Introduction aux Cultural Studies

Synopsis of Introduction aux Cultural Studies

«Introduction aux Cultural Studies» is the essay by Armand Mattelart and Erik Neveu on cultural studies, in paperback (128 pages, in French).

The book analyzes how social environment, age, gender and ethnic identity condition the relationship with culture and television reception, and whether youth styles constitute resistance. It reviews the genealogy of Cultural Studies, which emerged in England in the 1960s, its key texts, contributions and international expansion.

The work belongs to the Repères collection of La Découverte and was published in 2003; the text is in French.

Reference work for students and readers interested in sociology of culture, communication and media.