ISBN:
0415596505
,
0415596513
,
9780415596503
,
9780415596510
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (lxi, 186 p)
,
ill
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23 cm
Edition:
2nd ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Reading the Popular
DDC:
306
Keywords:
Popular culture
;
Capitalism
;
Capitalism
;
Popular culture
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This revised edition of a now classic text includes a new introduction by Henry Jenkins, explaining 'Why Fiske Still Matters' for today's students, followed by a discussion between former Fiske students Kevin Glynn, Jonathan Gray, and Pamela Wilson on the theme of 'Reading Fiske and Understanding the Popular'. Both underline the continuing relevance of this foundational text in the study of popular culture.Beneath the surface of the cultural artifacts that surround us - shopping malls, popular music, the various forms of television - lies a multitude of meanings and ways of using them, not all
Description / Table of Contents:
Understanding popular culture -- Shopping for pleasure -- Reading the beach -- Video pleasures -- Madonna -- Romancing the rock -- Everyday quizzes everyday life -- News, history, and undisciplined events -- Popular news -- Searing towers.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Originally published: Boston : Unwin Hyman, 1989
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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