Childhood and children's culture are regularly in the forefront of debates about how society is changing - often, it is argued, for the worse. Some of the most visible changes are …
Why did orientalism emerge and how has it evolved?Has the theory of orientalism developed by Edward Said and others stood the test of time?What is the significance of postmodernism …
Women, Power and Resistance is an accessible introductory book on Women's Studies. It is divided into interdisciplinary sections covering key aspects and major debates, centering …
"e;This should become a core text for second year courses in sociology and cultural studies... it synthesizes a vast body of literature and a complex range of debates into a …
* What are the latest developments in the production, representation and reception of media output, produced by, for or about ethnic minorities?* What informs the questions media …
News Culture offers a timely examination of the forms, practices, institutions and audiences of journalism. Having highlighted a range of pressing issues confronting the global …
* What do we mean by discourse?* What are the different conceptions of discourse and methods of discourse analysis in the contemporary social sciences?* How can this concept help …
Masculinity is gaining increasing popular and academic interest. At one level, football hooligans, absent fathers, 'Essex man' and 'new men' are regular media presences. At the …
A critical analysis of issues and approaches in a variety of areas, ranging from the political economy of popular music through its history and ethnography to its semiology, …
* What is 'masculinity'? Is 'masculinities' a more appropriate term?* How are masculinities socially, culturally and historically shaped?* How are particular masculinities created, …
