The Guide to United States Popular Culture

2001 Social Science

Author : Ray Broadus Browne
Release : 2001
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 212/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Guide to United States Popular Culture written by Ray Broadus Browne. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited Guide to the United States Popular Culture provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives."--Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association. "At long last popular culture may indeed be given its due within the humanities with the publication of The Guide to United States Popular Culture. With its nearly 1600 entries, it promises to be the most comprehensive single-volume source of information about popular culture. The range of subjects and diversity of opinions represented will make this an almost indispensable resource for humanities and popular culture scholars and enthusiasts alike."--Timothy E. Scheurer, President, American Culture Association "The popular culture of the United States is as free-wheeling and complex as the society it animates. To understand it, one needs assistance. Now that explanatory road map is provided in this Guide which charts the movements and people involved and provides a light at the end of the rainbow of dreams and expectations."--Marshall W. Fishwick, Past President, Popular Culture Association Features of The Guide to United States Popular Culture: 1,010 pages 1,600 entries 500 contributors Alphabetic entries Entries range from general topics (golf, film) to specific individuals, items, and events Articles are supplemented by bibliographies and cross references Comprehensive index

An Introduction to Popular Culture in the US

2018-01-25 Social Science

Author : Jenn Brandt
Release : 2018-01-25
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 599/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Popular Culture in the US written by Jenn Brandt. This book was released on 2018-01-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Popular Culture Association's 2018 John G. Cawelti Award for the Best Textbook / Primer What is popular culture? Why study popular culture in an academic context? An Introduction to Popular Culture in the US: People, Politics, and Power introduces and explores the history and contemporary analysis of popular culture in the United States. In situating popular culture as lived experience through the activities, objects, and distractions of everyday life, the authors work to broaden the understanding of culture beyond a focus solely on media texts, taking an interdisciplinary approach to analyze American culture, its rituals, beliefs, and the objects that shape its existence. After building a foundation of the history of popular culture as an academic discipline, the book looks broadly at cultural myths and the institutional structures, genres, industries, and people that shape the mindset of popular culture in the United States. It then becomes more focused with an examination of identity, exploring the ways in which these myths and mindset are internalized, practiced, and shaped by individuals. The book concludes by connecting the broad understanding of popular culture and the unique individual experience with chapters dedicated to the objects, communities, and celebrations of everyday life. This approach to the field of study explores all matters of culture in a way that is accessible and relevant to individuals in and outside of the classroom.

The Art of Democracy

2002-07 Political Science

Author : Jim Cullen
Release : 2002-07
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 653/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Art of Democracy written by Jim Cullen. This book was released on 2002-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The highly acclaimed first edition of The Art of Democracy won the 1996 Ray and Pat Brown Award for "Best Book," presented by the Popular Culture Association.

Popular Culture in American History

2013-04-01 History

Author : Jim Cullen
Release : 2013-04-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 656/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Popular Culture in American History written by Jim Cullen. This book was released on 2013-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Popular Culture in American History updates the text for a contemporary readership and explores academic developments in this area of study over the last decade. Fully revised second edition with over 50 percent new material Compact and classroom-friendly format Includes the best writing on popular culture from the 1970s onwards Essays examine pivotal moments, issues, and genres in American popular culture, from the ‘penny press’ to the Internet

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