Making sense of the Walkman -- The production of the Sony Walkman -- Designing the Walkman: articulating production and consumption -- SONY as a global firm -- Consuming the Walkman -- Regulating the Walkman
Summary
Using the example of the Walkman, this book indicates how and why cultural practices and institutions have come to play such an important role in our lives, and introduces some of the central ideas, concepts and methods of analysis involved in conducting cultural studies