Deconstructing Popular Culture

PAUL BOWMAN is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. His previous books include Interrogating Cultural Studies, Post-Marxism versus Cultural Studies and The Truth of Žižek.

• AcknowledgementsUser Guide: At A GlanceIntroduction: Deconstructing 'the Popular'PART 1: InversionHelp Me If You Can, I'm Feeling Down: Deconstructing Self-HelpCan I help you? Deconstructing(,) Words & MusicGhost Dog: The Deconstruction of IdentityStreet Fetishism: Popular Politics and DeconstructionPART 2: DisplacementCounter-Culture versus Counter-CultureOther-Wise PopularMcDeconstruction, the Popular: Deconstructing 'Deconstructing'Alterdisciplinarity: Deconstructing Popular Cultural StudiesAppendix: Supplement: An (Incomplete) Glossary of (Impossible) TermsBibliographyIndex.

'Deconstructing Popular Culture is an accessible, funny and stimulating introduction to popular culture and cultural studies. This is a book with both a passionate argument and a rare skill in making the 'fine print' of complex theoretical arguments accessible.' - Richard Stamp, Senior Lecturer of Media and Cultural Studies, Bath Spa University, UK 'Bowman writes very much as though he is speaking directly to a group of undergraduates: it engages them where they live. This book is an extraordinarily significant achievement.' - John Mowitt, Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Minnesota, USA '...an engaging textbook...' Times Higher Education