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The Auditory Culture Reader
The first edition of The Auditory Culture Reader offered an introduction to both classical and recent work on auditory culture, laying the foundations for new academic research in …
Racism and Society
Why is there a resurgence of racism in contemporary societies? How do ideas about race and ethnicity serve to construct forms of social and political identity? These are some of …
Out of Whiteness
What happens when people in societies stratified by race refuse to accept the privileges inherent in whiteness? What difference does it make when whites act in a manner that …
Live Methods
A study of live methods including experimentation, attentiveness, collaboration, multi–media platforms, public sociology, the game of social life and research, idiotic methods, …
The Art of Listening
Our culture is one that speaks rather than listens. From reality TV to political rallies, there is a clamour to be heard, to narrate, and to receive attention. It reduces 'reality' …
Racism and Society
Why is there a resurgence of racism in contemporary societies? How do ideas about race and ethnicity serve to construct forms of social and political identity? These are some of …
Refugee Youth
Telling the stories of young refugees in a range of international urban settings, this book explores how newcomers navigate urban spaces and negotiate multiple injustices in their …
Academic Diary
Sharp and witty observations of academic life that range from the local to the global, from PowerPoint to the halls of power.Is a university education still relevant? What are the …
The Changing Face of Football
The game of football has undergone massive changes in the past few decades. The creation of the F.A. Premier League, the influx of television revenue, the commercialization of the …
Theories of Race and Racism
Theories of Race and Racism: A Reader provides an overview of historical and contemporary debates in this vital and ever-evolving field of scholarship and research. Combining …
Unfinished Politics of Race
The Unfinished Politics of Race argues that the past few decades have seen important transformations in the politics of race. Contending that existing accounts have focused …
Cultural Sociology
Cultural Sociology: An Introduction is the first dedicated student textbook to address cultural sociology as a legitimate model for sociological thinking and research. Highly …