Introducing Cultural Studies
Learning through Practice
Format:Hardback
Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc
Published:29th Nov '07
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This engaging introduction to cultural studies offers practical exercises and conceptual tools for students. It emphasizes creativity, multidisciplinary approaches, and includes various pedagogical features to enhance analytical skills and project development.
Introducing Cultural Studies serves as a comprehensive entry point into the field of cultural studies, designed specifically for undergraduate students. The book is packed with practical exercises that encourage students to think critically and engage with the cultural issues they encounter in their daily lives. By providing essential conceptual tools, it empowers readers to conduct their own cultural analyses, fostering a deeper understanding of the subject matter.
The text is structured to facilitate learning, featuring heuristics that guide students in preparing and writing projects. It includes numerous examples to inspire creativity and help students formulate their own ideas. The author’s creative, playful, and witty writing style makes complex concepts more accessible, while also maintaining an engaging tone that captures the reader's interest.
In addition to linking key concepts with prominent theorists in cultural studies, the book incorporates a diverse array of references to popular cultural forms. This multidisciplinary approach highlights the interconnectedness of various fields within cultural studies. Pedagogical features such as dialogues, graphs, images, and recommended readings further enhance the learning experience. Ultimately, Introducing Cultural Studies not only equips students with analytical skills but also nurtures their creative abilities, making it an ideal resource for those new to the discipline.
An outstanding entry level text aimed at those with little or no cultural studies knowledge... Innovative, creative and clever
THE
Times Higher Education
What a weird and wonderful book. It is the Ronseal of Cultural Studies Literature; it does what it says on the tin... the ideal textbook for Further Education and first year Higher Education Cultural Studies Students... It is also a brilliant revision and essay writing tool for more advanced learners. It is concise, honest and straightforward in its aims and content and witty in its approach... This does not mean however that its content is ‘dumbed down′. It valiantly manages to retain all the highly academic information required for this area of study and does not shy away from using the appropriate terminology and language that Cultural Studies students must familiarise themselves with. The ‘Oversimplification Warnings’, ‘Practice Exercises’, illustrations and ‘Notes’ act as practical or cognitive revision for the body of text rather than as a ‘gutter press’ substitute... this is a highly successful book, in that it has accomplished its intentions, but it is also a motivational book. Its quality and character allow the reader to ‘feel’ the enthusiasm of its author which in turn becomes infectious, instilling in the reader a genuine sense of ebullient perturbation
Art/Design/Media
The Higher Education Authority
It does not attempt to be in any way exhaustive, as it shows a constant awareness of "what′s been left out", but, working towards "interpretive independence", it aims to provide students with sufficient notional skills to start doing their own cultural criticism… Like the best cultural studies works, Walton′s exhilarating book may leave the student wondering what cultural studies actually is, perhaps undecided about a final definition, but nonetheless confident enough to start practising it
ATLANTIS
Journal of the Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies
Ideal for courses linked to the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) laid down by the Bologna process that is transforming university education in Europe, epecially as the author shows a constant awareness of teaching in terms of developing students′ critical competencies
J. Rubén Valdés Miyares
Universidad de Oviedo
ISBN: 9781412918947
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 740g
336 pages