Cccs Selected Working Papers

This collection of classic essays focuses on the theoretical frameworks that informed the work of the Centre for Contemporary Culture Studies at the University of Birmingham, the methodologies and working practices that the Centre developed for conducting academic research and examples of the 'grounded studies' carried out under the auspices of the Centre. This volume is split into four thematic sections that are introduced by key academics working in the field of cultural studies, and includes a preface by eminent scholar, Stuart Hall. The thematic sections are: * CCCS Founding Moments * Theoretical Engagements * Theorising Experience, Exploring Methods * Grounded Studies Essays by: Lucy Bl∧ E. Brook; C. Brunsdon; Iain Chambers; Phil Cohen; John Clarke; John Ellis; D. Finn; Johan Fornas; Paul Gilroy; Ann Gray; Michael Green; Larry Grossberg; Stuart Hall; Dick Hebdi≥ Dorothy Hobson; Richard Hoggart; Richard Johnson; Errol Lawrence; Robert Lumley; Gregor McLennan; Angela McRobbie; Elspeth Probyn; R. Rusher; Alan Shuttleworth; Phil Slater; Colin Sparks; Allon White; Paul Willis; Janice Winship; Charles Woolfson Editor: Ann Gray is Reader in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Lincoln, Editor of the European Journal of Cultural Studies and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of British Cinema and Television. Her previous publications include Research Practice for Cultural Studies: Ethnographic Methods and Lived Cultures (2003), Studying Culture: An Introductory Reader (co-edited with Jim McGuigan, 1997) and Video Playtime: the Gendering of a Leisure Technology (1992) Cultural StudiesGray, Ann is the author of 'Cccs Selected Working Papers ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415324403 and ISBN 0415324408.