A study of horror movies, which discusses individual movies in detail and seeks to identify the main traditions of the genre, such as the mad scientist, the monster and the psychotic killer, and to show the various strategies and techniques behind their creation.
A study of horror movies, which discusses individual movies in detail and seeks to identify the main traditions of the genre, such as the mad scientis...
An account of the development of cultural studies from the 1950s to the 1990s, focusing on the theoretical and methodological assumptions that have informed cultural studies. The author invites readers to contest the standard textbook accounts of the development of cultural studies.
An account of the development of cultural studies from the 1950s to the 1990s, focusing on the theoretical and methodological assumptions that have in...
This book represents a significant intervention and, as such, should be used on numerous cultural studies courses. In its intellectual honesty and clarity Tudor's book will stand as an authoritative basis for further developments in the coming years' - "David Chaney
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Decoding Culture offers a concise and accessible account of the development of cultural studies from the late 1950s to the 1990s. Focusing on the significant theoretical and methodological assumptions that have informed the cultural studies project - the text: covers the key thinkers and key perspectives including,...
This book represents a significant intervention and, as such, should be used on numerous cultural studies courses. In its intellectual honesty and cla...
This text outlines what sociologists need to know of the nature of communication and of mass culture, while also looking in some empirical detail at the workings of the Hollywood community and the psychology of the star system. It explores trends such as attempts to adapt semiology and psycholinguistics to our understanding of film 'language', using them to develop a paradigm for film analysis. The book goes on to offer a guide to comprehension of the relation between cinema and society through detailed analysis of the relation between the German silent cinema and its social context and...
This text outlines what sociologists need to know of the nature of communication and of mass culture, while also looking in some empirical detail a...
