{"product_id":"american-cultural-studies-an-introduction-to-american-culture-paperback-1","title":"American Cultural Studies: An Introduction to American Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlasdair Kean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Dix\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its fifth edition, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Cultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e continues to offer a critical introduction to key concepts, topics and methods in the study of United States culture, exploring subjects that include the city, ethnicity and immigration, religion, youth, and gender and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth edition has been comprehensively revised to take account of developments in American culture during the past decade. Arguments are supported by close readings of cultural materials that range from novels to paintings, films to political speeches and TV shows to regional cuisines. Updated case studies introduce each chapter, with examples including \u003ci\u003eMoonlight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e and the songs and videos of Lady Gaga. This book also offers a new chapter on class; extended discussion of gender and sexuality, including masculinities and trans culture; and increased coverage of sports in American culture, including baseball, wrestling and American football. To further engage contemporary readers, this edition provides up-to-date further reading suggestions for each chapter and considers the place of American cultural studies in the current moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf particular interest to undergraduate readers, this book is panoramic in its coverage of the field and is a core text for studying American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstructor and student resources for this book include an interactive timeline of cultural and historical events, additional discussion questions and activities for each topic, and suggestions for further reading and online resources for each chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of American Studies at the University of Derby, UK. He published an interdisciplinary trilogy of books on the post-war American West: \u003ci\u003eThe Cultures of the American New West\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eThe Rhizomatic West\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003ePost-Westerns: Cinema, Region, West \u003c\/i\u003e(2013). He co-edited the book series Place, Memory, Affect and has a volume within it, \u003ci\u003eAffective Critical Regionality\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). He edited \u003ci\u003eUnder the Western Sky \u003c\/i\u003e(2018), a collection of essays on the fiction and music of Willy Vlautin, and authored \u003ci\u003eWorlding the Western\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). He is currently working on a new book, \u003ci\u003eErrant Wests\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlasdair Kean \u003c\/b\u003eis formerly Principal Lecturer in American Studies, University of Derby, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Dix\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in American Studies, Loughborough University, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Studies \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBeginning Film Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Peter Templeton, the editor of \u003ci\u003eViolence from Slavery to #BlackLivesMatter: African American History and Representation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Templeton\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Open University, UK. His research interests include the culture of the US South and he is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Southern Pastoral Literature, 1785-1885: Jeffersonian Afterlives \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eClerks: 'Over the Counter' Culture and Youth Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52959993168179,"sku":"9781032207308","price":126.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dFAmbXivi49781032207308.webp?v=1768474527","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/american-cultural-studies-an-introduction-to-american-culture-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}