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American Cultural Studies: An Introduction to American Culture [Hardcover]

Neil C. Campbell (Author), Alasdair Kean (Author)


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January 9, 1998 0415127971 978-0415127974 1

Drawing on literature, art, film theatre, music and much more, American Cultural Studies is an interdisciplinary introduction to American culture for those taking American Studies. This textbook:

* introduces the full range and variety of American culture including issues of race, gender and youth
* provides a truly interdisciplinary methodology
* suggests and discusses a variety of approaches to study
* highlights American distinctiveness
* draws on literature, art, film, theatre, architecture, music and more
* challenges orthodox paradigms of American Studies.

This is a fast-expanding subject area, and Campbell and Kean's book will certainly be a staple part of any cultural studies student's reading diet.



Product Details

  • Hardcover: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (January 9, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0415127971
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415127974
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,037,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Stuart Hall has written that cultural identity is not a 'fixed essence . . . lying unchanged outside history and culture', and is 'not [a] once-and-for-all . . . to which we can make some final and absolute Return' (Rutherford 1990: 226). Read the first page
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