A survey of social and cultural theory issues that poses a challenge to contemporary cultural studies' emphasis on speculation. It invites the reader to question their participation in dominant and subcultural practices by providing perspectives on the everyday through ethnography, textual reading, discourse analysis and political economy.

A survey of social and cultural theory issues that poses a challenge to contemporary cultural studies' emphasis on speculation. It invites the reader to question their participation in dominant and subcultural practices by providing perspectives on the everyday through ethnography, textual reading, discourse analysis and political economy.