The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader (Sight: Visual Culture)

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Feminism is one of the most important perspectives from which visual culture has been theorized and historicized over the past thirty years. The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader brings together a wide array of writings addressing art, film, architecture, popular culture, new media, and other visual fields from a feminist perspective, combining classic texts by leading feminist thinkers with polemical new pieces. Challenging the notion of feminism as a unified discourse, the reader explores how issues of race, class, nationality, and sexuality enter into debates about feminism in the field of the visual and includes work by feminist critics, artists, and activists. The reader ncludes six previously unpublished texts written specifically for this volume.

Amelia Jones' introduction to the reader races historical and theoretical developments in feminism and visual culture. Articles are grouped into thematic sections, addressing Representation; Difference; Disciplines/Strategies; Mass Culture/Media Interventions; Body; and Technology. Each section opens with an introduction by the editor.

The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader provides a framework within which to understand the shifts in feminist thinking in visual studies as well as an overview of major feminist theories of the visual.

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An excellent introduction to contemporary theory
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A Critical and Cultural Theory Reader

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ASIN: 080203800X

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The 'death of literature' and the rise of post-structuralist theory has breached the traditional opposition between the literary canon and popular culture, both in principle and in academic practice. When first published in 1992, The Critical and Cultural Theory Reader served the growing need for a collection of essays and extracts for the study of both high and popular culture together. Now, the second and expanded edition of this highly successful reader reflects the growing diversity of the field and includes thirteen new essays. Divided into six thematic sections - semiology, ideology, subjectivity, difference, gender and race, and postmodernism - the reader features an editors' introduction to the volume, introductions to each of the thematic sections, as well as invaluable summaries of each of the extracts.

The second edition includes excerpts from essential works of cultural theorists Louis Althusser, Roland Barthes, Jean Baudrillard, Homi K. Bhabha, Judith Butler, Hélène Cixous, Simone de Beauvoir, Ferdinand de Saussure, Jacques Derrida, Umberto Eco, Frederick Engels, Franz Fanon, Michel Foucault, Sigmund Freud, Julia Kristeva, Jacques Lacan, Jean-François Lyotard, Colin MacCabe, Pierre Macherey, Karl Marx, Kobena Mercer, Laura Mulvey, Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, Edward Said, and Slavoj Žižek. It will prove indispensable to students of critical and cultural theory, as well as communications and popular culture.

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An excellent introduction to contemporary theory.......1999-07-21

Despite the rather tongue-in-cheek review by the student from Boston, this is a well-edited and thoughtful collection. It provides context for selections from Marx, Saussure, Barthes, Foucault, Freud and others. As a professor who has taught widely about critical theory, I highly recommend this intelligent book.

A practical guide to academic tomfoolery........1999-04-11

When this book popped up on my list of textbooks for a seminar class I was taking, I gave it nary a thought. I simply purchased the book, like the diligent student that I am, and went on my merry way. As the course picked up, we spent more and more time discussing the contents of this little collection of thoughts. Deconstructing to our hearts content, we flew through the pages. Our fabulously postmodern, poststructuralist ideas overflowed from the container that was our classroom. Swimming in the discursive bliss that is this book, we lapped up the sweet elixir of its signifiers. Yet, always lurking in the back of our minds were threats of delegitimation. Where were we to go? What were we to do--plagued in this postmodern, capitalist utopia we like to call the United States of America, wallowing in one of its academic institutions no less? Clutching our readers we walk the streets, the strong winds of the anti-revolution revolution beating against our frail student bodies. Weaving our way through the carceral network of our lives, accumulating a gaunt identity of pastiche we walk smack into the inevitable wall--the wall that is our own knowledge limited; the wall that is truth or its abscene. And so, we turn back, open our reader, and meditate.

Cultural Theory and Popular Culture : A Reader

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Cultural Theory and Popular Culture : A Reader

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ASIN: 0820322768

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A very helpful resource.......2000-07-30

This volume is an excellent introduction to some of the most important trends of 20th century literary and cultural studies. Beginning with an excerpt from Matthew Arnold's "Culture and Anarchy", Storey takes the reader on an informative tour of some of the most important literary and cultural theorists of the past 150 years.

CT&PC also represents a remarkably broad survey considering the amount of subject matter included. In this informative and balanced edition there are chapters on Culturalism, Structualism and Poststructuralism, Marxism, Feminism, Postmodernism and The Politics of the Popular, in which he attempts to illustrate the newest theoretical trends, and where they may be heading in the future.

The way the book progresses is very helpful in allowing the reader to see just how different perspectives in theory are interconnected. Storey's edition gives the reader enough articles to gain some real understanding, without overwhelming one that may not be familiar with a particular theoretical perspective. The articles chosen generally range from 10 to 20 pages, and are tightly focused and helpful in giving a short, but rich intro. to the given theoretical perspective that they are represenative of.

This book is a great guidebook for anyone intertested in the latest trends in literary and cultural theory, along with the so-called culture wars. The only drawbacks to this book is that a few of the articles take excerpts from a long work and then put them together in a way that makes them confusing and difficult to undertsatand. And secondly, although there are notes to each article, more are needed, especially in the area of terminology and background information. Besides these minor quibbles this is an excellent collection of articles; a great resource for the student, professor, or anyone else interested in literary and cultural theory.

Cultural Theory And Popular Culture: A Reader
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Cultural Theory And Popular Culture: A Reader
John Storey
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The Smell Culture Reader
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The Smell Culture Reader
Jim Drobnick
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Sensual Relations: Engaging the Senses in Culture and Social Theory

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Here is a much-needed overview of what is arguably our most elusive sense. Sight and hearing have been the subject of numerous books, while the so-called "lower senses" have remained relatively unexplored despite powerful and complex social meanings. From hygiene to aromatherapy, the foul to the fragrant, smell is shown here to be much more than a physical act of perception.

Routledge Language and Cultural Theory Reader

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A perfect introduction and exploration of Cultural Theory

Routledge Language and Cultural Theory Reader
Tony Crowley
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This reader features the most innovative and influential writings that have shaped and defined the relations between language, culture and cultural identity in the twentieth century.
The themed sections include: Language in History; Language and Subjectivity; Language and Sexuality; Language and Creativity; Language and Colonialism; Language, Class and Education.
Essays by: Chinua Achebe, Mikhail Bakhtin, Roland Barthes, Basil Bernstein, Leonard Bloomfield, Franz Boas, Pierre Bourdieu, Edward K. Braithwaite, Judith Butler, Deborah Cameron, Helene Cixous, Brian Cox, Benedetto Croce, David Dabydeen, Ferdinand de Saussure, Jacques Derrida, Frantz Fanon, Michel Foucault, Sigmund Freud, Antonio Gramsci, Luce Irigaray, Roman Jacobson, Braj B. Kachru, Julia Kristeva, William Labov, Jacques Lacan, H. L. Mencken, Ngugi wa Thiong'o and many more...

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A perfect introduction and exploration of Cultural Theory.......2001-03-27

This book has numerous articles which furnish vast amount of information on cultural theory. If you want to learn more about cultural theory, Vygotsky, Bruner, Malinowski, etc., this book has all and more.

Postmodern Debates (Readers in Cultural Criticism)

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The words "postmodernism" and "postmodernity" have become pervasive throughout the humanities, but their meanings frequently seem difficult to pin down. Postmodern Debates introduces modernity, postmodernism, and postmodernity through a series of debates between prominent thinkers in literary theory, philosophy, and cultural studies. The book explores this topic through thinkers who are at odds and encourages readers to consider the wide implications of postmodern thought in several areas.

The Shere Hite Reader: New & Selected Writings on Sex, Globalization and Private Life

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Enlightening view of sex, private life and gender roles

The Shere Hite Reader: New & Selected Writings on Sex, Globalization and Private Life
Shere Hite
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ASIN: 1583225684

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"In this fascinating exploration, [ The Shere Hite Reader] moves beyond the clichÃ©s of what pleases men and women and explores how attitudes on sex and pleasure have evolved and continue to evolve."- Booklist
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"Hite's work has left an indelible mark on Western civilization."-Reuters
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"Western society owes a debt to Shere Hite it can well nigh never repay."- London Telegraph
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"Her famous Hite Reports have transformed the way we look at sex and sexuality."- Marie Claire
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The Shere Hite Reader presents wide-ranging analysis of the individual and society from a renowned thinker on psychosexual development. The book includes new science in addition to previously published material, reflecting Hite's three decades of work probing the roots of human identity.
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Hite discusses new research on female adolescence, challenging the "virgin" hymen concept and documenting the fact that sexual awakening often precedes puberty. For the first time, Hite formalizes her thinking on male adolescence-that boys feel tortured by the new social role they are forced to assume at puberty, which requires a show of superiority toward females. In new detail, Hite advances her understanding that sex is political, linking the expectation that women achieve orgasm through coitus with broader patterns of oppression. Hite also argues that pornography misrepresents male (not to mention female) sexuality, depicting it as singular and silly instead of "full of intriguing, nuanced behavior involving the entire body, not just the penis."
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While Hite has published several books in Europe over the past decade, The Shere Hite Reader represents her return to print in the United States. The authoritative collection of her work, The Shere Hite Reader challenges the reader to embrace a new way of seeing.

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Enlightening view of sex, private life and gender roles.......2007-01-11

Fascinating. One of those books which women would long to show their lovers, "See Darling, you're no the only one who is frustrated by the clitoris connection to orgasm; shall I read you what it says and chill the champagne?" -- not to mention the intense relief as to the reality of most men's ineptitude and lack of interest in women's orgasm verses natural capacity / capability. (On an aside not addressed in the book, What would happen if he had to sleep in the wet spot every time SHE did not orgasm?)

Found the definition of how men have named coitus 'penetration' verses 'enfolding', vagina = sheath (named by an Italian as in 'to sheath a sword'), etc. refreshing. These are excellent examples for many of the questions Hite raises in the traditional valuation, naming and presentation of women's physiology.

Excellent research on the male point of view - both enlightening as well as daunting. Her survey excerpts are fascinating in their depth and spectrum. Reading these could be both enraging, `Another stupid question. The clitoris is on the inside of the vagina and my penis touches it when we fu_ _.' to `My girlfriend showed me where it was and what she liked. I felt honored she would trust me so.'..... How women raise their boys, son-in-laws, and nephews will greatly affect how these men-in-training address their girlfriends and lovers, children and ultimately view their societal roles.

With the [daft] preference of conservatives to maintain women's roles in the traditional light, Hite's future considerations remain paramount for all generations, cultures, socio-economic backgrounds and other persuasions.

The only downside continues to be the pervasive traditional stereotypes which can be daunting to read over a long haul. Suggest reading in topical form, which Hite presents well. WE'VE COME A LONG WAY and I look forward to a future Hite report which indicates to an even greater degree the growing and pervasive equality in relationships, sexuality, female orgasm, education and socio-economic impact.

I took part in one of her surveys after having been introduced to her via college course. Her work was required reading - no hardship to anyone!

She and her colleagues are a blessing for the earth.

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nice collection of important texts!

The Visual Culture Reader
Nick Mirzoeff
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From oil paintings to the internet, visual culture is concerned with visual events in which information, meaning or pleasure is sought by the seeing subject. The Visual Culture Reader has arisen out of the recognition of the wealth of visual experience in contemporary culture and the need to analyse these experiences. The diverse essays collected here represent a comprehensive exploration of the emerging interdisciplinary field of visual culture, and examine why modern and postmodern culture place such a premium on rendering experience in visual form.

Covering a wealth of different visual forms including photography, painting, sculpture, advertising, virtual reality and other electronic imaging systems, the essays are grouped into sections addressing specific themes, each with an introduction by the editor. The opening section traces the pioneering work in visual culture over the last 15 years. Other sections deal with visual culture in relation to everyday life--its intersection with commercial culture, museum displays, technology, video and war; the development of virtual reality and its effect on the relationship between the human body and space; the representation of race in colonial and postcolonial culture; and the reevaluation of the gaze in relation to gender and sexuality. With essays from some of the most important thinkers of our time, it is destined to be one of the most influential collections for decades to come.

Contributors: Malek Alloula, Oriana Baddeley, Ann Balsamo, Roland Barthes, Geoffrey Batchen, Suzanne Preston Blier, Susan Bordo, Sandra Buckley, Judith Butler, Anthea Callen, Nestor Garcia Canclini, Lisa Cartwright, Michel de Certeau, James Clifford, Jonathan Crary, Rene Descartes, Carol Duncan, Richard Dyer, John Fiske, Michel Foucault, Anne Firedberg, Coco Fusco, Tamar Garb, Paul Gilroy, Donna Haraway, bell hooks, Martin Jay, Reina Lewis, Anne McClintock, Marshall McLuhan, Timothy Mitchell, Lynda Nead, Adrian Piper, Griselda Pollock, Mary-Louise Pratt, Ann Reynolds, Andrew Ross, Ella Shohat, Robert Stam, Marita Sturken, Paul Virilio, Thomas Waugh.

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nice collection of important texts!.......1999-08-29

indeed a very nice collection of important text into the visual culture around us

Reading Images (Readers in Cultural Criticism)

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Reading Images (Readers in Cultural Criticism)

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Is seeing a matter of nature? Does perspective show things as they really are? Can we read an image in the same way as a text? Reading Images draws together essays that attempt to answer these questions but in a variety of ways and from the different theoretical positions offered by psychoanalysis, semiotics, poststructuralism and postmodernism. The anthology opens up a dialogue between seeing and the seen, text and image, theory and practice. By discussing a range of visual material, from advertising and architecture to painting and photography, it crosses generic and disciplinary boundaries and suggests ways in which vision and visuality are related to questions of textuality, subjectivity, race, and gender.

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