Cultural Criticism: A Primer of Key Concepts

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SAGE Publications, 14 nov 1994 - 216 pagina's

Arthur Asa Berger′s unique ability to translate difficult theories into accessible language makes this book an ideal introduction to cultural criticism. Berger covers the key theorists, concepts, and subject areas, from literary, sociological, and psychoanalytical theories to semiotics and Marxism. Cultural Criticism breathes new life into the discipline by making these theories relevant to students′ lives. The author illustrates his explanations with excerpts from classic works giving readers a sense of the important thinkers′ style and helping place them in their context. Berger also provides a comprehensive bibliography on cultural criticism for those who wish to explore the topics at greater length.

Cultural Criticism is the perfect undergraduate supplemental text for such courses as media studies, literary criticism, and popular culture.

 

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Inhoudsopgave

An Introduction to Cultural Criticism
1
Literary Theory and Cultural Criticism
11
Marxism and Cultural Criticism
41
Semiotics and Cultural Criticism
73
Psychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Criticism
103
Sociological Theory and Cultural Criticism
135
Suggested Further Reading
166
References
174
Subject Index
183
About the Author 194
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Over de auteur (1994)

Arthur Asa Berger is Professor Emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University, where he taught between 1965 and 2003. He has published more than 100 articles, numerous book reviews, and more than 60 books. Among his latest books are the third edition of Media and Communication Research Methods: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (2013), The Academic Writer’s Toolkit: A User’s Manual (2008), What Objects Mean: An Introduction to Material Culture (2009), Bali Tourism (2013), Tourism in Japan: An Ethno-Semiotic Analysis (2010), The Culture Theorist’s Book of Quotations (2010), and The Objects of Our Affection: Semiotics and Consumer Culture (2010). He has also written a number of academic mysteries such as Durkheim is Dead: Sherlock Holmes is Introduced to Sociological Theory (2003) and Mistake in Identity: A Cultural Studies Murder Mystery (2005). His books have been translated into eight languages and thirteen of his books have been translated into Chinese.

Bibliografische gegevens

TitelCultural Criticism: A Primer of Key Concepts
Feminist Perspective on Communication
AuteurArthur Asa Berger
UitgeverSAGE Publications, 1994
ISBN1452236429, 9781452236421
Lengte216 pagina's
  
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