Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice

With over 40,000 copies sold,Cultural Studies: Theory and Practicehas been the indispensable guide to studying culture for generations of students. Here is everything students need to know, with all the key concepts, theories and thinkers in one comprehensive, authoritative yet accessible resource.

Teaching students the foundations of cultural studies - from ideology, representation and discourse to audiences, subcultures and cultural policy - this revised edition:

• Fully explores the ubiquity ofdigital media culture, helping readers analyse issues surroundingsocial media,surveillance, cyber-activismand more
• Introduces students to all the key thinkers theyll encounter, fromStuart HallandMichel FoucaulttoJudith ButlerandDonna Haraway
• Balances the classics with cutting edge theory, includingcase studies on e-commerce, theself-help industry, thetransgender debate, andrepresentations of race
• Embraces popular culture in all of its diversity, fromdrag kingsandgaming, toanime fandomandremix cultures
• Is re-written throughout with anew co-author, making it a more enjoyable read than ever.

Unmatched in coverage and used world-wide, this is the essential companion for all students of cultural studies, culture and society, media and cultural theory, popular culture and cultural sociology.