num_pages: 160
description: In recent years `culture' has become a central concern in a wide range of fields and disciplines. This book introduces the main substantive and theoretical strands of this `turn to culture' through the medium of a particular case that of the Sony Walkman. Using the example of the Walkman, the book indicates how and why cultural practices and institutions have come to play such a crucial part in our lives, and introduces some of the central ideas, concepts and methods of analysis involved in conducting cultural studies.
language: English
title: Doing Cultural Studies: The Story of the Sony Walkman
titlecomplete: Doing Cultural Studies: The Story of the Sony Walkman (Culture, Media and Identities series)
genres: Nonfiction, Cultural Studies, Cultural
ratings_count: 88
publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd