Short History of Cultural Studies

This is the first volume to capture the essence of the burgeoning field of cultural studies in a concise and accessible manner. Other books have explored the British and North American traditions, but this is the first guide to the ideas, purposes and controversies that have shaped the subject. The author sheds new light on neglected pioneers and a clear route map through the terrain. He provides lively critical narratives on a dazzling array of key figures including, Arnold, Barrell, Bennett, Carey, Fiske, Foucault, Grossberg, Hall, Hawkes, hooks, Hoggart, Leadbeater, Lissistzky, Malevich, Marx, Mc Luhan, Mc Robbie, D Miller, T Miller, Morris, Quiller-Couch, Ross, Shaw, Urry, Williams, Wilson, Wolfe and Woolf. Hartley also examines a host of central themes in the subject including literary and political writing, publishing, civic humanism, political economy and Marxism, sociology, feminism, anthropology and the pedagogy of cultural studies.

Hartley (creative industries, Queensland U. of Technology, Brisbane) offers an historical look at the field of cultural studies. Following a general overview and discussion, individual chapters consider the development of the discipline in the areas of literary criticism; mass society theory; art history; political economy; feminism, anthropology, sociology; teaching; and (in the form of a bibliography) publishing. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR