Culture Is Not Always Popular

Author : Michael Bierut,Jessica Helfand
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780262039109

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Culture Is Not Always Popular by Michael Bierut,Jessica Helfand Pdf

A collection of writing about design from the influential, eclectic, and adventurous Design Observer. Founded in 2003, Design Observer inscribes its mission on its homepage: Writings about Design and Culture. Since its inception, the site has consistently embraced a broader, more interdisciplinary, and circumspect view of design's value in the world—one not limited by materialism, trends, or the slipperiness of style. Dedicated to the pursuit of originality, imagination, and close cultural analysis, Design Observer quickly became a lively forum for readers in the international design community. Fifteen years, 6,700 articles, 900 authors, and nearly 30,000 comments later, this book is a combination primer, celebration, survey, and salute to a certain moment in online culture. This collection includes reassessments that sharpen the lens or dislocate it; investigations into the power of design idioms; off-topic gems; discussions of design ethics; and experimental writing, new voices, hybrid observations, and other idiosyncratic texts. Since its founding, Design Observer has hosted conferences, launched a publishing imprint, hosted three podcasts, and attracted more than a million followers on social media. All of these enterprises are rooted in the original mission to engage a broader community by sharing ideas on ways that design shapes—and is shaped by—our lives. Contributors include Sean Adams, Allison Arieff, Ashleigh Axios, Eric Baker, Rachel Berger, Andrew Blauvelt, Liz Brown, John Cantwell, Mark Dery, Michael Erard, Stephen Eskilson, Bryan Finoki, Kenneth FitzGerald, John Foster, Steven Heller, Karrie Jacobs, Meena Kadri, Mark Lamster, Alexandra Lange, Francisco Laranjo, Adam Harrison Levy, Mimi Lipson, KT Meaney, Thomas de Monchaux, Randy Nakamura, Phil Patton, Maria Popova, Rick Poynor, Louise Sandhaus, Dmitri Siegel, Martha Scotford, Adrian Shaughnessy, Andrew Shea, John Thackara, Dori Tunstall, Alice Twemlow, Tom Vanderbilt, Véronique Vienne, Alissa Walker, Rob Walker, Lorraine Wild, Timothy Young

Author : Howard Temperley,Christopher Bigsby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317867371

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A New Introduction to American Studies by Howard Temperley,Christopher Bigsby Pdf

A New Introduction to American Studies provides a coherent portrait of American history, literature, politics, culture and society, and also deals with some of the central themes and preoccupations of American life. It will provoke students into thinking about what it actually means to study a culture. Ideals such as the commitment to liberty, equality and material progress are fully examined and new light is shed on the sometimes contradictory ways in which these ideals have informed the nation's history and culture. For introductory undergraduate courses in American Studies, American History and American Literature.

Author : Martin Lüthe,Sascha Pöhlmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9089649662

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Unpopular Culture by Martin Lüthe,Sascha Pöhlmann Pdf

This collection includes eighteen essays that introduce the concept of unpopular culture and explore its critical possibilities and ramifications from a large variety of perspectives. Proposing a third term that operates beyond the dichotomy of high culture and mass culture and yet offers a fresh approach to both, these essays address a multitude of different topics that can all be classified as unpopular culture. From David Foster Wallace and Ernest Hemingway to Zane Grey and fan fiction, from Christian Rock and Country to Black Metal, from Steven Seagal to Genesis (Breyer) P-Orridge, from The Simpsons to The Real Housewives, from natural disasters to 9/11, from thesis hatements to professional sports, these essays find the unpopular across media and genres, and they analyze the politics and the aesthetics of an unpopular culture (and the unpopular in culture) that has not been duly recognized as such by the theories and methods of cultural studies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UCAL:B4448920

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Philosophic Exchange by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patrick McAleer,Michael A. Perry
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476617459

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Stephen Kingäó»s Modern Macabre by Patrick McAleer,Michael A. Perry Pdf

As Stephen King has continued to publish numerous works beyond one of the many high points of his career, in the 1980s, scholarship has not always kept up with his output. This volume presents 13 essays (12 brand new) on many of King’s recent writings that have not received the critical attention of his earlier works. This collection is grouped into three categories—“King in the World Around Us,” “Spotlight on The Dark Tower” and “Writing into the Millennium”; each examines an aspect of King’s contemporary canon that has yet to be analyzed.

Author : Jon Nelson Wagner,Tracy Biga MacLean
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781441179401

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Television at the Movies by Jon Nelson Wagner,Tracy Biga MacLean Pdf

The overview of television criticism, which this book provides, comes appropriately at a moment of change. Television is becoming dramatically different as a result of new and developing technologies such as cable, HDTV, satellite transmission and broadband distributions. By concentrating on the still-dominant notion of television, what the authors call "Classical Network Television," they argue that it is as important to understand this model as it is to understand Classical Hollywood Cinema. The co-authors have a unique approach to the study of television, viewing its history and reception not only through important articles about the medium, but also through analyzing how Hollywood auteur cinema has commented on television over the decades, in films such as Tootsie, Network, The Last Picture Show, A Face in the Crowd, Rollerball, The King of Comedy and others. Not only does this reflect the pervasive use of cinema theory to discuss television, it also helps to emphasize the importance of clarifying the distinctions between the criticisms of the two media. Television at the Movies argues that the study of television is a crucial aspect of understanding our recent and contemporary culture, and it provides an illuminating point of entry for students and researchers in the field.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : NWU:35556022851174

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New Socialist by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : French literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022112747

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Australian Journal of French Studies by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : SRLF:D0002967131

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Rural Californian by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112110962666

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The Living Age by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nathan J. Keirns,Heather Griffiths,Eric Strayer,Susan Cody-Rydzewski,Gail Scaramuzzo,Tommy Sadler,Sally Vyain,Jeff D. Bry,Faye Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Sociology
ISBN : 1947172905

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Introduction to Sociology 2e by Nathan J. Keirns,Heather Griffiths,Eric Strayer,Susan Cody-Rydzewski,Gail Scaramuzzo,Tommy Sadler,Sally Vyain,Jeff D. Bry,Faye Jones Pdf

"Introduction to Sociology 2e adheres to the scope and sequence of a typical, one-semester introductory sociology course. It offers comprehensive coverage of core concepts, foundational scholars, and emerging theories, which are supported by a wealth of engaging learning materials. The textbook presents detailed section reviews with rich questions, discussions that help students apply their knowledge, and features that draw learners into the discipline in meaningful ways. The second edition retains the book's conceptual organization, aligning to most courses, and has been significantly updated to reflect the latest research and provide examples most relevant to today's students. In order to help instructors transition to the revised version, the 2e changes are described within the preface."--Website of text.

Author : Erin Meyer
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781610396714

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The Culture Map (INTL ED) by Erin Meyer Pdf

An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life. Americans precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans get straight to the point; Latin Americans and Asians are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians think the best boss is just one of the crowd. It's no surprise that when they try and talk to each other, chaos breaks out. In The Culture Map, INSEAD professor Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain in which people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. She provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business, and combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice.

Author : John R. Dean,Jean-Paul Gabilliet
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015037411538

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European Readings of American Popular Culture by John R. Dean,Jean-Paul Gabilliet Pdf

Since the Second World War, Europe has undergone a continual invasion: wave after wave of American popular culture. The diffusion of American culture in Europe is both a European story about America and an American story about Europe. This work examines this cross-cultural phenomenon from the European viewpoint. Nearly two dozen European experts in their respective fields offer an invigorating, engaging, and open-minded examination of America as perceived with the acute insight of the interested European outsider—a fruitful tradition that stretches back to Lafayette, de Tocqueville, and Goethe, to name three. Of interest to scholars, students, and general readers alike. The book's focus is both sensuous and intellectual: how America is seen (The Image); heard (Popular Music); perused (The Written Word); digested (Food); learned from its common ways (Social Customs); perceived by minorities (Ethnic Cultures); and taken as an instrument of change (Americanization). It is the first book of its kind published in the United States. It is rich with selected, up-to-date critical bibliographies in areas for which very little information is otherwise available. In sum: a cogent, cross-cultural analysis of how U.S. popular culture exposes both European dreams of well-being and nightmares of discontent. These are insights which deserve to be savored.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political science
ISBN : UIUC:30112046312465

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Harvard Political Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Drama
ISBN : UCAL:$B214313

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Drama Survey by Anonim Pdf