Everyday Life in the Postmodern World
An Introduction to Cultural Studies
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Beschreibung
This introductory textbook familiarizes students with ideas of key thinkers and perspectives related to postmodern thought and everyday life. The book is unique in that it offers selections from key passages of works of important thinkers as well as from some of the author's own publications that serve as examples of how to interpret various aspects of culture. The book draws in readers with its engaging and conversational style and use of cases, illustrations and photographs, including fun discussions on everyday life under pandemic restrictions. This is a must read for students taking courses in sociology, cultural anthropology, culture and media studies, linguistics, social philosophy, and for specific courses on postmodernism.
This introductory textbook familiarizes students with ideas of key thinkers and perspectives related to postmodern thought and everyday life. The book is unique in that it offers selections from key passages of works of important thinkers as well as from some of the author's own publications that serve as examples of how to interpret various aspects of culture. The book draws in readers with its engaging and conversational style and use of cases, illustrations and photographs, including fun discussions on everyday life under pandemic restrictions. This is a must read for students taking courses in sociology, cultural anthropology, culture and media studies, linguistics, social philosophy, and for specific courses on postmodernism.
Provides comprehensive information on many important thinkers and topics Offers quotations from the works on key thinkers but relates them to students' experiences Written in an accessible style with many drawings and photos for visual appeal
Autor*in
Arthur Asa Berger
Themen in »Everyday Life in the Postmodern World«
Cultural Studies Sociology and Everyday Life American Society Popular Culture and Everyday Life Post-Freudian Psychoanalytic theory Signs and Everyday Life Semiotics and Tourism Speech Codes and the Socialization of Children African-Americans in the Media Football as a Sacred Ritual