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Author : Alan Swingewood
Release : 1977
Genre : History
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Myth of Mass Culture by : Alan Swingewood
Download or read book The Myth of Mass Culture written by Alan Swingewood. This book was released on 1977. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Patrick Brantlinger
Release : 2016-11-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 639/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Bread and Circuses by : Patrick Brantlinger
Download or read book Bread and Circuses written by Patrick Brantlinger. This book was released on 2016-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lively and well written, Bread and Circuses analyzes theories that have treated mass culture as either a symptom or a cause of social decadence. Discussing many of the most influential and representative theories of mass culture, it ranges widely from Greek and Roman origins, through Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Ortega y Gasset, T. S. Eliot, and the theorists of the Frankfurt Institute, down to Marshall McLuhan and Daniel Bell, Brantlinger considers the many versions of negative classicism and shows how the belief in the historical inevitability of social decay—a belief today perpetuated by the mass media themselves—has become the dominant view of mass culture in our time. While not defending mass culture in its present form, Brantlinger argues that the view of culture implicit in negative classicism obscures the question of how the media can best be used to help achieve freedom and enlightenment on a truly democratic basis.
Author : Eric Avila
Release : 2018-07-17
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 596/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis American Cultural History: A Very Short Introduction by : Eric Avila
Download or read book American Cultural History: A Very Short Introduction written by Eric Avila. This book was released on 2018-07-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the "fireside chats" of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: these are the words, images, and sounds that populate American cultural history. From the Boston Tea Party to the Dodgers, from the blues to Andy Warhol, dime novels to Disneyland, the history of American culture tells us how previous generations of Americans have imagined themselves, their nation, and their relationship to the world and its peoples. This Very Short Introduction recounts the history of American culture and its creation by diverse social and ethnic groups. In doing so, it emphasizes the historic role of culture in relation to broader social, political, and economic developments. Across the lines of race, class, gender, and sexuality, as well as language, region, and religion, diverse Americans have forged a national culture with a global reach, inventing stories that have shaped a national identity and an American way of life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : John Storey
Release : 1998
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 210/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Cultural Theory and Popular Culture by : John Storey
Download or read book Cultural Theory and Popular Culture written by John Storey. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reader on popular culture
Author : John Docker
Release : 1994-12-12
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 984/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Postmodernism and Popular Culture by : John Docker
Download or read book Postmodernism and Popular Culture written by John Docker. This book was released on 1994-12-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intellectual adventure, this book engages with some of the most important academic debates of our time.
