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CULTURAL FIFTH EDITION FIFTH EDITION
THEORYAND JOHN STOREY
POPULAR CULTURAL
CULTURE AN INTRODUCTION
In this fifth edition of his successful Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction, John Storey
has extensively revised the text throughout. As before, the book presents a clear and critical survey
of competing theories of and various approaches to popular culture. THEORYAND
Retaining the accessible approach of previous editions, and using relevant and appropriate examples
from the texts and practices of popular culture, this new edition remains a key introduction to the area. CULTURAL THEORY AND POPULAR CULTURE AN INTRODUCTION
NEW TO THIS EDITION POPULAR
s Extensively revised, rewritten and updated
s Improved and expanded content throughout including:
s New chapter on ‘Race’, racism and representation
s New sections on the Panoptic Machine and Convergence Culture
s Continued explicit links to the new edition companion reader Cultural Theory and Popular Culture:
A Reader
s More illustrative diagrams and images
s Fully revised, improved and updated companion website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/storey providing CULTURE
practice questions and extension activities, as well as annotated links to relevant sites on the web
and further reading, and a glossary of key terms, to promote further understanding of the study of
cultural theory and popular culture
The new edition remains essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of cultural studies,
media studies, communication studies, the sociology of culture, popular culture and other related subjects.
JOHN STOREY is Professor of Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Research in Media AN INTRODUCTION
and Cultural Studies at the University of Sunderland. He has published widely in cultural studies,
including seven books. The most recent book is The Articulation of Memory and Desire (Guangxi
Normal University Press, 2007). His work has been translated into Chinese, German, Japanese,
Korean, Persian, Polish, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, and Ukrainian. He has been a Visiting
Professor at the universities of Henan, Vienna and Wuhan. STOREY
JOHN STOREY
www.pearson-books.com
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