American Cultural Studies

Praise for previous editions: 'Something of a godsend ...as a teaching resource this book is second to none ...achieves levels of multiplicity rarely, if ever, reached by others.' - Borderlines: Studies in American Culture This third edition of American Cultural Studies has been updated throughout to take into account the developments of the last six years, providing an introduction to the central themes in modern American culture and explores how these themes can be interpreted. Chapters in the book discuss the various aspects of American cultural life such as religion, gender and sexuality, and regionalism. Updates and revisions include: discussion of Barack Obama's rise to power and the end of the 'Bush Years' consideration of 'Hemispheric American Studies' and the increasing debates about globalisation and the role of the USA up-to-date case-studies, such as The Wire and Nurse Jackie, more on suburbia, the Mexican-border crossing, the Twilight phenomena etc updated further-reading lists.Accompanying website. American Cultural Studies is a core text and an accessible introduction to the interdisciplinary study of American culture.

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Praise for the first edition: 'Something of a godsend ... As a teaching resource this book is second to none ... Achieves levels of multiplicity rarely, if ever, reached by others.' -- Borderlines: Studies in American Culture

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Neil Campbell is professor in American Studies at the University of Derby. His recent publications include The Rhizomatic West: Representing the West in the Global, Media Age (2008), The Cultures of the American New West (2000) and The Radiant Hour: Youth and American Culture (2000). Alasdair Kean is a lecturer in American Studies at the University of Derby.

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List of Plates. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. New Beginnings: American Culture and Identity 2. Ethnicity and Immigration: Between Many Worlds 3. African Americans: 'I Don't Sing Other People's Voices' 4. In God we Trust?: Religion in American Life 5. Approaches to Regionalism: the West and the South 6. The American City: 'the Old Knot of Contrariety' 7. Gender and Sexuality: 'to break the old circuits' 8. Representing Youth: Outside the Sunken Nursery 9. The Spread of Freedom 10. The Transmission of American Culture. Index

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