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Doing cultural studies : the story of the Sony Walkman / Paul du Gay ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Hall, Stuart.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Culture, media, and identities: Publisher: London : Sage in association with The Open University, 1997Description: 151 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0761954015 (v) (hbk); 0761954023 (m) (pbk).Subject(s): Sonī Kabushiki Kaisha | Cassette tape recorders -- Technological innovations | Cassette tape recorders -- Technological innovations -- Social aspects | Popular cultureDDC classification: 303.48
Contents:
Introduction -- Section 1: Making sense of the walkman -- Section 2: The production of the sony walkman -- Section 3: Designing the walkman: articulating production and consumption -- Section 4: Sony as a global firm -- Section 5: Consuming the walkman -- Section 6: Regulating the walkman.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 303.48 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00085761
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item 303.48 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00085762
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This study of a typical artifact and medium of modern culture, the Sony Walkman, looks at how it was invented, designed and produced, how it is advertized and marketed, the way in which it is used and by whom, and at how attempts have been made to regulate and control its use have been made. institutions have come to play such a crucial part in our lives, and to introduce the central ideas, concepts and methods of analysis involved in doing cultural studies. The book is extensively illustrated and draws on advertizing and technical drawings supplied by the Sony Corporation. It is published as a set book for the Open University Course, Culture, Media and Identities (D318).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Section 1: Making sense of the walkman -- Section 2: The production of the sony walkman -- Section 3: Designing the walkman: articulating production and consumption -- Section 4: Sony as a global firm -- Section 5: Consuming the walkman -- Section 6: Regulating the walkman.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Making Sense of the Walkman
  • The Production of the Sony Walkman
  • Designing the Walkman
  • Articulating Production and Consumption
  • Sony as a Global Firm
  • Consuming the Walkman
  • Regulating the Walkman
  • Selected Readings

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