Doing Cultural Studies: The Story of the Sony WalkmanIn recent years `culture' has become a central concern in a wide range of fields and disciplines. This book introduces the main substantive and theoretical strands of this `turn to culture' through the medium of a particular case study: that of the Sony Walkman. Using the example of the Walkman, the book indicates how and why cultural practices and institutions have come to play such a crucial part in our lives, and introduces some of the central ideas, concepts and methods of analysis involved in conducting cultural studies. |
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References to this book
Cultural studies und Medienanalyse: eine Einführung ; [Lehrbuch] Andreas Hepp No preview available - 2004 |