ABSTRACT

This lively book will be essential to all those attempting to understand the state of Cultural Studies in the West today. Ion Davies, who was in at the birth of Cultural Studies in Britain and followed its development in many parts of the world, is uniquely qualified to add historical depth and comparative breadth to this subject. Introducing the central theoretical issues, as well as the key personalities, Cultural Studies and Beyond traces the origins, growth and diffusion of the subject.

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|10 pages

The First Narrative

chapter 3|10 pages

The Modes of Difference

chapter 5|20 pages

Aesthetics and Culture

chapter 6|20 pages

Race, Gender, Class and Representation

chapter 7|30 pages

Popular Culture and its Politics

chapter 8|36 pages

Narrative and Entropy