Media/cultural Studies: Critical ApproachesThis anthology is designed to assist teachers and students in learning how to better understand and interpret our common culture and everyday life. With a focus on contemporary media, consumer, and digital culture, this book combines classic and original writings by both leading and rising scholars in the field. The chapters present key theories, concepts, and methodologies of critical cultural and media studies, as well as cutting-edge research into new media. Sections on teaching media/cultural studies and concrete case studies provide practical examples that illuminate contemporary culture, ranging from new forms of digital media and consumer culture to artifacts from TV and film, including Barbie and Big Macs, soap operas, Talk TV, Facebook, and YouTube. The lively articles show that media/cultural studies is an exciting and relevant arena, and this text should enable students and citizens to become informed readers and critics of their culture and society. |
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Contents
Introduction to Part | 1 |
Lawrence Grossberg | 25 |
Chris Rojek | 49 |
Edward Herman | 63 |
Cultural Studies Critical Pedagogy and the Politics of Higher Education | 88 |
Robin Mansell | 107 |
Ernest Morrell | 152 |
Reflections on Teaching | 164 |
The Magical World of Daytime Soap Operas | 324 |
The Media and the Plight | 374 |
The Rhetoric of Pleasure and Danger in Feminist | 392 |
Regime | 411 |
L A Autobiography | 423 |
and Iconography in Born in East L | 440 |
Carl Boggs and Tom Pollard | 457 |
Economy of Looking | 482 |
New Media Literacy | 194 |
Digital Tools for Collecting Connecting Constructing Responding | 206 |
DOING MEDIACULTURAL STUDIES | 229 |
Alternative Histories | 238 |
The Worlds Lovin | 251 |
The Bitch Still Has Everything | 270 |
Vulture Culture Youth and Television | 280 |
Growing Up Gay Today | 296 |
Whats Wrong with a Little Objectification? | 313 |
in the U S Media | 501 |
Men in the Media and Everyday Perception | 516 |
Masculinity | 537 |
EMERGENT DIGITAL CULTURES | 557 |
Mark Poster | 576 |
Childrens Culture | 587 |
Alla Zollers | 602 |
Some Critical Reflections | 615 |
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