ABSTRACT
In a conclusion, I indicate some remaining tasks for cultural studies and some of the issues that cultural studies should address in the future. My studies ultimately propose developing syntheses of social theory, cultural criticism, and media pedagogy to illuminate our contemporary society, culture, and politics. Combining philosophy, social theory, cultural critique, and political analysis, I present some perspectives on society and culture, methods of cultural criticism, and make some proposals for the reconstruction of cultural studies and critical social theory. Yet the following texts were not only written for an academic audience. Although they respond to academic debates over the proper method and terrain of social theory and cultural criticism, I also address urgent political and cultural issues of the day and thus attempt to write for a popular audience. I aspire to clearly explain complex theoretical terms when they emerge in my arguments and to amply illustrate my key methodological and theoretical positions.
