Boxed definitions of key terms, interdisciplinary approaches to the topic, and use of contemporary examples from popular culture to explain key concepts all help connect students to the subject
Theoretically grounded in both geopolitics and cultural studies
Rich case studies from a wide array of popular culture icons
Treats subject matter as a living enterprise rather than a static set of facts
Crisply written, analytically astute, empirically rich
Conceptually focused chapters
New features
Significant updating and revision of the existing chapters, which discuss key developments in both geopolitics and cultural studies
Two new chapters on methods and social media and the networked self
New case studies, drawing from a wide array of popular cultural examples including heritage sites, social media, and commercial military-themed videogames
Additional boxed definitions succinctly define key terms