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Aesthetics of Cultural Studies
Contributor(s): Bérubé, Michael (Editor)
ISBN: 0631223061     ISBN-13: 9780631223061
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $43.51  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2004
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Annotation: The subject of the aesthetic has returned to cultural and literary debates with a vengeance. "The Aesthetics of Cultural Studies" is a timely and authoritative collection of essays that analyze the role of aesthetics in American and British cultural studies, and reflect on its recuperation in the field. An international group of leading scholars write eloquently and convincingly about aesthetics in terms of subcultural analysis, the question of judgment in contemporary popular culture, the history of US and UK cultural studies, and the current state of the field.


A substantial editorial introduction opens the volume to help orient the reader to specific contributions and major debates. This is a must-have book for students of cultural studies, media, and communications.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Aesthetics
Dewey: 111.85
LCCN: 2004010913
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.4" W x 9.02" (0.73 lbs) 220 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The subject of the aesthetic has returned to cultural and literary debates with a vengeance. The Aesthetics of Cultural Studies is a timely and authoritative collection of essays that analyze the role of aesthetics in American and British cultural studies, and reflect on its recuperation in the field.

  • Contains first-rate, original essays that analyze the role of aesthetics in American and British cultural studies, and reflect on its recuperation in the field.
  • Contributors are leading scholars, internationally based.
  • Includes substantial introductory material by the editor.