Popular Culture
Popular Culture: Themes and Issues (1). Units 1/2 Christmas : a Case Study
(Mitchell, 1992, p. 148) As with American hiphop, the Italian example was built within a community that also experienced economic hardship, cultural antagonism as squatters and political outcasts and as a group who were ...
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You will be intrigued by the plethora of fascinating links that Professor Fishwick makes in this comprehensive guide to ever-changing popular culture.
Popular Culture: America's Most Successful Exports
Popular Culture: America's Most Successful Exports
Who were the flappers? What were "e;talkies"e;? Who inspired the Harlem Renaissance? This book provides the answers and covers the effect of World War I and the newfound freedom of women on the popular culture of the era.
The British Invasion, Andy Warhol, Swinging London, the Summer of Love, disco dancing, and polyester, this is the era that most people think of when they think of pop culture.
When James Sosnoski observes , in Token Professionals and Master Critics , that to be a player in the dominant discipline , English , does not necessarily entail being a dominant player in the field , he is indirectly saying the same ...
Providing a comprehensive collection of classic and current papers on popular culture, this volume includes key works from Adorno to Williams, as well as a wide range of international perspectives that engage with the dynamic changes that ...
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Rogue - heroes are often ( but not always ) outlaws- Jesse James , John Dillinger , Thelma and Louise , Smoky and the Bandit — but they are always outrageous . They create a useful category because of the conflicts they embody ...
Gernsback, then, in many accounts becomes the 'father (or founder) of modern science fiction'. All histories of the genre contain some reference to him; the 'Hugo Awards' for the year's best novel, short story, magazine, etc. are called ...
Freccero places rap music, the Alien Trilogy and Sandra Cisneros in the context of postcolonialism, identity politics, and technoculture to show students how they can draw on their already existing literacies and on the cultures they know ...
The third edition features new chapters on the commercial context of pop culture and explicitly focused on digital culture, as well as exercises and discussion prompts to deepen understanding.
Shows how popular culture is continually being remade
The Sheikh's Batmobile: In Pursuit of American Pop Culture in the Muslim World. Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint, 2010. Rapture Ready!: Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture. New York, NY: Scribner, 2008. TV China.
The rise of mass popular culture and consumer culture tended to come from the USA, so the target of much of the early critiques of popular culture were about anti-Americanism. Early cultural theorists like F.R. Leavis were pessimistic ...
The second edition investigates current contexts for popular culture, including the rise of the digital global village through new technology and offers up-to-date examples that connect with today's students.