| Cultural Studies in Practice Contributor(s): Aksikas, Jaafar (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783487313 ISBN-13: 9781783487318 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Physical Information: 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cultural Studies in Practice: Methods of Inquiry offers a guidebook to the central methods and methodologies in the field of contemporary Cultural Studies. It explores the central concepts and theories of the field and directly engages students with practice through classroom discussion, group work and short research projects. Topics covered include: The epistemological and methodological foundations of cultural studiesCombining methodologies in cultural studiesThe ethics of cultural researchSelf-reflexivity and autobiographyHistorical analysis and oral historyTextual analysisEthnography and fieldworkArchival Research Aimed at courses including Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature, American Studies, Popular Culture, Media Studies and much more it will enable advanced undergraduates and postgraduates to get to grips with the challenges of interdisciplinary research in this vibrant, challenging space. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aksikas, Jaafar: - Jaafar Aksikas is Associate Professor of Cultural Studies at Columbia College Chicago. He is the President of the Cultural Studies Association and the series editor of Cultural Studies and Marxism. |