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What McRobbie manages tdsskilfully is tshow how each [author], regardless of his or her particular disciplinary location, makes a significant contribution tthe project of cultural studies It should be essential reading for students studying culture - THES Ill be recommending that students buy this text and teaching from it extensively over the course of the module This is an excellent text by a concise, clear and important British scholar which will help introduce students tthe opportuntities they have tstudy contemporary life meaningfully- Dr Stuart Robertson, University of Central EnglandAn inspirational take on cultural studies - past, present and future It is both a student text and considerably more than that It is written with admirable clarity, but stowith fire, passion and much good sense - Bill Schwarz, Queen Mary, University of LondonThis is an important book It will be the first textbook in cultural studies that does what a truly useful textbook is supposed td- in the very act of summarizing and representing the field, it recreates it anew and moves it further along - Lawrence Grossberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThis is one of the most useful textbooks in a long time - Michele Barrett, Queen Mary, University of LondonStudents of cultural studies frequently struggle with the subjects primary texts For example, the work of Hall, Bhabha and Butler can be complex Having grappled with these texts however, the student is then confronted with having tapply these insights ttheir own areas of studyThe heart of this book comprises a series of extended critical chapters on six of the foundational theorists of cultural studies - Hall, Bhabha, Butler, Gilroy, Bourdieu and Jameson By looking at the key themes and central dynamics of these writers work, Angela McRobbie introduces their work and their contribution Alongside these chapters, McRobbie has added six shorter essays which demonstrate how one might actually dcultural studies using insights from these six key theoristsAimed at students of cultural studies this book offers an introduction tboth the theory and practice of cultural studies It alsprovides readers with an opportunity tregard Angela McRobbie in dialogue with six of todays leading cultural studies theorists As such it will be eagerly welcomed by all students of media and cultural theory
