Cultural Studies and Communication

Marc Notes: Critical guided tour of the key debates in cultural studies; Announced in cloth at $59.95. Review Quotes:"Anyone interested in fresh perspectives on diverse cultural issues should examine this sixteen-essay analysis."--American Society of International LawReview Quotes: "Anyone interested in fresh perspectives on diverse cultural issues should examine this sixteen-essay analysis."--American Society of International LawReview Quotes: "Anyone interested in fresh perspectives on diverse cultural issues should examine this sixteen-essay analysis."--American Society of International Law Review Quotes: "Anyone interested in fresh perspectives on diverse cultural issues should examine this sixteen-essay analysis."--American Society of International LawPublisher Marketing: A companion volume to Mass Media and Society, this textbook is an introduction to cultural studies, written by influential scholars and researchers in the field. It offers a critical guided tour through the key debates raised by feminism, postmodernism, the politics of identity and theories of ideology. It goes beyond a narrow definition of cultural studies in terms of the audience to consider the entire communication circuit from production to consumption within a wider theoretical framework. Contributor Bio:  Curran, James Curran is Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths College, London. Contributor Bio:  Morley, David Morley is Professor of media and communications at Goldsmiths College. Contributor Bio:  Walkerdine, Valerie Valerie Walkerdine is Foundation Professor of Critical Psychology, Centre for Critical Psychology, University of Western Sydney. Her books include Changing the Subject: Psychology, Social Regulation and Subjectivity, and Mass Hysteria: Critical Psychology and Media Studies.