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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: Theoretical Concerns -- 1. Video Games: A Popular Culture Phenomenon -- 2. Narratives in the Electronic Age -- 3. Video Games as Cultural Indicators -- 4. A Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective on Video Games -- Part 2: Analyzing Representative Games -- 5. Myst, Riven, and the Adventure Video Game -- 6. Lara Croft and the Problem of Gender in Video Games -- 7. Half-Life and the Problem of Monsters -- 8. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index

This introductory textbook familiarizes students with ideas of key thinkers and perspectives related to postmodern thought and everyday life. The book is unique in that it offers selections from key passages of works of important thinkers as well as from some of the author's own publications that serve as examples of how to interpret various aspects of culture. The book draws in readers with its engaging and conversational style and use of cases, illustrations and photographs, including fun discussions on everyday life under pandemic restrictions. This is a must read for students taking courses in sociology, cultural anthropology, culture and media studies, linguistics, social philosophy, and for specific courses on postmodernism.

This introductory textbook familiarizes students with ideas of key thinkers and perspectives related to postmodern thought and everyday life. The book is unique in that it offers selections from key passages of works of important thinkers as well as from some of the author's own publications that serve as examples of how to interpret various aspects of culture. The book draws in readers with its engaging and conversational style and use of cases, illustrations and photographs, including fun discussions on everyday life under pandemic restrictions. This is a must read for students taking courses in sociology, cultural anthropology, culture and media studies, linguistics, social philosophy, and for specific courses on postmodernism.