Research Methods For Cultural Studies
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Research Methods For Cultural Studies
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Author : Michael Pickering
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2008-02-22
Research Methods For Cultural Studies written by Michael Pickering and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-22 with Social Science categories.
This new textbook addresses the neglect of practical research methods in cultural studies. It provides readers with clearly written overviews of research methods in cultural studies, along with guidelines on how to put these methods into operation. It advocates a multi-method approach, with students drawing from a pool of techniques and approaches suitable for their own topics of investigation.The book covers the following main areas:* Drawing on experience, and studying how narratives make sense of experience.* Investigating production processes in the cultural industries, and the consumption and assimilation of cultural products by audiences and fans.* Taking both quantitative and qualitative approaches to the study of cultural life.* Analysing visual images and both spoken and written forms of discourse.* Exploring cultural memory and historical representation.
Research Practice For Cultural Studies
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Author : Ann Gray
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2003
Research Practice For Cultural Studies written by Ann Gray and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Social Science categories.
How is culture 'lived'? What are the best ways of investigating cultural life? This book offers practical guidance for researching cultural studies.
Practical Research Methods For Media And Cultural Studies
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Author : Maire Messenger Davies
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2006-07-18
Practical Research Methods For Media And Cultural Studies written by Maire Messenger Davies and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-18 with Reference categories.
Many very intelligent people don't like dealing with numbers. Similarly, many gifted scientists are not especially interested in studying people and their cultural behaviour. In this book, we argue that being interested in people and their cultures, and helping students and others to use numbers to pursue these interests, are not mutually exclusive. Research methods are becoming an increasingly important requirement for students of all kinds. But many students, particularly those in the humanities, struggle with concepts drawn from the social sciences and find quantitative and statistical information inaccessible and daunting. Nonetheless, such concepts are found in nearly all areas of society, from market research and opinion polls to psychological studies of human behaviour. This book aims to provide a simple guide to the process of conducting research in the humanities, with special reference to media and culture, from the planning stage, through the data gathering, to the analysis and interpretation of results: 'planning it', 'doing it' and 'understanding it'. The book aims to show how students' own choice of research topic can be refined into a manageable research question and how the most appropriate methodologies can be applied. Each section draws on actual examples from research that the authors and their students have conducted. Topics covered include: choosing a research question and method; instrument design and pilot data; practical procedures; research with children; looking at statistics; and interpretation of results.Features:*Based on the authors' practical experience as researchers and teachers and is thus accessible, practical and 'how to'.*Includes students' own work as examples.*Bridges the 'divide' between social science and humanities research methods and will therefore appeal to a broad range of students and teachers.
Cross Cultural Research Methods
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Author : Carol R. Ember
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2009-07-16
Cross Cultural Research Methods written by Carol R. Ember and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-16 with Social Science categories.
Without ethnography, cross-cultural comparison would not be possible. But without cross-cultural comparison, we would know nothing of what may be universal or variable across human cultures, or why variation exists. Cross-Cultural Research Methods is an introductory teaching tool that shows students and potential researchers how to describe, compare, and analyze patterns that occur in different cultures, that is, how to form and test anthropological, sociological, psychological, medical, or political hypotheses about cultural variation.
Doing Research In Cultural Studies
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Author : Paula Saukko
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2003-11-03
Doing Research In Cultural Studies written by Paula Saukko and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-03 with Social Science categories.
`This book is a goldmine for students...it is brilliantly conceptualized and brilliantly executed. With this book cultural studies finally comes of age methodologically' - Professor Norman K Denzin, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois Doing Research in Cultural Studies outlines the key methodological approaches to the study of lived experience, texts and social contexts within the field of cultural studies. It offers a comprehensive discussion of classical methodologies and introduces the reader to more contemporary debates that have argued for new ethnographic, poststructuralist and multi-scape research methods. Through a detailed yet concise explanation, the reader is shown how these methodologies work and how their outcomes may be interpreted. Key features of the book include: - An innovative framework - combining different methodologies and approaches. - A variety of `real-life' examples and case studies - enriches the book for the reader - A set of practical exercises in each chapter - pedagogical and student-focused throughout. The book has a flowing narrative and student-friendly structure which make it accessible to and popular with students, while the discussion of fresh approaches makes it also of interest to experienced researchers. It contains all the ingredients necessary to help the reader attain a solid grasp of analytical and practical challenges to doing effective research in cultural studies today.
How To Do Media And Cultural Studies
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Author : Dr Jane Stokes
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2002-10-24
How To Do Media And Cultural Studies written by Dr Jane Stokes and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-24 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
'Crammed with useful advice delivered in a straight-forward, no nonsense approach this text helps students to get off the starting blocs.... I recommend that all media dissertation students begin their project with it' - Simon Cottle, University of Melbourne How to do Media and Cultural Studies provides an essential student guide to the process of research and writing. Aimed at any student about to start on an extended essay or dissertation it covers all the key stages - from formulating a research question to writing up. How to do Media and Cultural Studies: - Covers both quantitative and qualitative methods - Includes separate chapters of how to analyze media and cultural texts, industries and audiences - Works through a series of key examples of media and cultural research - Includes a list of useful library resources and essential web sites Suitable for use as a coursebook, this book can also be used independently by students. No other book provides such an accessible and practical guide. How to do Media and Cultural Studies is an essential purchase for all media, communication, film and cultural studies students.
Questions Of Method In Cultural Studies
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Author : Mimi White
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
Questions Of Method In Cultural Studies written by Mimi White and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with Social Science categories.
Question of Method in Cultural Studies brings together a group of scholars from across the social sciences and humanities to consider one of the most vexing issues confronting the proverbial 'anti-discipline' of cultural studies. Covers such topics as the media, feminism, and politics Identifies what methods have prevailed in the interdisciplinary pursuit of cultural studies Examines the relationship between cultural studies and traditional disciplines, the politics of knowledge, and spatial and temporal models Probes the possibility of method in explicit terms for scholars and students in media, communications, sociology and allied fields.
Researching Culture
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Author : Pertti Alasuutari
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited
Release Date : 1995-09-27
Researching Culture written by Pertti Alasuutari and has been published by SAGE Publications Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-09-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Introducing a range of approaches and methodological tools for undertaking research, this textbook argues that cultural studies transcend the traditional divisions between qualitative and quantitative method, and between the social sciences and the humanities.
The Practice Of Cultural Studies
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Author : Richard Johnson
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2004-04-14
The Practice Of Cultural Studies written by Richard Johnson and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-14 with Social Science categories.
`This is a tour de force... It combines luminous discussion of the core conceptual issues of cultural studies, with a hard-headed, practical sense of how research in the field gets done. The result is a seriously smart, comprehensive survey of the whole terrain of cultural studies itself. This is a book on methods which readers will be able to make their own; and which -- uniquely in the genre -- will keep them buzzing′ - Bill Schwarz, Queen Mary University of London ′The Practice of Cultural Studies is an original introduction to the field. It offers a sophisticated "how-to" guide to doing research in cultural studies. From the difficulties of formulating a problem to the unique articulations of specific methodologies in cultural studies, students will find this book both useful and challenging′ - Professor Lawrence Grossberg, University of North Carolina What is distinctive about cultural research? How does one do Cultural Studies? Unlike many other disciplines, cultural studies has not been explict about the nature of its practice. This book aims to redress the balance in favour of those who are studying culture by providing a comprehensive guide to researching and writing. Based on the methods course at Nottingham Trent and addressed to advanced undergraduates, Masters Level students and those just commencing a PhD, this book aims to provide an overview of specific research traditions in cultural studies, whilst also situating those traditions in their historical context. The Practice of Cultural Studies: · Identifies the main methods of researching culture · Demonstrates how theory can inform and enable the practice of research · Explores the ways in which research practices and methods both produce and are produced by knowledge · Looks at the implications of the ′cultural turn′ for disciplines other than cultural studies The Practice of Cultural Studies will be an essential text for students of cultural studies and a useful guide to others studying culture in a range of disciplinary contexts across the humanities and social sciences.
Cultural Studies Methodology And Political Strategy
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Author : Robert F. Carley
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-04-28
Cultural Studies Methodology And Political Strategy written by Robert F. Carley and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-28 with Social Science categories.
This book is an intervention into cultural studies' theoretical and methodological foundations. It addresses a crisis in conjunctural analysis: that there is no theorized method for conjunctural analysis as it pertains to recognizing a conjunctural shift or the emergence of an organic crisis. This crisis is connected to the belief that the definition of the conjuncture is ambiguous in Gramsci’s work, but using a broader range of primary, secondary, and also untranslated sources on the conjuncture, Carley demonstrates that Gramsci has decisively settled that ambiguity. Through a philological approach to Gramsci’s original texts, this book alters the debate around conjunctural analysis and offers means to reinterpret cultural studies and its relationship to its founding thinkers.