"I Give It a 94. It's Got a Good Beat and You Can Dance to It\": Valuing Popular Music (David Sanjek).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Cultural Studies and the New Belletrism (Barry Faulk).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Beauty on My Mind: Reading Literature in an Age of Cultural Studies (Irene Kacandes).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Inventing Culture (Behind the Garage Door) (Steven Rubio).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Cringe Factor (Laura Kipnis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This book is a refreshing reminder that cultural studies of pleasure can (and should) be pleasurable. Interesting questions, engaging voices, rueful disagreements, startling juxtapositions of topic and concept. A book to make you laugh while thinking and think while laughing. What more could anyone want?\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eSimon Frith, University of Stirling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These essays are both timely and hard-hitting. \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetics of Cultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e shows how crucial the provocation of cultural studies has been and remains for aesthetic thought. No grown-up or wide-awake account of the place and possibilities of the aesthetic can afford to ignore the arguments convened here.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eSteven Connor, Birkbeck College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Bérubé\u003c\/b\u003e is the Paterno Family Professor in Literature at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMarginal Forces\/Cultural Centers: Tolson, Pynchon, and the Politics of the Canon\u003c\/i\u003e (1992); \u003ci\u003ePublic Access: Literary Theory and American Cultural Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (1994); \u003ci\u003eLife As We Know It: A Father, A Family, and an Exceptional Child\u003c\/i\u003e (1996); and \u003ci\u003eThe Employment of English: Theory, Jobs, and the Future of Literary Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).  The subject of the aesthetic has returned to cultural and literary debates with a vengeance. \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetics of Cultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and authoritative collection of essays that analyze the role of aesthetics in American and British cultural studies, and reflect on its recuperation in the field. An international group of leading scholars write eloquently and convincingly about aesthetics in terms of subcultural analysis, the question of judgment in contemporary popular culture, the history of US and UK cultural studies, and the current state of the field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA substantial editorial introduction opens the volume to help orient the reader to specific contributions and major debates. This is a must-have book for students of cultural studies, media, and communications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990153445605,"sku":"NP9780631223054","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631223054.jpg?v=1761786707","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-aesthetics-of-cultural-studies-isbn-9780631223054","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}