Doing Cultural Studies

This book introduces the field of cultural studies and gives the beginning student a solid grounding in its origins, scope and debates. Convinced that cultural studies is liveliest when students are engaged with cultural material, the book throughout exemplifies the process of cultural meaning-making, reproduction, commodification and critique, in part by examining the modern "myth" of Frankenstein's monster. Imaginative, thoughtful and wide-ranging, this lively and innovative text will engage undergraduates actively in cultural analysis while equipping them with key conceptual and critical tools.

ANDREW MILNER is Professor of Cultural Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. CHRIS WORTH is Senior Lecturer in English, Comparative Literaure and Cultural Studies as well as Head of the School of Literary, Visual and Performance Studies at Monash Universtiy, Melbourne, Australia.