Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-233) and index
Experience and the social world / Michael Pickering -- Stories and the social world / Steph Lawler -- Investigating cultural producers / Aeron Davis -- Investigating cultural consumers / Anneke Meyer -- Why counting counts / David Deacon -- Why observing matters / Virginia Nightingale -- Analysing visual experience / Sarah Pink -- Analysing discourse / Martin Barker -- Engaging with memory / Emily Keightley -- Engaging with history / Michael Pickering
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This new textbook addresses the neglect of practical research methods in cultural studies. It provides readers with clearly written overviews of research methods in cultural studies, along with guidelines on how to put these methods into operation. It advocates a multi-method approach, with students drawing from a pool of techniques and approaches suitable for their own topics of investigation. The book covers the following main areas: Drawing on experience, and studying how narratives make sense of experience. Investigating production processes in the cultural industries, and the consumption and assimilation of cultural products by audiences and fans. Taking both quantitative and qualitative approaches to the study of cultural life. Analysing visual images and both spoken and written forms of discourse. Exploring cultural memory and historical representation. Key Features A unique guide to research methods in Cultural Studies Explores key methods of research, with examples of how to pursue (or not to pursue) a particular method. Expert contributors include Martin Barker, Aeron Davis, David Deacon, Emily Keightley, Steph Lawler, Anneke Meyer, Virginia Nightingale and Sarah Pink
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JSTOR
122484
22573/ctt1g017mq
Research methods for cultural studies.
9780748625772
Culture-- Methodology.
Culture.
Research Design.
Culture-- Methodology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.