De-Centring Cultural Studies : Past, Present and Future of Popular Culture

De-Centring Cultural Studies : Past, Present and Future of Popular Culture

Author
José Igor Prieto-ArranzPatricia Bastida-RodríguezCaterina Calafat-RipollMarta Fernandez-MoralesCristina Suarez-Gomez
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language
English
Edition
1
Year
2013
Page
371
ISBN
9781443867078,9781443844765
File Type
pdf
File Size
1.3 MiB

The Academic Resistance That Cultural Studies Has Encountered Remains Especially Visible In Eastern And Southern European Countries. One Such Example Is Spain, Where Cultural Studies Is Seen At Best As An Emergent Research Field. Hence The Interest Of This Volume, Conceived In Spain By An All-spanish Editorial Team And Written By A Diverse Range Of Authors Who Prove That, In Spite Of All Difficulties, Cultural Studies Continues To Bloom – Even In Southern And Eastern Europe. The Different Chapters Offer Interdisciplinary Insights Into A Wide Selection Of Cultural Materials Whose Relevance Goes Well Beyond Purely Aesthetic Issues. Altogether, The Volume (1) Provides Interesting Theoretical Reflections On The Subtle (yet Arbitrary) Borders Between Popular And Canonical Culture; (2) Explores How The Popular Culture Of Yesteryear Has Influenced And Inspired Later “canonical” Cultural Materials; And (3) Studies How The Reception Of, And Representation In, Popular Culture Can Be Accounted For From The Crucially Relevant Perspectives Of Gender And Age. This Collection Of Essays Studies And Explores The Connections Between A Wide Range Of Materials, Including Relevant Examples Of Classic And Contemporary Literature, Arthuriana, Pop Music And Videos, Political And Mainstream Film, Newspaper Advertising, Television, And The Phenomenon Of The (trans)media Star.

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