In this new edition of his widely adopted "Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction," John Storey has extensively revised the text throughout. Like previous editions, the book presents a clear and critical survey of competing theories of, and various approaches to, popular culture.New to this edition: Extensively revised, rewritten, and updatedImproved and expanded content throughout including a new chapter on psychoanalysis and a new section on post-Marxism and the global postmodernCloser explicit links to the new edition companion reader "Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader"More illustrative diagrams and imagesFully revised, improved, and updated companion web siteIdeal for courses in: cultural studiesmedia studiescommunication studiessociology of culturepopular culturevisual studiescultural criticism

约翰·斯道雷（John storey）是媒介与文化研究领域知名学者，现任英国桑德兰大学媒介与文化研究中心主任。他的主要研究领域包括文化理论与文化史，电影与文化记忆、消赞与日常生活等等。斯道雷教授曾多次访问中国，他的作品对中国文化研究的学科建设产生过较大影响。

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常江，北京大学文学学士，硕士，清华大学新闻与传播学院博士，美国西北夫学访问学者。研究领域为媒介文化，传媒社会学与电影史。