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In recent years 'culture' has become a central concern across a wide range of disciplines. This book introduces the main substantive and theoretical strands of this 'turn to culture' through the medium of a particular case study: that of the Sony Walkman. Using the example of the Walkman, this book indicates how and why cultural practices and institutions have come to(...)
Architectural Theory
February 1997, London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi
Doing cultural studies: the story of the Sony Walkman
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In recent years 'culture' has become a central concern across a wide range of disciplines. This book introduces the main substantive and theoretical strands of this 'turn to culture' through the medium of a particular case study: that of the Sony Walkman. Using the example of the Walkman, this book indicates how and why cultural practices and institutions have come to play such an important role in our lives, and introduces some of the central ideas, concepts and methods of analysis involved in conducting cultural studies.
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February 1997, London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi
Architectural Theory