First published in 1993, Fictions of Collective Life argues that the distinctive forms of modern
popular culture can only be understood through the ways we dramatize public life, and that …

I want to start this paper from the premise that both academics in cultural and media studies,
and left-wing political theorists and activists have found the everyday culture of the people in …

The book aims at reframing the discussion on the" public sphere," usually understood as the
place where the public opinion is formed, through rational discussion. The aim of this book is …

Theory, Culture & Society caters for the resurgence of interest in culture within contemporary
social science and the humanities. Building on the heritage of classical social theory, the …

In this ninth edition of his award-winning introduction, John Storey presents a clear and
critical survey of competing theories of, and various approaches to, popular culture. Its …

Popular culture permeates every aspect of our lives: from the music we listen to, the films
and television shows we watch and the books we read. But who decides what counts as …

The'Soweto Dash, Rather than stariing with a definition of postmoderuism as referring either
to a condition of contemporary life, or a textual, aesthetic practice, I want to begin by …

" While usually associated with facets of commercial culture, pop culture can and must be
analyzed as an important part of material, economic, and political culture. The author begins …

The study of popular culture has a long and intimate relationship to the field of cultural
sociology, being both a subcategory of the field and a separate arena of inquiry taken up by …

This book explores the material and everyday intersections between popular culture and
new media. Using a range of interdisciplinary resources the chapters open up various …