"American Cultural Studies" is a conversation among scholars about the sometimes contentious issue of what specifically American cultural studies might look like. Assembling some of the field's most eloquent commentators, this volume stresses the importance of historically informed cultural studies and delves into the discipline's roots in pragmatism, social activism, and radical politics. It also considers the moral and social responsibilities of citizen-intellectuals in the United States. Throughout these spirited discussions, the emphasis is on moving from theory to practice: from text-based to experience-based research, from spectator- to conversation-based models of narrative production, from a historical to historically informed analysis, and from political detachment to political engagement. Speaking from a variety of perspectives, contributors advocate ways to integrate private scholarship with public participation: by incorporating the lessons of feminist methodologies grounded in dialogue and ethnographic fieldwork, by recentering cultural studies on issues of economic opportunity and job equity, or by physically returning as a participant to one's home community. Offering fresh perspectives from within and outside the field, "American Cultural Studies" calls for intellectuals to engage in the cultures they study. By doing so, practitioners of cultural studies may succeed in affecting, rather than merely describing, the tensions and forces at work in the United States - its policies, its media structures, and its disintegrating democracy. Contributors include: Linda M. Blum; James W. Carey; Clifford G. Christians; Daniel Czitrom; Norman K. Denzin; Joli Jensen; Carolyn Marvin; Robert W. McChesney; Andrea L. Press; Lana Rakow; Linda Steiner; Rick Tilman; Mary Douglas Vavrus; and, Catherine A. Warren.
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- Our America (BCL1 - U.S. History) by Waldo David Frank on 4 pages
- Blood Sacrifice and the Nation: Totem Rituals and the American Flag (Cambridge Cultural Social Studies) by Carolyn Marvin on page 193, page 194, and Back Matter
- Cultural Studies by Lawrence Grossberg in Front Matter, page 21, and page 92
- Monopoly Capital: An Essay on the American Economic and Social Order by Paul Baran on page 82, page 84, and page 92
- Human Nature and Conduct by John Dewey on page 167, and page 178
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- Life and Times of Cultural Studies: The Politics and Transformation of the Structures of Knowledge (Philosophy and Postcoloniality) by Richard E. Lee in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Caught in the Crossfire: Kids, Politics, and America's Future (Cultural Politics and the Promise of Democracy) by Lawrence Grossberg in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Learning from Experience: Minority Identities, Multicultural Struggles by Paula M. L. Moya in Back Matter
- Speaking of Abortion: Television and Authority in the Lives of Women (Morality and Society Series) by Andrea L. Press in Back Matter
- Cultures of Politics Politics of Cultures : Re-Visioning Latin American Social Movements by Sonia E Alvarez on page 440
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