TY - BOOK AU - Rodman,Gilbert B. TI - Why cultural studies? SN - 9781118941843 AV - HM623 U1 - 306.07 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Malden, MA, Chichester, West Sussex PB - Wiley Blackwell KW - Culture KW - Study and teaching KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Public Policy KW - Cultural Policy KW - bisacsh KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Anthropology KW - Cultural KW - Popular Culture KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Cultural studies: what's the point? -- Cultural studies: what it is -- Cultural studies: what's wrong -- Cultural studies: what it was -- Cultural studies: what next? -- References -- Index N2 - Why Cultural Studies? is a rallying call for a reinvigoration of the project of cultural studies that provides a critical analysis of its meteoric rise to the academic fore and makes a convincing argument for the pressing need for a renewed investment in, and re-evaluation of, its core ideals. Rodman argues that there are valuable lessons we can learn from cultural studies' past that have the potential to lead cultural studies to an invigorated and viable futureMakes the claim that cultural studies isn't - and shouldn't be - solely an academic subject, but open to both academics and non-acade UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118941850 ER -