Cultural Studies

A collection of groundbreaking essays from the highly respected journal, the reader provides useful alternative case studies and challenging perspectives bringing Asian cultural studies to the international English-speaking world...

Examining the cultural and political ramifications of the Internet for Chinese society, the question this book asks is not whether the Internet will democratize China, but rather in what ways the Internet is democratizing communication in China...

Examining the cultural and political ramifications of the Internet for Chinese society, the question this book asks is not whether the Internet will democratize China, but rather in what ways the Internet is democratizing communication in China...

A comprehensive empirical and theoretical study of broadcast news throughout the world, which examines the effects of syndication and questions whether this fiercely competitive business satisfies the democratic demands of its audience...

A comprehensive empirical and theoretical study of broadcast news throughout the world, which examines the effects of syndication and questions whether this fiercely competitive business satisfies the democratic demands of its audience...

Communication is crucial to the performance of psychic powers in a range of settings. Using conversation analysis, Robin Wooffitt examines the structure of the interaction between psychic practitioners and their clients, focusing on the ways in which the authenticity of the claimed paranormal powers..

The economy is commonly described either as the apolitical realm of calculation or as the fully political one of domination. This book scrutinizes the ways in which the economy is performed, in order to situate where precisely politics is located with regard to economic matters._x000D_ This book was..

An examination of how Latin American people and cultural practices have moved from between continents, exploring how Latin Americans experience this process and what part different people play in re-making Latin identities in the neighbourhoods, parks, bars and dance clubs of London...

While the huge impact of the mass media on everyday social life is acknowledged, it has generally been assigned a peripheral role in the historical process. This intriguing book demonstrates that, far from being a footnote, media discourse has been a critical factor in recent European history, and ..

This book explores the inherent contradiction present in most facets of Singaporean media, cultural and political discourses, identifying the key regulatory strategies and technologies that the ruling People Action Party employs to regulate Singapore media and culture...

This book explores the inherent contradiction present in most facets of Singaporean media, cultural and political discourses, identifying the key regulatory strategies and technologies that the ruling People Action Party employs to regulate Singapore media and culture...

Mediatization represents a new social condition in which the media have emerged as an important institution in society at the same time as they have become integrated into the very fabric of social and cultural life. Making use of a broad conception of the media as technologies, institutions and aes..