Science, Technology and Culture

Informationen zum Autor David Bell teaches Cultural Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. His recent publications! as author or editor! include The Sexual Citizen! Cyberculture: the Key Concepts! City of Quarters! and Science! Technology and Culture. Klappentext This book introduces students to cultural studies of science and technology. It equips students with an understanding of science and technology as aspects of culture! and an appreciation of the importance of thinking about science and technology from a cultural studies perspective. Individual chapters focus on topics including popular representations of science and scientists! the place of science and technology in everyday life! and the contests over amateur! fringe and pseudo-science. Each chapter includes case studies ranging from the MMR vaccine to UFOs! and from nuclear war to microwave ovens. For students in cultural studies! media studies! sociology and science and technology studies. Zusammenfassung Ordinary Lifestyles explores how popular media texts bring ideas about taste and fashion to consumers! helping audiences to fashion their lifestyles as well as defining what constitutes an appropriate lifestyle for particular social groups. Inhaltsverzeichnis SERIES EDITOR'S FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1. SCIENCE! TECHNOLOGY... AND CULTURE? 2. THINKING ABOUT SCIENCE AND CULTURE 3. THINKING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE 4. SCREENING (AND SINGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 5. THE MOON AND THE BOMB 6. UFOLOGISTS! HOBBYISTS AND OTHER BOUNDARY WORKERS 7. PAUSE AND REWIND GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS REFERENCES INDEX

Product details

• Authors: Bell, David Bell, Mr David Bell
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.2005
• EAN: 9780335213269
• ISBN: 978-0-335-21326-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Issues in Cultural and Media S; Issues in Cultural and Media S
• Subjects: Guides; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries