STUDYING BRITISH CULTURES by Susan Bassnett (Editor) ( 9780415165815 )

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Title:

STUDYING BRITISH CULTURES
AN INTRODUCTION

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Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0415165814

ISBN 13:

9780415165815

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

3 July, 1997

Series:

New Accents

Pages:

230

Description:

A collection of essays devoted to British Cultural Studies, covering most of the key areas in literature, language, media and culture. Bassnett provides a substantial and accessible introduction to map out the territory.

Synopsis:

Studying British Cultures is a lively and provocative volume of essays which offers the ideal introduction to a contentious area. The contributors, who have been instrumental in establishing the discipline of British Cultural Studies, explore a wide range of critical debates on cultural identity and explode the myth that Britain is made up of a homogenous people. The first half of the book traces examines the theory and methodology of studying British cultures, in disciplines variously known as British Studies, Cultural Studies or British Cultural Studies. The second half of the book turns to key topics in those fields, looking in turn at developments in Scottish, Welsh and Irish Studies and the roles of Shakespeare and West Indian literature in the study of British cultures. In vivid and often entertaining essays, the authors demonstrate that 'culture' is a plurality of discourses, not a fixed, unitary concept.

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Imprint:

Routledge

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