The Aesthetics of Cultural StudiesISBN: 978-0-631-22306-1
Paperback
220 pages
August 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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Contains first-rate, original essays that analyze the role of
aesthetics in American and British cultural studies
- Edited by Michael Bérubé, internationally recognised
as a major figure in cultural studies
- Discusses the return of the aesthetic to cultural and literary
debates, reflecting on its recuperation in the field
- Explores aesthetics in terms of subcultural analysis, the
question of judgment in contemporary popular culture, the history
of UK and US cultural studies, and the current state of the
field
- Contributors are leading scholars, internationally based
- Includes substantial introductory material by the editor, which helps orient the reader to specific contributions and major debates.