Cultural Studies As Critical Theory / Edition 1

by Ben Agger

Overview

Examines the field of cultural studies and argues for its relevance in addressing the enormous impact of popular culture and mass media today. Among the perspectives analysed are the Marxist sociology of culture and poststructural/postmodern analysis

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781850009658
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/20/1992
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ben Agger

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 What is Cultural Studies?; Chapter 2 Popular Culture as Serious Business; Chapter 3 Marxist Theories of Culture; Chapter 4 The Frankfurt School’s Aesthetic Politics; Chapter 5 The Birmingham School of Cultural Studies; Chapter 6 Poststructuralism and Postmodernism on Culture; Chapter 7 Feminist Cultural Studies; Chapter 8 Needs, Values and Cultural Criticism; Chapter 9 Deprogramming the Cult of Cultural Studies; Chapter 10 Cultural Studies as Everyday Life in the Society of the Spectacle;