Studying Culture. an Introductory Reader

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes:"Gray and McGuigan have done students and teachers a great service."--Lawrence Grossberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillReview Quotes: "Gray and McGuigan have done students and teachers a great service."--Lawrence Grossberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillReview Quotes: "Gray and McGuigan have done students and teachers a great service."--Lawrence Grossberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Review Quotes: "Gray and McGuigan have done students and teachers a great service."--Lawrence Grossberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPublisher Marketing: A resource book for students of cultural studies, which traces the formation of the field in Britain and its subsequent development internationally. Classic statements of culturalist, semiological and postmodern perspectives are contrasted with less familiar material illustrating the impact of feminism and the politics of sexuality, ethnicity and race. This second, expanded edition includes a new section exploring recent important work in international cultural studies, and provides readings on the social construction of the self and the role of public policy in the cultural field. Contributor Bio:  Gray, Ann Lecturer in Cultural Studies at University Of Birmingham, UK. Contributor Bio:  McGuiggan, Jim Jim McGuiggan, a powerful speaker and seasoned writer, has written numerous inspirational books, including "The God of the Towel, Jesus the Hero of Thy Soul, Where the Spirit of the Lord Is . . ., Let Me Count the Ways", and "Celebrating the Wrath of God". Born in Belfast, Ireland, McGuiggan has studied and taught the Bible in America at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Since he and his wife of 44 years, Ethel, returned to Ireland, he has worked with a congregation of God's people outside of Belfast.