{"product_id":"9781405180832","title":"Cultural Theory An Anthology","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCultural Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Anthology\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eImre Szeman | Timothy Kaposy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCultural Theory: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of the essential readings that have shaped and defined the field of contemporary cultural theory  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Features a historically diverse and methodologically concise collection of readings including rare essays such as   Pierre Bourdieu’s “Forms of Capital” (1986), Gilles Deleuze “Postscript on Societies of Control” (1992), and Fredric Jameson’s “Reification and Utopia in Mass Culture” (1979)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a radical new approach to teaching and studying cultural theory with material arranged around the central areas of inquiry in contemporary cultural study —the status and significance of culture itself, power, ideology, temporality, space and scale, and subjectivity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSection introductions, designed to assist the student reader, provide an overview of each piece, explaining the context in which it was written and offering a brief intellectual biography of the author\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA large annotated   bibliography of primary and secondary works for each author and topic promotes further research and discussion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a useful glossary of critical terms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eImre Szeman\u003c\/b\u003e is Canada Research Chair in Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta, Canada. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eZones of Instability: Literature, Postcolonialism and the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e (2003); co-author of \u003ci\u003ePopular Culture: A User's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (2004, 2009); and co-editor of \u003ci\u003ePierre Bourdieu: Fieldwork in Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), the \u003ci\u003eJohns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCriticism\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and \u003ci\u003eCanadian Cultural Studies: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Kaposy\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Cultural Studies Program at George Mason University, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 May 2010\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\u003e9781405180832\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\u003e560\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379917942924,"sku":"9781405180832","price":119.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405180832.jpg?v=1780192393","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405180832","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}