World Is a Text : Writing, Reading, and Thinking about Visual and Popular Culture

Silverman, Jonathan, Rader, Dean

ISBN 10: 0136033458 / ISBN 13: 9780136033455

Editore: Pearson Education, Limited, 2008

Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Codice articolo 4607714-6

Riassunto:

The book teaches readers the usefulness of learning to actively "read" their surroundings. The new edition features a greatly expanded section on writing, editing, and making arguments.  This cultural studies reader directly engages the process of reading and writing about the “texts” one sees in everyday life. Using the lenses of rhetoric, semiotics and cultural studies, students are encouraged to become effective academic writers while gaining deeper insights into such popular culture categories as movies, technology, race, ethnicity, television, media, relationships, public space, and more.  For anyone who enjoys provocative and engaging material, and is interested in developing an appreciation for diverse cultural literary works.

Recensione: A cultural studies reader that directly engages the process of reading and writing about the "texts" one sees in public life.

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Titolo: World Is a Text : Writing, Reading, and ...
Casa editrice: Pearson Education, Limited
Data di pubblicazione: 2008
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good
Edizione: 3rd Edition.