"Graeme Turner is one of the most remarkable figures in the world of cultural studies. He has helped to make and remake the field over the last twenty-five years. So when he sets his alarm clock - and it goes off loudly - we all know it′s time to pay attention. This extraordinary testament to what is right and wrong with cultural studies today will reverberate across the globe." Toby Miller, University of California This original, sharp and engaging book draws the reader into a compelling exploration of cultural studies in the twenty-first century. It offers a level-headed account of where cultural studies has come from, the methodological and theoretical dilemmas that it faces today and an agenda for its future development. In an age in which the relevance of cultural studies has been called into question, this book seeks to generate debate. Focusing upon the actual practice of cultural studies within the university today, it asks whether or not cultural studies has really managed to maintain a connection with its original political and ethical mission and comments on the strategies needed to regain the initiative. Written by a world class figure in cultural studies, each chapter supports and guides the reader by introducing the key issues, reviewing the relevant commentary and offering a critical conclusion of how each theme fits into a bigger picture. This timely and provocative consideration of cultural studies as a global discipline will be essential reading for academics and students working in the field for years to come.
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A superb overview of cultural studies written by a world class authority this book explores where cultural studies has come from, the methodological and theoretical challenges it faces today and sets an agenda for its future development.
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Introduction: Practising Cultural Studies Today Chapter 1: The Achievements of Cultural Studies The Institution of Cultural Studies Cultural Studies and... Chapter 2: The ′Un-Discipline′: Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinarity Being ′Undisciplined′ The Limits of Interdisciplinarity So, What Next.... Chapter 3: Teaching Cultural Studies The Marginalization of Teaching Cultural Studies 101 Old News and Bad News Chapter 4: Unintended Consequences: Convergence Culture, New Media Studies and Creative Industries The Return of Cultural Populism Convergence Culture, Cultural Studies and The Curriculum Two Stories Chapter 5: Internationalizing Cultural Studies: From Diaspora to Indigeneity From Diaspora to Indigeneity Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Chapter 6: Does Cultural Studies Have a Future? Cultural Studies and the Public Good An Interdisciplinary Lingua Franca
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Graeme Turner is the leading chronicler of cultural studies. In this refreshing book, he addresses some tricky questions about the development and fate of the field, defending cultural studies as a discipline against not only its detractors but also erstwhile participants who have succumbed to the pressures of instrumentalism and drifted off into less critical territory. What′s Become of Cultural Studies? takes stock and establishes grounds for renewalJim McGuiganLoughborough University Graeme Turner is one of the most remarkable figures in the world of cultural studies. He has helped to make and remake the field over the last twenty-five years. So when he sets his alarm clock--and it goes off loudly--we all know it′s time to pay attention. This extraordinary testament to what is right and wrong with cultural studies today will reverberate across the globeToby Miller University of California - author of Makeover Nation: The United States of Reinvention
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781849205849
Publisert
2011-12-01
Utgiver
Vendor
SAGE Publications Ltd
Vekt
260 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
200

Forfatter

Biographical note

Graeme Turner is Professor of Cultural Studies at the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia