Cultural Studies: Theory and Methodology
Author: K Sripad Bhat
Cultural Studies, which has emerged as one of the most seminal and intellectual discourses of our times, occupies a strategic location intersecting humanities and social sciences. This book covers the various models of cultural studies prevalent across the globe today and serves as a guide for its theory and practice. It discusses its trajectory and growth as a discipline since the 1960s and analyses various core concepts like popular culture, multiculturalism, identity politics, race, gender, ideology, and hegemony. The subject matter of this book also includes:
- Roland Barthes: Myth as Culture
- Blue cultural studies
- Agency and structure
- The Reality behind ‘Reality’ TV Shows
- James Bond: The Popular Hero
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