The cultural theorist's book of quotations / Arthur Asa Berger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berger, Arthur Asa, 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture.

Popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Where did you see it-that perfect quotation from Foucault or Kristeva touse in your upcoming keynote address? Stop the search and pick up Arthur Berger's handy book of over 300 concise quotations from the vast literature in cultural theory. This compilation will give you justthe right snappy quote to help prepare that lecture, write that paper, fill that PowerPoint, or drop a few bon mots at a university reception. Organized by theoretical model (semiotic, Marxist, psychoanalytic, gender, postmodemist), Berget pulls together the most succinct, meaningful passages of the key theorists. of our time for those wanting to distill cultural theory to its essence."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

Contents; Preface: On Cultural Studies Quotations; Semiotic Theory; Psychoanalytic Theory; Feminist Theory; Sociological Theory; Marxist Theory; Postmodernist Theory; Media Theory; Coda; About the Author

Notes:

First published 2010 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-41875-4

1-315-41876-2

1-315-41877-0

1-59874-713-4

9781315418773

OCLC:

711747382