Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction

by John Storey

Overview

In this eighth edition of his award-winning Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction, John Storey presents a clear and critical survey of competing theories of and various approaches to popular culture. Its breadth and theoretical unity, exemplified through popular culture, means that it can be flexibly and relevantly applied across a number of disciplines.

Retaining the accessible approach of previous editions, and using appropriate examples from the texts and practices of popular culture, this new edition remains a key introduction to the area.

New to this edition:

• revised, rewritten and updated throughout
• brand new chapter on class and popular culture
• updated student resources at www.routledge.com/cw/storey.

The new edition remains essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of cultural studies, media studies, communication studies, the sociology of culture, popular culture and other related subjects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415786621
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/06/2018
Edition description:	8th ed.
Pages:	302
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Storey is Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies at the Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Sunderland, UK, and Chair Professor of the Changjiang Scholar Programme at the Comparative Cultural Studies Centre, Shaanxi Normal University, China. He has published widely in cultural studies, including twenty-six books. The most recent is Radical Utopianism and Cultural Studies (2019).

Table of Contents

Preface/Acknowledgements ; Publisher’s acknowledgements ; 1. What is popular culture? ; 2. The ‘culture and civilization’ tradition ; 3. Culturalism into cultural studies ; 4. Marxisms ; 5. Psychoanalysis ; 6. Structuralism and post-structuralism ; 7. Class and class struggle ; 8. Gender and Sexuality ; 9. ‘Race’, racism and representation ; 10. Postmodernism ; 11. The materiality of popular culture ; 12. The politics of the popular ; Bibliography ; Index

Editorial Reviews

This classic text explains how we can use cultural theory to understand the kaleidoscope of popular culture that surrounds us and shapes our lives. It is an outstandingly clear, beautifully written and authoritative book - and its breadth and depth will spark connections for old and new readers alike.

Professor Jo Littler, City, University of London, UK

Since its first publication in 1993 this has been my go-to introduction to cultural theory and popular culture. In part, this is because Storey writes with admirable clarity and concision but also because it is broad-ranging and full of useful and insightful examples that help students see how theory works in practice. Other reasons for choosing this as a course book are that it is constantly updated to take account of developments in cultural studies and that it is linked to a reader in which students can explore some of the texts that are discussed and illustrated in this book.

Dr David Walton, Universidad de Murcia, Spain

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