Representation
Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices
Sean Nixon editor Jessica Evans editor Stuart Hall editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Published:15th May '13
Should be back in stock very soon
This updated edition of Representation serves as a vital resource for students and researchers in media and cultural studies, reflecting current trends and theories.
The second edition of Representation is a highly anticipated update of a foundational text in media and cultural studies. Since its first publication in 1997, this book has served as an essential resource for students and researchers alike, equipping them with the tools to critically analyze and question institutional and media texts and images. This new edition is expertly revised to reflect the latest developments in the field, ensuring its relevance for a new generation of learners.
One of the key features of the updated Representation is its comprehensive approach to the topic of representation itself. It has been refreshed to include significant advancements in media formats, technologies, and political contexts, making it a timely resource in today's rapidly changing landscape. The inclusion of a new chapter dedicated to celebrity culture and reality television provides fresh insights into contemporary media phenomena that are crucial for understanding modern representation.
In addition to theoretical updates, this edition enhances the learning experience with new exercises, readings, images, and examples. These additions aim to engage students more effectively and foster critical thinking skills. Overall, Representation remains an indispensable tool for educators and students in cultural and media studies, ensuring that they are well-equipped to navigate and analyze the complexities of representation in today’s media-rich environment.
This is simply a magnificent collection of chapters, laced together under the guiding light of Stuart Hall′s outstanding scholarship. The chapters each exemplify the very best modes of cultural studies writing, theoretically informed, lucid, vividly alive and relevant to students and to general readers across the arts, humanities and social sciences. New material by Stuart Hall is particularly welcome, and will be much appreciated given his key role in the development of post-colonial as well as cultural studies. In particular we see Hall lay out the conceptual groundwork for an extensive study of the media from the viewpoint of ′race′ and ethnicity.
Angela McRobbie
Professor of Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London
The second edition of Representation should enable it to speak to new generations of students and to continue to serve as the authoritative introduction to the theories and politics of meaning and representation in cultural studies. Anyone interested in these matters, whether student, teacher or simply curious intellect, will be glad for the time spent reading this book.
Lawrence Grossberg
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Senior Editor of the journal Cultural Studies
ISBN: 9781849205634
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 780g
440 pages
2nd Revised edition