Cultural Studies in Question
Cultural Studies in Question by Marjorie Ferguson is a significant text published by SAGE on April 28, 1997. This edition spans 247 pages and is presented in English. The book provides a critical reappraisal of contemporary cultural studies, particularly emphasizing its role in understanding media, communications, and popular cultures within modern societies.
Readers will find contributions from a distinguished group of internationally recognized scholars who explore various aspects of cultural studies. The discussions include the development of different strands within the field, the coherence of cultural studies as a discipline, and the ongoing tensions and debates that shape it. Additionally, the text addresses alternative approaches to media and society, as well as the shift towards more empirical and sociological analyses in cultural studies.
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This major text offers a critical reappraisal of the contemporary practice of cultural studies. It focuses in particular on the contribution of cultural studies to the understanding of media, communications and popular cultures in contemporary societies. The contributors, an outstanding group of internationally acclaimed scholars, examine topics such as: the different strands of cultural studies and how they are developed; whether cultural studies is a coherent discipline; tensions and debates within cultural studies; alternative or related approaches to contemporary media and society; and the movement by cultural studies revisionists towards more empirical and sociological modes of analysis.
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