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Doing Cultural Studies The Story of the Sony Walkman

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ISBN-10: 1849205507

ISBN-13: 9781849205504

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Paul du Gay, Anders Koed Madsen, Stuart Hall, Keith Negus, Hugh Mackay

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What does the Walkman have to do with the 21st century? The long-awaited second edition of this classic textbook takes students on a journey to the past and back again, giving them to skills do to cultural analysis along the way. Through the 'circuit of culture', this book teaches students to critically examine what culture means, and how and why it is enmeshed with the media texts and objects in their lives. Students will: • gain practical experience with the historical comparative method • learn to think about some of the cultural conundrums of the present • unpack the key concepts of contemporary culture, such as mobility and materiality • look with fresh eyes at the media world and…    
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Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 5/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English