John Hartley is John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University. Research interests include popular media, creative industries and open knowledge. Recent books include Cultural Science (with Jason Potts), Creative Economy and Culture (with Wen Wen and Henry Li), and How We Use Stories and Why That Matters.

Praise for the previous editionHartley is no chump; he’s a wry guide and a puckish professor, embodying the young-old spirit of the discipline he has inhabited and informed for decades. … He provides serious, solid definitions, but also cheeky marginal notes on the official history. … In every sentence, you feel the author’s personality: his earnestness, his honesty, his childlike desire to engage, to ask, to argue. Will Brooker, Kingston University, Times Higher Education.

• Preface to the Fifth Edition Introduction List of Concepts The Concepts References Index

John Hartley is John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University. Research interests include popular media, creative industries and open knowledge. Recent books include Cultural Science (with Jason Potts), Creative Economy and Culture (with Wen Wen and Henry Li), and How We Use Stories and Why That Matters.

Praise for the previous editionHartley is no chump; he’s a wry guide and a puckish professor, embodying the young-old spirit of the discipline he has inhabited and informed for decades. … He provides serious, solid definitions, but also cheeky marginal notes on the official history. … In every sentence, you feel the author’s personality: his earnestness, his honesty, his childlike desire to engage, to ask, to argue. Will Brooker, Kingston University, Times Higher Education.

• Preface to the Fifth Edition Introduction List of Concepts The Concepts References Index

John Hartley is John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University. Research interests include popular media, creative industries and open knowledge. Recent books include Cultural Science (with Jason Potts), Creative Economy and Culture (with Wen Wen and Henry Li), and How We Use Stories and Why That Matters.

Praise for the previous editionHartley is no chump; he’s a wry guide and a puckish professor, embodying the young-old spirit of the discipline he has inhabited and informed for decades. … He provides serious, solid definitions, but also cheeky marginal notes on the official history. … In every sentence, you feel the author’s personality: his earnestness, his honesty, his childlike desire to engage, to ask, to argue. Will Brooker, Kingston University, Times Higher Education.

• Preface to the Fifth Edition Introduction List of Concepts The Concepts References Index