This textbook introduces first-year students systematically and comprehensively to the key
theories and concepts of Cultural Studies. It puts particular emphasis on their application
aiming to enable students to do their own analyses of cultural artefacts and practices. The
author draws on many examples mostly taken from American culture but in each chapter he
applies the ideas introduced to The Hunger Games franchise and the coronavirus pandemic to show
how different theories can lead to very different interpretations of the same phenomenon.
