Cultural Studies, which has emerged as one of the most seminal and intellectual discourses of our times, occupies a strategic location intersecting humanities and social sciences. This book covers the various models of cultural studies prevalent across the globe today and serves as a guide for its theory and practice. It discusses its trajectory and growth as a discipline since the 1960s and analyses various core concepts like popular culture, multiculturalism, identity politics, race, gender, ideology, and hegemony. The subject matter of this book also includes:

• Roland Barthes: Myth as Culture
• Blue cultural studies
• Agency and structure
• The Reality behind 'Reality' TV Shows
• James Bond: The Popular Hero

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