This collection of classic essays focuses on the theoretical frameworks that informed the work of the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at the University of Birmingham, the methodologies and working practices that the Centre developed for conducting academic research and examples of the studies carried out under the auspices of the Centre.
This volume is split into seven thematic sections that are introduced by key academics working in the field of cultural studies, and includes a preface by eminent scholar, Stuart Hall. The thematic sections are:
- Literature and Society
- Popular Culture and Youth Subculture
- Media
- Women's Studies and Feminism
- Race
- History
- Education and Work.
Ann Gray is Reader in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Lincoln, Editor of the European Journal of Cultural Studies and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of British Cinema and Television. Her previous publications include Research Practice for Cultural Studies: Ethnographic Methods and Lived Cultures (2003), Studying Culture: An Introductory Reader (co-edited with Jim McGuigan, 1997) and Video Playtime: the Gendering of a Leisure Technology (1992)