A Companion to Cultural Studies

Experts from five continents provide a thorough exploration of cultural studies, looking at different ideas, places and problems addressed by the field.

• Brings together the latest work in cultural studies and provides a synopsis of critical trends

• Showcases thirty contributors from five continents

• Addresses the key topics in the field, the relationship of cultural studies to other disciplines, and cultural studies around the world

• Offers a gritty introduction for the neophyte who is keen to find out what cultural studies is, and covers in-depth debates to satisfy the appetite of the advanced scholar

• Includes a comprehensive bibliography and a listing of cultural studies websites

• Now available in paperback for the course market.

Autorentext

Toby Miller is Professor in the Departments of English,
Sociology, and Women's Studies, and Director of the
University's Program in Film and Visual Culture, at the
University of California, Riverside.

He is co-editor, with Robert Stam, of Blackwell's Film &
Theory: An Anthology (2000) and A Companion to Film
Theory (2000), and is the author of a wide range of work in
cultural studies including Technologies of Truth (1998),
Popular Culture and Everyday Life (1998), and
Globalization and Sport (2001). He is also co-editor of the
journal Social Text and editor of the journal Television
Studies and New Media.

Inhalt

1. What it is and what it isn't: Introducing . . . Cultural
   Studies: Toby Miller.

Part I: Disciplines:.

2. Interdisciplinarity: Mark Gibson, Murdoch University and Alec
   McHoul, Murdoch University.

3. Is There a Cultural Studies of Law?: Rosemary Coombe,
   University of Toronto and York University.

4. The Renewal of the Cultural in Sociology: Randy Martin, New
   York University.

5. Sociology, Cultural Studies, and Disciplinary Boundaries:
   Frank Webster, University of Birmingham.

6. Notes on the Traffic Between Cultural Studies and Science and
   Technology Studies: Marianne de Laet, California Institute of
   Technology.

7. Political Economy within Cultural Studies: Richard Maxwell,
   Queens College, CUNY.

8. Cultural Studies and Philosophy: An Intervention: Douglas
   Kellner, UCLA.

9. "X" Never, Ever Marks the Spot: Archaeology and Cultural
   Studies: Silke Morgenroth.

10. The Unbalanced Reciprocity Between Cultural Studies and
    Anthropology: George E. Marcus, Rice University.

11. Media Studies and Cultural Studies: A Symbiotic Convergence:
    John Nguyet Erni, University of New Hampshire.

Part II: Places:.

12. Comparative Cultural Studies Traditions: Latin America and
    the U.S.: George Yudice, New York University.

13. Can Cultural Studies Speak Spanish?: Jorge Mariscal,
    University of California - San Diego.

14. Australasia: Graeme Turner, University of Queensland,
    Australia.

15. Peripheral Vision: Chinese Cultural Studies in Hong Kong:
    Eric Kit-wai Ma, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

16. Decentering the Centre: Cultural Studies in Britain and its
    Legacy: Ben Carrington, University of Brighton.

17. European Cultural Studies: Paul Moore, University of
    Ulster.

Part III: Issues:.

18. Let's Get Serious: Notes on Teaching Youth Culture: Justin
    Lewis, Cardiff University.

19. Looking Backwards and Forwards at Cultural Studies: Paul
    Smith, University of Sussex.

20. Close Encounters: Sport, Science, and Political Culture: C.
    L. Cole, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

21. Intellectuals, Culture, Policy: The Practical and the
    Critical: Tony Bennett, Open University.

22. Listening to the State: Culture, Power, and Cultural Policy
    in Colombia: Ana Mara Ochoa Gautier, Universidad Autonoma del
    Estado de Morelos in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

23. Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk: Andrea Fraser.

24. The Scandalous Fall of Feminism and the "First Black
    President": Melissa Deem, University of Iowa.

25. Rap and Feng Shui: On Ass Politics, Cultural Studies, and
    the Timbaland Sound: Jason King, New York University.

26. Fashion: Sarah Berry.

27. Cultural Studies and Race: Robert Stam, New York
    University.

28. Globalization and Culture: Toby Miller, New York University
    and Geoffrey Lawrence, Central Queensland University,
    Australia.

29. "Cricket, with a Plot": Nationalism, Cricket, and Diasporic
    Identities: Suvendrini Perera, University of Sri Lanka.

Part IV: Sources:.

30. Bibliographical Resources for Cultural Studies: Toby Miller,
    NYU.

Index.