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Michael Ryan is Professor of Film and Media Arts at Temple University. His books include An Introduction to Film Analysis, Marxism and Deconstruction, Politics and Culture, Camera Politica, Cultural Studies; An Anthology, and Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction.- Provides a comprehensive overview of the field, from cyberculture and digital media to fashion and new formulations of gender identity
- Includes student exercises and activities for each chapter
- Teaches cultural analysis through practical examples and application
- Gives students across disciplines the tools to become practitioners of Cultural Studies and active cultural analysts
- The perfect companion volume to Ryan's Cultural Studies Anthology (2008)
Preface viii
Acknowledgments xiii
1. Policy and Industry 1
2. Place, Space, and Geography 12
3. Gender and Sexuality 26
4. Ideologies 40
5. Rhetoric 53
6. Ethnicity 71
7. Identity, Lifestyle, and Subculture 83
8. Consumer Culture and Fashion Studies 94
9. Music 105
10. Media Studies 122
11. Visual Culture 136
12. Audience, Performance, and Celebrity 150
13. Bodies and Things 161
14. Transnationality, Globalization, and Postcoloniality 170
Index 180
With 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.
—Paul Smith, George Mason University