Contemporary Cultural Theory: An Introduction

by Jeff Browitt and Andrew Milner

Book Overview

First Published in 2002. This lucid and concise overview brings a much needed sense and history and theoretical scale to the growth of cultural studies. The authors identify six major paradigms in cultural theory: utilitarianism, cultural materialism, critical theory and postmodernism. They outline social and discursive contexts within each of these has developed and provide the essential grounding to understand current debates in the field. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415301009
• ISBN13: 9780415301008
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.7"