Zu »concepto« wurden 6 Titel gefunden!

How can we conceptualize the ambivalent pattern of change in a housing estate if we consider dynamic processes and conflicts to be at the core of the urban condition? Architectural and urban theory is combined with qualitative social research to engage with this question.

The musical pastiche of the 18th century reconsidered in a collection of musicological and interdisciplinary essays, written by renowned specialists.

Despite a number of retrospective works on cultural studies, to date no other book dedicates itself to the historical and theoretical examination of British cultural studies' engagement with the »active audience theory« of the Birmingham School and its legacies.
However, this book is no mere reconstruction of active audience theory as Huimin Jin develops new theoretical insights initially through a critical review of Stuart Hall's classical model of »encoding/decoding« and close readings of David Morley's groundbreaking ethnographic audience studies. Questioning the discourse model of the active audience proposed by Hall and Morley, Jin elaborates a new materialistic concept of audiences for the twenty-first century.

This book is the first to provide a broader investigation of »comfort« as a cultural narrative and emotional touchstone in contemporary culture.

Authenticity in the postmodern age? Drawing on the concept of authenticity, this volume points out frugal perspectives for literary and cultural studies.

New perspectives on one of the most crucial inventions and concepts of modern times.