Popular Culture: The Basics

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-415-58137-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm

Reihe: The Basics

Popular Culture: The Basics is a fast-paced and lively introduction to the theories and methods of popular culture studies. Opening with a definition of ‘popular culture’, the book embarks on a tour of those cultural forms which have kept the masses entertained, including:

print popular culture from Story Papers and ‘Penny Dreadfuls’ to paperback bestsellers
stage shows from burlesque and vaudeville to pop concerts
film, radio and television
computers, the internet and video games
digital media: mobile devices and social networking sites.

Featuring a glossary, timeline and bibliography, this is an ideal starting point for anyone with a serious interest in key cultural theories.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hoppenstand, Gary (Michigan State University, USA)

Hoppenstand, Gary

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kultursoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Towards a Definition of Popular Culture 2. Before Popular Culture 3. Print Popular Culture 4. Performance Popular Culture 5. Electronic Popular Culture 6. The Future of Popular Culture. Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Gary Hoppenstand is Professor of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures at Michigan State University, USA.