What Is Cultural Studies? Some Definitions.
Also, see Suggested Readings below
Listen to Noted CS Scholars Speak about the Field,
& Check Out Sarah Zupko's Cultural Studies Center
   
 

What's New In Cultural Studies on Campus?
   
 

On-Campus Links (please report others)
 
 A Postcolonial Perspective (work in progress by Terry DeHay)
   
 
 Marxisms
 
 Postcolonial Issues & Theory
 

Off-Campus Links
   general
 
 Sarah Zupko's Cultural Studies Center (outstanding)
 
 Cultural Studies Listserv
 
 VOS Cultural Studies Links
 
 General Links on Cultural Studies
   
   On-line Cultural Studies Journals
 
 Cultural Logic
 
Culture Machine
   other links
 
 Border Crossings
 
 Disinformation: The SubCulture Search Engine
 
 What is Culture?
   
   More Programs are listed at Sarah Zupko's Cultural Studies Center
 

 Suggested Readings
   
 

Introductions & Overviews
 
 Sardar, Ziaddin, and Borin Van Loon. Introducing Cultural Studies. NY: Totem Books, 1997.
   
 
 The Entry on Cultural Studies from The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory (Reference: PN81 .J554 1994) is short, and reasonably up to date. If you are part of the SOU campus community, email Warren Hedges to request a copy.
 
 Johnson, Richard. "What Is Cutlural Studies Anyway?" Social Text 16 (1986-87).
   
 

Readers & Anthologies
 
 During, Simon. The Cultural studies Reader . New York : Routledge, 1993. (ORBIS)
 
Easthope, Antony, and Kate McGowan. Eds. A Critical and cultural theory reader. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 1992. PN81 .C835 1992
 
 Grossberg, Lawrence. Cultural Studies. New York: Routledge, 1992. GN357 .C844 1992
   
 

 Gender Issues in Cultural Studies
 
Nava, Mica. Changing cultures : feminism, youth and consumerism. Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage, 1992. HQ1190 N39x, 1992 (Hedges)
   
 
Smith, Paul. Boys: Masculinities in Contemporary Culture. Cultural Studies Series. New York: Harper, 1996. ORBIS (Hedges)
   
 

 PostColonial Issues in Cultural Studies
   
 

 Mass Media
 
Frank, Thomas. The conquest of cool : business culture, counterculture, and the rise of hip consumerism. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1997. (Hedges)
   
 

 Popular Culture
 
Radway, Janice. Reading the Romance: Women, Patricarchy, & Popular Literature. Chapel Hill, NC: UNC Press, 1984. ORBIS (Hedges)
   
 
Tompkins, Jane P. West of Everything: The Inner Life of Westerns. New York: Oxford UP, 1992. PS374.W4 T66 1992 (Hedges)
   
 

 Subculture and/or Youth Culture
 
Hebdige, Dick. Subculture: The meaning of style. 1979. New York: Routledge, 1988. HQ799.G7 H4 1979 (Hedges)
   
 
Ross, Andrew. Ed. Microphone fiends : youth music & youth culture. New York : Routledge, 1994. ML3795 .M5 1994 (Hedges)
   
 

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