A short history of cultural studies / John Hartley.

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2003.

1 online resource (189 pages) : illustrations

The intelligent co-ed's guide to cultural studies : from Virginia Woolf to Tom Wolfe (destination O'Hare) : cultural studies and literary criticism -- Culture from Arnold to Schwarzenegger : imperial literacy to pop culture (destination democracy?) : cultural studies and mass society -- 'Beating the Whites with the Red wedge' : from public service to dinner service (destination Kate Moss) : cultural studies and art history -- Waiting for the kettle to boil : culture and consciousness (destination Celebration) : cultural studies and political economy -- The ordinary as a sign of itself : culture and everyday life (travelling, shopping, walking, eating) : cultural studies and feminism, anthropology, sociology -- Reading the readers : from Marx to market (desperately seeking adoption) : cultural studies and teaching.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-183) and index.