What is Cultural Studies: A Reader

Contents: Preface. 1. The evolution of cultural studies/Colin Sparks. 2. Cultural studies: two paradigms/Stuart Hall. 3. The centre for contemporary cultural studies/Michael Green. 4. Overcoming resistance to cultural studies/James W. Carey. 5. What is cultural studies anyway/Richard Johnson. 6. British cultural studies and television/John Fiske. 7. Banality in cultural studies/Meaghan Morris. 8. The future of cultural studies/Raymond Williams. 9. The circulation of cultural studies/Lawrence Grossberg. 10. The problem of American cultural studies/Alan O'Connor...

This book is an ideal foundation for students new to cultural studies. The essays are collected in chronological order to allow the reader to map the development of the field. Together the essays provide a fascinating perspective on the past, present and possible future of cultural studies. (jacket)