{"product_id":"9781412918947","title":"Introducing Cultural Studies: Learning through Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fundamental task facing students of cultural studies is to apply theory to critical practice. Introducing Cultural Studies: Learning through Practice provides readers with the conceptual tools to practice cultural analysis for themselves. Further, readers will:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet a basic idea of the historical development of cultural studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBecome familiar with important critics in the British cultural studies tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet a concise but critically aware introduction to key concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBecome conversant with some of the main areas of interest to cultural studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop awareness of how theory can be transformed into practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop the skills required to produce well-argued and informed projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSee, from numerous practical examples, how concepts work in practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, by combining heuristic thinking with creative-critical approaches, provides undergraduates with an assured, witty, engaging and essential introduction to cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Walton is affiliated with the Universidad de Murcia, and is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo listen to David Walton’s musical response to Adorno's famous essay on jazz, please visit Adorno: Jazz Perennial Fashion . This song accompanies pages 64 to 66 of the book together with a series of questions designed to get readers to evaluate the positive and negative aspects of Adorno's approach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043752624368,"sku":"9781412918947","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412918947","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}