How We Use Stories and Why That Matters: Cultural Science in Action

by John Hartley

Book Overview

Using compelling examples and analysis, How We Use Stories and Why That Mattersshows what the New York Shakespeare Riots tell us about class struggle, what Death Cab for Cutie tells us about media, what Kate Moss's wedding dress tells us about authorship, and how Westworld and Humans imagine very different futures for Artificial Intelligence: one based on slavery, the other on class. Together, these knowledge stories tell us about how intimate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150135163X
• ISBN13: 9781501351631
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"