Cultural Studies
Ang, Ien & Jon Stratton
(1997), 'The Singapore way of multiculturalism: Western concepts/Asian
cultures', New Formations 31, Spring/Summer 1997. The contradictions
of living in Singapore; at once thoroughly Western but also resolutely
Asian.
Beale, Alison (1999), `From
`Sophie's choice' to consumer choice: framing gender in cultural policy',
Media, Culture & Society 21. How Canada deals with gender issues in
the formulation of cultural policy.
Conway, Matt (1996), 'Homer
Simpson and the Kiwi cultural revolution', Sunday Star-Times Jan 21.
An interesting feature on American popular culture in New Zealand.
Dahlgren, Peter (1998),
'Meaning and/vs. information in Media Studies', Society and Leisure
21:1. Introducing the field of Media Studies to those who work with
other theoretical frameworks.
de Carvalho, Mario Viera
(1995), 'From opera to 'soap opera': on civilizing processes, the dialectic
of enlightenment and postmodernity', Theory, Culture & Society 12.
Argues that 'Adorno's, Eisler's and Brecht's critiques of mass culture
are no longer relevant in that 'media culture' has become globalized'.
Frow, John (1998), 'Is Elvis
a god? Cult, culture, questions of method', International Journal of
Cultural Studies 1(2). Questions of the sacred, the secular and dead
cult figures.
Garnett, Tony (1998), 'Notes
for the Raymond Williams Memorial Lecture', Critical Quarterly 40:3.
A highlyn regarded British TV producer reflects on the future of British
television.
Gitlin, Todd (1998), 'Pop
goes the culture', US News & World Report June 1. Gitllin speculates
on what the 21st century might look like, dominated by 'Popular culture...the
oxygen of our collective life'.
Hewison, Robert (1997),
'At last, a government that isn't shy of talking about culture.', New
Statesman 1 August. Describes Labour's plans to rename the Department
of National Heritage as the Department of Culture, Media and Sport--a
'turning point' in perceptions of public culture.
Kaplan, Caren (1995), 'A
world without boundaries: The Body Shop's trans/national geography',
Social Text 43, Fall. The duplicity of global business--in this case
The Body Shop, which is accused of 'protesting so vigorously against
what it performs so well' , ie 'feel-good capitalism'. An excellent
article.
McRobbie, Angela & Sarah
L. Thornton (1995), 'Rethinking 'moral panic' for multi-mediated social
worlds', British Journal of Sociology 46:4, Dec. Argues that the concept
of 'moral panic' should be revised, to take account of how campaigns
against 'deviance' are now more openly contested.
Morley, David (1998), 'So-called
cultural studies: dead ends and reinvented wheels', Cultural Studies
12.4, Oct. Argues with popular and academic attacks on cultural studies,
suggesting that the 'contributions of cultural studies over the last
twenty years have now so transformed our field of study that the critic'
proposed return to 'The Good Old Ways' may simply no longer be possible
(even if it were desirable)'.
Morris, Meaghan (1998),
'Publishing perils, and how to survive them: a guide for graduate students',
Cultural Studies 12(4), Oct. A basic (and cleared-headed) introduction
to the practicalities of getting published in academic journals.
Mumby, Dennis K. (1997),
'Modernism, Postmodernism, and Communication Studies: a rereading of
an ongoing debate', Communication Theory 7:1. Ranges across difficult
copncepts, attempting to find connections rather than differences.
O'Shea, Alan (1998), 'A
special relationship? Cultural studies, academia and pedagogy', Cultural
Studies 12(4), Oct. Confronts a vexing question for academics: how to
deal with new kinds of students who do not necessrily take 'either traditional
cultural capital or literacy for granted'.
'Saluting Coca-Cola contours',
ProDesign Feb/March 1996. Coverage of the winning entry for a New Zealand
version of the Coke bottle. Read this in conjunction with Jenny Collett's
article 'The Coca Cola bottle: a tribute to indigenous art or the corporate
face of coonisation? in the New Zealand Journal of Media Studies 2:2
Taylor, Millie & Ruth
Towse (1998), 'The value of performers' rights: an economic approach',
Media, Culture & Society 20. Argues that changes in copyright laws
have more to do with market returns than the intellectual rights of
cultural producers.
Waldren, Murray (1999),
`Too much of nothing', The Weekend Australian, Sept 4-5 . Examines claims
that we are suffering from information glut and superficiliaty.
Wark, McKenzie (1997), 'Cultural
war zone', The Australian Oct 1. An excerpt from Wark's new book The
Virtual Republic: Australia's Culture Wars of the 1990s.
Willis, Paul (1998), 'Notes
on common ground: towards a grounded aesthetic', European Journal of
Cultural Studies 1(2). Argues for a theory of 'symbolic work' and 'symbolic
creativity' ,resulting in 'symbolic extension', in contemporary youth
culture.
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