Cultural Studies

Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its past historical precedents, conflicts, and issues. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural anthropology and ethnic studies in both objective and methodology. Researchers concentrate on how a particular medium or message relates to matters of ideology, social class, nationality, ethnicity, sexuality, and/or gender.
Cultural studies is extremely holistic, combining feminist theory, social theory, political t ...more

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Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle

Feminism Confronts Technology by Judy Wajcman

The Inner History of Devices by Sherry Turkle

Technology & Culture

43 books — 12 voters

Inside Notes from the Outside by Caroline Joan S. Picart

Racial Formation in the United States by Michael Omi

Making the Latino South by Cecilia Marquez

Racial Formation in the Twenty-First Century by Daniel Martinez HoSang

Inside Notes from the Outside

27 books — 2 voters

The League of Regrettable Superheroes by Jon Morris

Superheroes and Philosophy by Tom Morris

Superhero Culture: What Superheros Tell Us About Ourselves

33 books — 13 voters

Prejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'Agostino MD

Race, Women, Culture - UCSC

19 books — 2 voters

Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark by Charlie J. Eskew

Black, White, and Beyond

24 books — 9 voters

Selected Writings, Volume 2 by Walter Benjamin

For the Well-Being of All by Bonnie J Taylor

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Principles of Spiritual Economics by Hooshmand Badee

Selected Writings, Volume 4 by Walter Benjamin

Economic Theology

18 books — 2 voters

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“ Cultural differences are not genetic, they're environmental. ...more ”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

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“ I am the warfare (A Very Naskar Sonnet, 2698) My brain is the planet's largest organic manufacturing plant of multiculturalism, so don't, I beg you, don't trigger me too much, because once the hate crosses my threshold, I won't hate you back, instead, I will inject your language, your culture into my bloodstream, and pour out literature at such a vast scale, that before you know it, your offspring will be studying my canon as their native heritage - my human-centric divinity will be their divi ...more ”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

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