A2 Communication and Culture: The Essential Introduction features over 100 colour images, contemporary case studies and examples. The authors introduce students to the skills of reading communication texts and understanding the link between communication and culture, as well as taking students through the tasks expected of them to pass the AQA exam. The book is supplemented with a website at www.alevelcommculture.co.uk featuring additional activities and resources.

Areas covered include:

• theoretical approaches
• key concepts
• spaces and places
• fictions
• objects of desire
• cultural sites: intersections
• the A2 examination
• communication and culture in practice: A2 coursework
• A2 coursework samples.