ABSTRACT

A cultural studies textbook that deals with issues of methodology, as well as mapping out the history and theories and ideas in cultural studies. The book examines the work of Raymond Williams, Lacan and Hoggart, among Others, And Explores Notions Of Subculture, Psychoanalysis, Marxist thought, narrative, autobiography, fiction, subjectivity, language, history and representation. The book focuses on the past, present and future of cultural studies, with the aim of providing readers with a clear overview of the central ideas within the area, developing current debates and possible future avenues.

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Part I: Politics and psychoanalysis

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Part II: Between psychic processes and culture

chapter 3|22 pages

Politics and psychotherapy

chapter 4|20 pages

For Esmé with love and squalor

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Part III: Race, ethnicity and fantasy

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Part IV: History and postmodernism

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Part V: Corporeality

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Part VI: Auto/biography