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Taylor and Francis Media Culture Cultural Studies Identity And Politics In The Contemporary Moment 2Nd Edition 2020 Edition by Douglas Kellner
In this thorough update of one of the classic texts of media and cultural studies, Douglas Kellner argues that media culture is now the dominant form of culture that socializes us and provides and plays major roles in the economy, polity, and social and cultural life. The book includes a series of lively studies that both illuminate contemporary culture and society, while providing methods of analysis, interpretation, and critique to engage contemporary U.S. culture. Many people today talk about cultural studies, but Kellner actually does it, carrying through a unique mixture of theoretical analysis and concrete discussions of some of the most popular and influential forms of contemporary media culture. Studies cover a wide range of topics including: Reagan and Rambo; horror and youth films; women's films, the TV series Orange is the New Black and Hulu's TV series based on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale; the films of Spike Lee and African American culture; Latino films and cinematic narratives on migration; female pop icons Madonna, Beyonce, and Lady Gaga; fashion and celebrity; television news, documentary films, and the recent work of Michael Moore; fantasy and science fiction, with focus on the cinematic version of Lord of the Rings, Philip K. Dick and the Blade Runner films, and the work of David Cronenberg. Situating the works of media culture in their social context, within political struggles, and the system of cultural production and reception, Kellner develops a multidimensional approach to cultural studies that broadens the field and opens it to a variety of disciplines. He also provides new approaches to the vexed question of the effects of culture and offers new perspectives for cultural studies. Anyone interested in the nature and effects of contemporary society and culture should read this book. INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA CULTURE 2020 1. THEORY WARS, IDEOLOGY CRITIQUE, AND MEDIA/CULTURAL STUDIES2. FOR A CRITICAL MEDIA/CULTURAL STUDIES3. SOCIAL ANXIETY, HORROR, AND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES4. RACE, RESISTANCE, AND REPRESENTATION5. GENDER AND SEXUALITY WARS 6. YOUTH, IDENTITIES, AND FASHION 7. NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND DOCUMENTARY AS POLITICAL SPECTACLE8. FANTASY, TECHNOCULTURE, AND DYSTOPIACONCLUSION: TECHNOLOGIES, LITERACIES, AND THE FUTURE OF MEDIA CULTURE