This is a guide to the changing meanings and issues in Cultural Studies and the broader study of culture. Over 300 extensive entries on key terms present cultural theory as an active and continuing set of debates, which challenge received attitudes and seek to redefine current issues in a productive way. These living theories inform our thinking in a range of academic areas, and the key theoretical issues travel across many different disciplines. There is no prescribed single route into the glossary but many possible pathways and networks; the entries refer readers to related concepts, and to studies beyond the covers of this text. Fields covered include Feminism, Marxism, Psychoanalysis, Structuralism, Poststructuralism, Discourse, Postmodernism, Postcolonialism, Literary Criticism, and Aesthetic Theory, Film, Media and Popular Culture, Sociology of Culture, Information Theory.

This glossary of key terms is a guide to changing meanings and issues in cultural studies and the broader study of culture. The entries present cultural theory as an active and continuing set of debates which challenge the received attitudes and redefine thinking. Cultural theory ranges across a number of academic disciplines and subject areas. There is hence no prescribed route through the glossary but a network of possibilities connecting readers with a wide terrain of on-going theory and discussion. Topics covered include: feminism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, poststructuralism, discourse, postmodernism, postcolonialism, media and popular culture, and sociology of culture and information theory.

This title aims to provides the researcher and the student with guidance through the changing debates in cultural studies and related disciplines. In a field where meanings are frequently complex and ambiguous, this resource is for anyone wishing to keep up-to-date with the changing agenda in cultural studies.

The Glossary of Literary and Cultural Theory provides researchers and students with an up-to-date guide through the vibrant and changing debates in Literary and Cultural Studies. In a field where meanings are frequently complex and ambiguous, this text is remarkable for its clarity and usefulness. This third edition includes 17 entirely new entries and updates to more than a dozen others which address key concepts and contemporary positions in both literary and cultural theory. New entries include: • Actor Network Theory • Anthropocene • Ecocriticism • Digital Humanities • Postcapitalism • World Literature

Contains over 200 entries on key concepts and theorists of cultural studies.

Praise for the first edition: "This is a great introduction and contribution to the subject. It is unusually wide-ranging, covering the historical development of cultural theory and deftly highlighting key problems that just won′t go away." - Matthew Hills, Cardiff University "To say that the scope of the book′s coverage is wide-ranging would be an under-statement. Few texts come to mind that have attempted such a thorough overview of the central tenets of cultural studies." - Stuart Allan, Bournemouth University This fully revised edition of the best selling introduction to cultural studies offers students an authoritative, comprehensive guide to cultural studies. Clearly written and accessibly organized the book provides a major resource for lecturers and students. Each chapter has been extensively revised and new material covers globalization, the post 9/11 world and the new language wars. The emphasis upon demonstrating the philosophical and sociological roots of cultural studies has been retained along with boxed entries on key concepts and issues. Particular attention is paid to demonstrating how cultural studies clarifies issues in media and communication studies, and there are chapters on the global mediasphere and new media cultures. This is a tried and tested book which has been widely used wherever cultural studies is taught. It is an indispensable undergraduate text and one that will appeal to postgraduates seeking a ′refresher′ which they can dip into.

Now in its second edition, Cultural Theory: The Key Concepts is an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of over 350 of the key terms central to cultural theory today. This second edition includes new entries on: colonialism cybercultur globalisation terrorism visual studies. Providing clear and succinct introductions to a wide range of subjects, from feminism to postmodernism, Cultural Theory: The Key Concepts continues to be an essential resource for students of literature, sociology, philosophy and media and anyone wrestling with contemporary cultural theory.

A reader on popular culture