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What Is Cultural Studies?: A Reader
This edition brings together some of the top writers in the international field, and introduces the student to debates about the evolution of cultural studies, different strands within the subject, and future directions.
400 pages, Paperback
First published March 29, 1996
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John Storey
15 books18 followersProfessor John Storey, Professor of Cultural Studies, Director of Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland.
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May 2, 2025
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John Storey’s What Is Cultural Studies?: A Reader is a comprehensive and thoughtfully curated anthology that traces the development and scope of cultural studies as an academic discipline. By bringing together foundational texts from key theorists such as Stuart Hall, Raymond Williams, Michel Foucault, and others, the reader offers a panoramic view of how culture, ideology, power, and identity are theorized and contested.
The book’s structure is pedagogically sound, moving from early debates to contemporary concerns, including gender, race, globalization, and postmodernism. However, its density and the breadth of theoretical perspectives might overwhelm readers unfamiliar with critical theory or cultural analysis. Storey’s introductions and contextual framing help, but this remains a reader best suited for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, or those with a solid background in the humanities. A good collection—informative and rigorous, though not always the most inviting for general readers. It provides breadth, but navigating the material can require patience and supplemental reading.
John Storey’s What Is Cultural Studies?: A Reader is a comprehensive and thoughtfully curated anthology that traces the development and scope of cultural studies as an academic discipline. By bringing together foundational texts from key theorists such as Stuart Hall, Raymond Williams, Michel Foucault, and others, the reader offers a panoramic view of how culture, ideology, power, and identity are theorized and contested.
The book’s structure is pedagogically sound, moving from early debates to contemporary concerns, including gender, race, globalization, and postmodernism. However, its density and the breadth of theoretical perspectives might overwhelm readers unfamiliar with critical theory or cultural analysis. Storey’s introductions and contextual framing help, but this remains a reader best suited for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, or those with a solid background in the humanities. A good collection—informative and rigorous, though not always the most inviting for general readers. It provides breadth, but navigating the material can require patience and supplemental reading.
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