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| Doing Cultural Studies: The Story of the Sony Walkman (Culture, Media & Identities, Vol. 1) | | Author: | Paul du Gay, et al | ISBN: | 0761954023 | Format: | Handover | Publish Date: | June, 2005 | | | | | | | | | Book Review | | |
Book Description This book introduces the substantive and theoretical strands of contemporary cultural studies through the medium of a particular case study: that of the Sony Walkman. Through the Walkman example, Doing Cultural Studies shows how and why cultural practices and institutions have come to play such a crucial part in our lives, and introduces the central ideas, concepts, and methods of analysis involved in doing cultural studies. The authors of this unique work show how the Walkman is a typical cultural artifact and medium of modern culture, and studies how the key cultural processes are discerned. Examining the Walkman culturally leads to exploration of how it is represented, what social identities are associated with it, how it is produced and consumed, and what mechanisms regulate its distribution and use. This unique book offers students insights not only into the basic approaches of cultural studies, but also into how cultural studies can be used to understand the way culture works in the context of our everyday lives.
Doing Cultural Studies: The Story of the Sony Walkman FROM THE PUBLISHER In recent years 'culture' has become a central concern across a wide range of disciplines. This book introduces the main substantive and theoretical strands of this 'turn to culture' through the medium of a particular case study: that of the Sony Walkman. Using the example of the Walkman, this book indicates how and why cultural practices and institutions have come to play such an important role in our lives, and introduces some of the central ideas, concepts and methods of analysis involved in conducting cultural studies. This unique book offers not only an introduction to key issues and debates in contemporary cultural studies but also a practical illustration of how cultural studies can be used to make sense of our everyday lives.
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