Cultural Theory
An Anthology
1. Edition April 2010
558 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Cultural Theory: An Anthology is a collection of the
essential readings that have shaped and defined the field of
contemporary cultural theory
* Features a historically diverse and methodologically
concise collection of readings including rare essays such as
Pierre Bourdieu's "Forms of Capital" (1986),
Gilles Deleuze "Postscript on Societies of Control"
(1992), and Fredric Jameson's "Reification and Utopia
in Mass Culture" (1979)
* Offers a radical new approach to teaching and studying cultural
theory with material arranged around the central areas of inquiry
in contemporary cultural study --the status and significance
of culture itself, power, ideology, temporality, space and scale,
and subjectivity
* Section introductions, designed to assist the student reader,
provide an overview of each piece, explaining the context in which
it was written and offering a brief intellectual biography of the
author
* A large annotated bibliography of primary and secondary
works for each author and topic promotes further research and
discussion
* Features a useful glossary of critical terms
Introduction.
Part 1 Reforming Culture.
Part 2 Power.
Part 3 Ideology.
Part 4 Space and Scale.
Part 5 Temporality.
Part 6 Subjectivity.
Glossary of Terms.
Sources.
Index.
Theory constitutes a valuable resource for scholars, as well as a
springboard for furnot ther discussion." (Snell Review,
2011)
"This anthology is an extraordinarily useful toolbox for teaching
cultural theory. But more than that, by organizing the texts
around a series of core concepts, it not only provides students
with an excellent introduction but also gives scholars a fresh
perspective on the field."
--Michael Hardt, Duke University
"Cultural theory has expanded its influence immensely over
the past two decades. Now we have a comprehensive selection of the
best and most influential writers in the field, ably compiled and
introduced by expert editors."
--Toby Miller, University of California, Riverside
"The introductory chapters for each section are uniformly
cogent and well written, and the choices of material are judicious
and at times refreshingly unexpected. Cultural Theory: An
Anthology is set to become the standard classroom text in the
field."
-- Nicholas Lawrence, University of Warwick
"Essential reading for all students of culture, whatever
their disciplinary background."
--Nick Couldry, Goldsmiths, University of London
the University of Alberta, Canada. He is the author of
Zones of Instability: Literature, Postcolonialism and the
Nation (2003); co-author of Popular Culture: A User's
Guide (2004, 2009); and co-editor of Pierre Bourdieu:
Fieldwork in Culture (2000), the Johns Hopkins Guide to
Literary Theory and Criticism (2005), and Canadian
Cultural Studies: A Reader (2009).
Timothy Kaposy is Assistant Professor in the Cultural
Studies Program at George Mason University, Virginia.
