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An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture
By Dominic Strinati
304 pages
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- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- London
- Publication year:
- 2004
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- 2nd
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Synopsis
An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture is widely recognized as an immensely useful textbook for students taking courses in the major theories of popular culture. Strinati provides a critical assessment of the ways in which these theories have tried to understand and evaluate popular culture in modern societies.Among the theories and ideas the book introduces are: mann culture, the Frankfurt School and the culture industry, semiology and structuralism, Marxism, feminism, postmodernism and ...
An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture is widely recognized as an immensely useful textbook for students taking courses in the major theories of popular culture. Strinati provides a critical assessment of the ways in which these theories have tried to understand and evaluate popular culture in modern societies.Among the theories and ideas the book introduces are: mann culture, the Frankfurt School and the culture industry, semiology and structuralism, Marxism, feminism, postmodernism and cultural populism.This new edition provides fresh material on Marxism and feminism, while a new final chapter assesses the significance of the theories explained in the book.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction xi
- Chapter 1 - Mass Culture and Popular Culture 1
- Chapter 2 - The Frankfurt School and the Culture Industry 45
- Chapter 3 - Structuralism, Semiology and Popular Culture 77
- Chapter 4 - Marxism, Political Economy and Ideology 115
- Chapter 5 - Feminism and Popular Culture 159
- Chapter 6 - Postmodernism, Contemporary Popular Culture and Recent Theoretical Developments 203
- Conclusion 239
- Notes 247
- Bibliography 259
- Index 275