Overview :Stuart Hall is the leading figure in cultural studies today - no one else has had the same influence in the shaping of the field. This book ... Read More
Overview :Without doubt, Jean Baudrillard is one of the most important figures currently working in the area of sociology an dcultural studies, but hi... Read More
Overview :In contemporary society, the cult of celebrity is inescapable. Anyone can be turned into a celebrity, and anything can be made into a celebr... Read More
Overview :What has the death of Corporal Patrick D. Tillman of the US Army Rangers in an incident of friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004 got to do wi... Read More
Overview :What is happening to pop music and pop culture? Synthesizers, samplers and MDI systems have allowed anyone with basic computing skills to ma... Read More
Overview :Frank Sinatra was only one of a handful of popular entertainers who dominated Western popular culture for six decades. From his early fame a... Read More
Overview :Ways of Escape provides a history of leisure and travel and a cartography of "escape activity." The author examines how pleasure has been ma... Read More
Overview :The world sees Britain through the antics of Monty Python's Flying Circus, the stiff-lipped, painfully class-conscious societies depicted in... Read More
Overview :'Presumed intimacy' refers to a relationship that requires instant trust, confidence, disclosure and the recognition of vulnerability. Chris... Read More