Internationalizing Cultural Studies is an unprecedented resource that introduces and consolidates cultural studies literature from diverse locales and intellectual traditions.
- Contains forty-four contemporary essays that introduce and pluralize cultural studies work from diverse locales and intellectual traditions
- Covers regions the world over, including Asia, Europe, and Africa
- Organizes material around key themes such as race and ethnicity, transnationalism, gender and sexual cultures, media production and consumption, urban life, popular practices, techno-cultures, and visual cultures
- Includes expert introductions from an international panel of editors, and facilitates customization of content for course use
Alternative Table of Contents – Speaking Positions.
Alternative Table of Contents – Localities.
Preface: How to Use this Book.
Acknowledgments.
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1. INTRODUCTION.
Ackbar Abbas and John Nguyet Erni.
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PART I: TECHNO-CULTURES.
Introduction.
J. Macgregor Wise.
2. Science as a Reason of State.
Ashis Nandy.
3. Biotechnological Development and the Conservation of Biodiversity.
Vandana Shiva.
4. Recycling Modernity: Pirate Electronic Cultures in India.
Ravi Sundaram.
5. Karaoke in East Asia: Modernization, Japanization, or Asianization?.
Akiko Otake & Shuhei Hosokawa.
6. Techno-Being.
Viktor Mazin.
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