Books in the KeyWorks in Cultural Studies series

This volume brings together the best--known and most influential articles on sensemaking in organizations by one of its most distinguished exponents, Karl Weick. * Brings together the best most influential articles written by one of the gurus of sensemaking -- Karl Weick.

This work brings together selections from some of the most significant writings on the idea of national identity over the last 400 years. Beginning with Hobbes's and Locke's early formulations of the modern state, the excerpts chosen illustrate the rich history of the national idea.

This text addresses the changes brought about by the growth of digital communication technologies and the way we think about them. The volume addresses topics ranging from virtual reality, internet commerce, and computer art, to the effects of new technology on work, leisure, and community.

This text is a collection of the critical debates in diaspora studies that offers readers an amalgamation of disparate and challenging ideas. These critical essays have shaped the trajectory and scope of diaspora studies.

Showcasing key theorists, including Kimmel, Silverman, Dyer and Boyarin, this reader seeks to re-conceptualize the masculinity studies debate along the axes of empire, borders, representations, the social sciences, and eroticism and across such diverse fields as film, anthropology, and sociology.

This work brings together selections from some of the most significant writings on the idea of national identity over the last 400 years. Beginning with Hobbes's and Locke's early formulations of the modern state, the excerpts chosen illustrate the rich history of the national idea.

A comprehensive analysis of Black women's creative achievements. Writers and scholars in literature, film, television, theatre, music, spoken word, art, material culture, and other cultural forms explicate Black women's artistry within the context of an activist framework.

This text addresses the changes brought about by the growth of digital communication technologies and the way we think about them. The volume addresses topics ranging from virtual reality, internet commerce, and computer art, to the effects of new technology on work, leisure, and community.

Showcasing key theorists, including Kimmel, Silverman, Dyer and Boyarin, this reader seeks to re-conceptualize the masculinity studies debate along the axes of empire, borders, representations, the social sciences, and eroticism and across such diverse fields as film, anthropology, and sociology.

* Anthologizes the most influential and critically received essays that have shaped the trajectory of diaspora studies. * Offers classic statements that have defined the field by scholars including Appadurai, Gilroy, Radhakrishnan, and Hall.