Thinking with James Carey

Download or read book Thinking with James Carey written by Jeremy Packer and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2006 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Carey is arguably the founder of the critical cultural study of communication and media in the United States. This volume brings together top communication and media scholars to revisit and engage key themes in Carey's groundbreaking work. This lively assortment of cutting-edge research provides a timely overview of Carey's impact on current scholarship in communication, cultural studies, and U.S. history. Also included is a wide-ranging two-part interview by Lawrence Grossberg in which Carey discusses his intellectual biography, revisits his classic essays, and argues for the urgent need for democratically motivated scholarship in the contemporary United States.