{"product_id":"cultural-studies-isbn-9781405170499","title":"Cultural Studies","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 \u003ci\u003eCultural Studies: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive overview of the field, from cyberculture and digital media to fashion and new formulations of gender identity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes student exercises and activities for each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaches cultural analysis through practical examples and application\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives students across disciplines the tools to become practitioners of Cultural Studies and active cultural analysts  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe perfect companion volume to Ryan's \u003ci\u003eCultural Studies Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (2008)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Policy and Industry 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Place, Space, and Geography 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Gender and Sexuality 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Ideologies 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Rhetoric 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Ethnicity 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Identity, Lifestyle, and Subculture 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Consumer Culture and Fashion Studies 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Music 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Media Studies 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Visual Culture 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Audience, Performance, and Celebrity 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Bodies and Things 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Transnationality, Globalization, and Postcoloniality 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Film and Media Arts at Temple University. His books include \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Film Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarxism and Deconstruction,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePolitics and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCamera Politica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCultural Studies; An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Theory: A Practical Introduction.\u003c\/i\u003e  Culture is the software of our lives: it is the program we live by and the rules that determine how we think and act. Yet these rules are dynamic, changing as we speak, write, and create – changing as we live. This innovative text provides a comprehensive introduction to Cultural Studies, from cyberculture and digital media to fashion and the new formulations of gender identity. The perfect companion volume to Ryan's \u003ci\u003eCultural Studies: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, this hands-on guide introduces students to the diverse fields that comprise Cultural Studies, from visual culture to popular music and new media.  \u003cp\u003eWith an emphasis on student exercises and activities, Ryan teaches cultural analysis through practical examples and applications. More than just a summary of the major ideas in the field, this wide-ranging introduction gives students of many disciplines the tools to become practitioners of Cultural Studies and active cultural analysts.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This is a sprightly and engaging tour around all the major points of reference in the field of Cultural Studies. Up-to-date and comprehensive in its coverage, with an array of interesting student exercises, it will be invaluable in the classroom and students would be hard pressed to find a more comprehensive and accessible handbook.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003ePaul Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, George Mason University","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989013086437,"sku":"NP9781405170499","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405170499.jpg?v=1761782433","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/cultural-studies-isbn-9781405170499","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}