This book addresses the notorious split between the two fields of cultural studies and political economy. Robert E. Babe shows that political economy can be reconciled to certain aspects of cultural studies, particularly with regards to cultural materialism.

1 Table of Contents Part 2 I. Geneologies Chapter 3 Introduction to Part I Chapter 4 1. Genealogy of Political Economy Chapter 5 2. Genealogy of Cultural Studies Chapter 6 3. The Colloquy Revisited Chapter 7 4. Genealogy of Poststructuralist Cultural Studies and the Political Economy of Media Scholarship Part 8 II. Portals for Dialogue Chapter 9 Introduction to Part II Chapter 10 5. Environment and Pecuniary Culture Chapter 11 6. Time and Space Chapter 12 7. Semiotics and the Dialectic of Information Chapter 13 8. Keeping the Portals Open: Poster vs. Innis Chapter 14 Conclusion 15 References 16 About the Author