{"product_id":"9781118472316","title":"A Companion to Critical and Cultural Theory","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Critical and Cultural Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eImre Szeman | Sarah Blacker | Justin Sully\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the contemporary transformation of critical and cultural theory, with special emphasis on the way debates in the field have changed in recent decades.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures original essays from an international team of cultural theorists which offer fresh and compelling perspectives and sketch out exciting new areas of theoretical inquiry Thoughtfully organized into two sections – lineages and problematics – that facilitate its use both by students new to the field and\u003cbr\u003eadvanced scholars and researchers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains key schools and movements clearly and succinctly, situating them in relation to broader developments in culture, society, and politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTackles issues that have shaped and energized the field since the Second World War, with discussion of familiar and under-theorized topics related to living and laboring, being and knowing, and agency and belonging\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImre Szeman\u003c\/b\u003e is a Canada Research Chair of Cultural Studies and Professor of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta, and adjunct professor of Visual and Critical Studies at the Ontario College of Art and Design University. He is the founder of the Canadian Association of Cultural Studies and a founding member of the US Cultural Studies Association. He is the author or editor of many books, including most recently, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Marxist Theory: An Anthology \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003ePopular Culture: A User's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (3rd revised edition, 2013), \u003ci\u003eAfter Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2011), and \u003ci\u003eCultural Theory: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Blacker\u003c\/b\u003e is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany. Located at the intersection of science and technology studies, critical theory, and cultural studies, her research explores the politics of genomic medicine and health disparities' relation to racial inequalities in North America. She is co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eReviews in Cultural Theory. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin Sully\u003c\/b\u003e teaches literary and cultural studies at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. His research tracks the cultural history of statistics and the political aesthetics of enumeration in film, television, and digital media. He is co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eReviews in Cultural Theory. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 October 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118472316\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e592\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e36.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377852543116,"sku":"9781118472316","price":190.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118472316_49eff55e-a50c-46f6-91a1-e9e035572004.jpg?v=1780282350","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118472316","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}