Review
“This updated and expanded edition provides a useful interpretive framework and remains an indispensable one-volume resource for understanding the intellectual range of cultural studies and its function in explanations of ordinary practice.”
Hanno Hardt, University of Ljubljana
“Durham and Kellner bring together an intellectually invigorating assortment of material, framed by a lucid and exceedingly useful opening essay which shows how the work collected in this volume can serve the goal of cultural criticism and interpretation.” Theodore L. Glasser, Stanford University
"Selections cover a spectrum of approaches to cultural studies... thematic divisions are preceded by introductions and include articles reflecting a breadth of historical context and movement. Suitable for most university courses in cultural studies." Reference and Research Book News (of the first edition)
"This work will prove very useful for academic courses in media and cultural studies. It contains a range of extracts and essays which are - genuinely - key works in these fields. The book will find its easy way on to shelves in academic and college libraries around the world, and those of any serious student or teacher covering this ground. The editors have done a very competent job, and come with no little personal recommendation. A very useful and reasonably priced way of accessing a wide range of texts without which, arguably, media and cultural studies could not properly work." Reference Reviews (of the first edition)
Review
“With new material on social networks and social movements, this new edition of Durham and Kellner's reader retains its status as the best available compendium of essays on cultural criticism and interpretation.”
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Theodore L. Glasser, Stanford University“Durham and Kellner have once again given us the indispensible anthology of canonical and cutting edge work in the field. The second edition comes along at just the right moment, grounding and guiding us through the profound transformations in media and culture.”
- Jack Bratich, Rutgers University
“Bringing these canonical works together - with welcome additions in new media and globalization—provides a great service. As the media/society transformations become more complex, the editors’ multi-perspectival view keeps the critical focus on power and domination.”
- Stephen D. Reese, University of Texas
“Media and Cultural Studies: KeyWorks, Second Edition is a thought-provoking collection of seminal conceptual essays that engage readers and illuminate the myriad of relationships existing between media, culture and society.”
- Bonnie Brennen, Marquette University
"The first edition was a must-have addition to the critical media scholar's bookshelf. The new edition improves on a classic."
- D. Charles Whitney, Northwestern University School of Communication
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