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Taylor & Francis Ltd Culture by Ben Highmore
What are the qualities and properties that make something cultural? What does claiming something as cultural allow us to do?_x000D__x000D_Culture offers students a workable understanding of the category 'culture' and explores how the realm of the 'cultural' can be practically explored as a way of understanding the world._x000D__x000D_Ben Highmore provides a clear and robust defence of the productivity of cultural analysis in a media saturated world, while also instilling a sense of modesty in qualifying what can and can't be accomplished in the name of cultural analysis._x000D__x000D_With extensive examples and case studies throughout, the book demonstrates both the productivity and the limitations in orientating analysis to the cultural. _x000D__x000D_A thought-provoking and engaging examination, Culture is an ideal introductory text for students of media and cultural studies._x000D_show more