Brantlinger offers an introduction to the rapidly growing field of cultural studies, charting its development in both Britain and America and assessing the contribution of a range of theory from phenomenology to psychoanalysis.
Miniature books, eighteenth-century novels, Tom Thumb weddings, tall tales, and objects of tourism and nostalgia: this diverse group of cultural forms is the subject of On Longing, a fascinating analysis of the ways in which everyday objects are narrated to animate or realize ce…
An analysis of the ways in which everyday objects are narrated to animate or realize certain versions of the world.
The essays in this book are collected in chronological order to allow the reader to map the development of cultural studies. Aimed at students, the essays provide a fascinating perspective on the past, present and possible future of cultural studies.
The essays in this book are collected in chronological order to allow the reader to map the development of cultural studies. Aimed at students, the essays provide a fascinating perspective on the past, present and possible future of cultural studies.
This volume discusses the various methods that can be used in heritage studies and illustrates their application through case studies from different parts of the world.
This is the first volume specifically dedicated to the consolidation and clarification of Heritage Studies as a distinct field with its own means of investigation. It presents the range of methods that can be used and illustrates their application through case studies from diffe…
"This set of interlinked essays aims to intervene in some of the key debates in the fields of medial and cultural studies." "The book features reflections on issues of periodisation, history and geography which are often neglected in these Eurocentrically defined fields and inve…
This innovative new book brings together some of the leading writers on feminism to discuss their work and the key issues involved in feminist research. They draw on a range of different areas such as literature, film, law, television and history.
