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OverviewThis title presents an original and innovative approach to the field of cultural studies in the form of a series of interviews with leading cultural theorists from across the globe. The result is a useful introduction to the key ideas in the field, the strengths and problematic weaknesses of cultural studies as a discipline, allowing the reader to chart its development and to identify emerging trends. The book should prove useful to students of cultural studies and the interdisciplinary arts and humanities, and should also interest teachers and researchers working within a wide range of areas of cultural studies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul BowmanPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.491kg ISBN: 9780745317151ISBN 10: 0745317154 Pages: 265 Publication Date: 20 January 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Contributors Introduction: Interrogating Cultural Studies Section One: From Cultural Studies 1. Catherine Belsey: From Cultural Studies to Cultural Criticism? 2. Mieke Bal: From Cultural Studies to Cultural Analysis: 'a controlled reflection on the formation of method' 3. Martin McQuillan: The Projection of Cultural Studies Section Two: Cultural Studies (&) Philosophy 4. Simon Critchley: Why I Love Cultural Studies 5. Chris Norris: Two Cheers for Cultural Studies: A Philosopher's View Section Three: For Cultural Studies 6. Adrian Rifkin: Inventing Recollection 7. Griselda Pollock: Becoming Cultural Studies: the Daydream of the Political Section Four: What Cultural Studies 8. Jeremy Gilbert: Friends and Enemies: Which Side is Cultural Studies On? 9. Julian Wolfreys: ...as if such a thing existed... Section Five: Positioning Cultural Studies 10. John Mowitt: Cultural Studies, in Theory 11. Jeremy Valentine: The Subject Position of Cultural Studies: Is There A Problem? 12. Steven Connor: What Can Cultural Studies Do? Section Six: Against Cultural Studies 13. Thomas Docherty: responses 14. Lynette Hunter: unruly fugues IndexReviewsIn his introduction, Bowman suggests two rather different purposes for his book. The first is to determine where cultural studies is today. Understandably, the concern is whether institutionalising the field, through new degree programs and academic departments, has blunted its political thrust. The second purpose for the book, according to Bowman, is to provide an introduction to the field of cultural studies, a means for individuals to get a sense of what the discipline is all about. To achieve his purposes, Bowman has collected essays in the form of interviews with 14 academics within, or associated with, cultural studies. The essays offer a fairly wide range of opinions relative to the first purpose, along with several essays that hardly get around to the topic because the writers seem so caught up with themselves. The second purpose is less successfully achieved, although the essays by Catherine Belsey and Griselda Pollock are very informative. Summing Up: Optional. Accessible, though of limited use, to upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. -- J. L. Culross, Eastern Kentucky University in CHOICE Author InformationPaul Bowman teaches cultural studies at the University of Leeds - and is the editor of parallax. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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