Cultural Theory After the Contemporary

Description

Contemporary cultural studies have marginalized "agency," namely the power of people to shape social life. Here, Stephen Tumino offers a new materialist challenge to these tendencies and articulates an internationalist cultural theory that puts global agency in the forefront of cultural analysis.

Keywords

Social ScienceAnthropologyCultural & SocialLiterary CriticismSociologySemiotics & Theory

2011Book

Author(s)Stephen Tumino

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US

ISBN9780230108806

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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