Probing Popular Culture

Author : Marshall William Fishwick
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780789021335

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Probing Popular Culture on and Off the Internet by Marshall William Fishwick Pdf

In Probing Popular Culture: On and Off the Internet, one of the leading authorities in American and popular culture studies presents an eye-opening examination of the Information Age's influence on what we do, how we live, and who we are. Dr. Marshall Fishwick, author of the textbooks Great Awakenings: Popular Religion and Popular Culture; Popular Culture: Cavespace to Cyberspace; and Popular Culture in a New Age focuses his penetrating gaze upon the impact of the cultural icons and events that color the fabric of our lives. He examines the most recent developments, crises, and anxieties encountered in our headlong dash down the Information Superhighwayand illustrates the reasons behind the media madness. Peppered with quotes from influential figures ranging from Plato to P. T. Barnum, this book provides food for thought that will spark smart discussion about every aspect of popular culturefrom Henry Ford to Y2K, the impact on popular culture of the September 11 tragedy, and more.

Author : Marshall Fishwick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-06-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781136765520

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Probing Popular Culture by Marshall Fishwick Pdf

“When it comes to seeing depth and lateral connections in the development of popular culture, nobody exceeds Marshall Fishwick.” -Canadian Psychology In Probing Popular Culture: On and Off the Internet, one of the leading authorities in American and popular culture studies presents an eye-opening examination o

Author : Martin F. Norden,Robert E. Weir
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527530683

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Pop Culture Matters by Martin F. Norden,Robert E. Weir Pdf

We immerse ourselves daily in expressions of popular culture—YouTube videos, hip hop music, movies, adverts, greeting cards, videogames, and comics, to name just a few possibilities—and far too often we pay only scant critical attention to them. The essays in this collection redress this situation by probing a wide range of topics within the field of popular culture studies. Written in engaging and jargon-free prose, contributions critically examine various offerings in film, television, social media, music, literature, sports, and related areas. Moreover, they often pay special attention to the ways in which these pop culture artefacts intersect with issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and ability. Providing a rich mixture of broad perspectives and intriguing case studies, the essays form a compelling mosaic of findings and viewpoints on popular culture. Exploring everything from toxic masculinity in twenty-first century television programmes to gendered greeting cards and adult colouring books, this provocative volume is essential reading for anyone interested in that fabricated and all-pervasive environment we call popular culture.

Author : Marshall Fishwick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135797911

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Cicero, Classicism, and Popular Culture by Marshall Fishwick Pdf

Learn why Cicero is considered one of the most important individuals in all of Western culture! Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) was a poet, philosopher, writer, scholar, barrister, statesman, patriot, and the linguist who helped make Latin into a universal language. His many influences in rhetoric, politics, literature, and ideas are seen throughout Western civilization. Cicero, Classicism, and Popular Culture explores the fascinating man behind the eloquence and his monumental effect on language, morality, and popularity of Western culture. One of the leading authorities on popular culture, Dr. Marshall Fishwick discusses the multifaceted man who may be, besides Jesus, the central figure in all of Western civilization. The author recounts his own personal quest of traveling the land and ancient cities of Italy, gleaning insights from people he met along the way who have knowledge about Cicero’s life and times. However, Cicero, Classicism, and Popular Culture is more than a simple search for the man and his accomplishments, a man whose mere words changed the way people think. This book shows in each of us the roots of our own ideas, beliefs, and culture. Cicero, Classicism, and Popular Culture discusses: Cicero’s rise to acclaim his affect on the language of popular culture common traits Cicero shared with Thomas Jefferson rhetoric, the art of oratory community two pivotal essays on friendship and old age vision of his reputation the search for peace Marshall McLuhan, Ciceronian Cicero’s Rome Cicero’s ancestral home of Arpinum Julius Caesar, politics, and the influences of Cicero the Roman republic and its downfall America as the new Rome much more! Cicero, Classicism, and Popular Culture is a startling, entertaining examination of the man who made Western culture what it is today. The book is insightful reading for educators, students, or anyone interested in one of the major forces in popular culture.

Author : Claudio Fogu,Wulf Kansteiner,Todd Presner
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674973268

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Probing the Ethics of Holocaust Culture by Claudio Fogu,Wulf Kansteiner,Todd Presner Pdf

Probing the Ethics of Holocaust Culture is a reappraisal of the controversies that have shaped Holocaust studies since the 1980s. Historians, artists, and writers question if and why the Holocaust should remain the ultimate test case for ethics and a unique reference point for how we understand genocide and crimes against humanity.

Author : Wendy A Adams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317078272

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Popular Culture and Legal Pluralism by Wendy A Adams Pdf

Drawing upon theories of critical legal pluralism and psychological theories of narrative identity, this book argues for an understanding of popular culture as legal authority, unmediated by translation into state law. In narrating our identities, we draw upon collective cultural narratives, and our narrative/nomos obligational selves become the nexus for law and popular culture as mutually constitutive discourse. The author demonstrates the efficacy and desirability of applying a pluralist legal analysis to examine a much broader scope of subject matter than is possible through the restricted perspective of state law alone. The study considers whether presumptively illegal acts might actually be instances of a re-imagined, alternative legality, and the concomitant implications. As an illustrative example, works of critical dystopia and the beliefs and behaviours of eco/animal-terrorists can be understood as shared narrative and normative commitments that constitute law just as fully as does the state when it legislates and adjudicates. This book will be of great interest to academics and scholars of law and popular culture, as well as those involved in interdisciplinary work in legal pluralism.

Author : Shirley Fedorak
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442606722

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Pop Culture by Shirley Fedorak Pdf

While usually associated with facets of commercial culture, pop culture can and must be analyzed as an important part of material, economic, and political culture. The author begins by defining popular culture, outlining criticisms, and examining the impact of globalization on pop culture. She then explores mass media and popular culture (soap operas, Egyptian melodramas, Afro-Cuban rap music, and virtual communities), artistic expression and popular culture (graffiti art and body art), and gatherings and popular culture (fast food in Japan, equality in sport, and wedding rituals).

Author : Stacy Takacs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135020705

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Interrogating Popular Culture by Stacy Takacs Pdf

Interrogating Popular Culture: Key Questions offers an accessible introduction to the study of popular culture, both historical and contemporary. Beginning from the assumption that cultural systems are dynamic, contradictory, and hard to pin down, Stacy Takacs explores the field through a survey of important questions, addressing: Definitions: What is popular culture? How has it developed over time? What functions does it serve? Method: What is a proper object of study? How should we analyze and interpret popular texts and practices? Influence: How does popular culture relate to social power and control? Identity and disposition: How do we relate to popular culture? How does it move and connect us? Environment: How does popular culture shape the ways we think, feel and act in the world? Illustrated with a wide variety of case studies, covering everything from medieval spectacle to reality TV, sports fandom and Youtube, Interrogating Popular Culture gives students a theoretically rich analytical toolkit for understanding the complex relationship between popular culture, identity and society.

Author : Claudio Fogu,Wulf Kansteiner,Todd Presner
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674970519

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Probing the Ethics of Holocaust Culture by Claudio Fogu,Wulf Kansteiner,Todd Presner Pdf

Probing the Ethics of Holocaust Culture is a reappraisal of the controversies that have shaped Holocaust studies since the 1980s. Historians, artists, and writers question if and why the Holocaust should remain the ultimate test case for ethics and a unique reference point for how we understand genocide and crimes against humanity.

Author : Nibu Thomson, Bibin Sebastian
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9798892339469

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Dilemmas and Dialogues in Popular Culture by Nibu Thomson, Bibin Sebastian Pdf

In a world where popular culture constantly shapes and reflects our collective values, norms, and aspirations, this edited volume delves into the intricate tapestry of dilemmas and dialogues that define our contemporary cultural landscape. From the intersection of technology and entertainment to the ever-evolving dynamics of identity and representation, this collection of essays brings together diverse voices to explore the multifaceted dimensions of popular culture. Navigating the paradoxes inherent in our favorite films, television shows, music, literature, and digital spaces, the contributors engage in a thoughtful dialogue that unravels the complexities of our cultural experiences. Each chapter grapples with the dilemmas embedded in the fabric of popular culture, probing questions that challenge our assumptions, spark critical reflection, and invite readers to reconsider the narratives that shape our lives. Dilemmas and Dialogues in Popular Culture is an indispensable resource for scholars, students, and enthusiasts seeking to understand the nuanced challenges and opportunities embedded in the entertainment, media, and cultural phenomena that shape our world.

Author : Adam Muller
Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781552381670

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Concepts of Culture by Adam Muller Pdf

How do we define 'culture?' In this volume, Adam Muller brings together contributions from established and emerging scholars in a number of different disciplines who each examine the concept of culture as it is understood and deployed within their respective fields.

Author : Ibtisam Ahmed,Elena Colombo,Robyn Muir
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1527549356

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The Politics of Culture by Ibtisam Ahmed,Elena Colombo,Robyn Muir Pdf

Cultural output over the centuries has come to both influence, and be influenced by, politics and social issues. Literature, art, music, film and television, graphic novels, and even more recent phenomena such as web series, internet channels, social media and consumer experiences have come to play a significant role in our understanding of the political zeitgeist. This volume examines the impact of popular culture in various ways. While the common thread is a broad understanding of the interplay between the personal and the political, the contributions explore many different topics. These include ecofeminism, postcolonialism, soft power in education, socio-political satire, nostalgia in documentary filmmaking, and conservatism. By showcasing a diversity in the understanding of the politics of culture, this book represents an important discussion on the need to analyse our understanding of the world.

Author : Frank Hoffmann,B Lee Cooper,Wayne S Haney,Beulah B Ramirez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317940418

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Rock Music in American Popular Culture II by Frank Hoffmann,B Lee Cooper,Wayne S Haney,Beulah B Ramirez Pdf

From “Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)?” to a list of all song titles containing the word “werewolf,” Rock Music in American Popular Culture II: More Rock ’n’Roll Resources continues where 1995’s Volume I left off. Using references and illustrations drawn from contemporary lyrics and supported by historical and sociological research on popular cultural subjects, this collection of insightful essays and reviews assesses the involvement of musical imagery in personal issues, in social and political matters, and in key socialization activities. From marriage and sex to public schools and youth culture, readers discover how popular culture can be used to explore American values. As Authors B. Lee Cooper and Wayne S. Haney prove that integrated popular culture is the product of commercial interaction with public interest and values rather than a random phenomena, they entertainingly and knowledgeably cover such topics as: answer songs--interchanges involving social events and lyrical commentaries as explored in response recordings horror films--translations and transformations of literary images and motion picture figures into popular song characters and tales public schools--images of formal educational practices and informal learning processes in popular song lyrics sex--suggestive tales and censorship challenges within the popular music realm war--examinations of persistent military and home front themes featured in wartime recordings Rock Music in American Popular Culture II: More Rock ‘n’Roll Resources is nontechnical, written in a clear and concise fashion, and explores each topic thoroughly, with ample discographic and bibliographic resources provided for additional research. Arranged alphabetically for quick and easy reference to specific topics, the book is equally enjoyable to read straight through. Rock music fans, teachers, popular culture professors, music instructors, public librarians, sound recording archivists, sociologists, social critics, and journalists can all learn something, as the book shows them the cross-pollination of music and social life in the United States.

Author : W. Ho
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137514707

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Screening Post-1989 China by W. Ho Pdf

This unique book investigates the tug-of-war between the free market economy and authoritative state regulation in Chinese culture after 1989. Contextualizing close textual readings of cinematic and television texts, both officially sanctioned and independently made, Wing Shan Ho illuminates the complex process in which cultural producers and consumers negotiate with both the state and the market in articulating new forms of subjectivity. Ho examines the types of Chinese subjects that the state applauds and aggrandizes in contrast to those that it condemns and attempts to eliminate. Her focus on the socialist spirit exposes inherent contradictions in the current Chinese project of nation-building. This comparative study shines a harsh light on these cultural products and on much more: the confluence between commerce and politics and popular culture, the interaction between state and individuals in popular culture, and the complexity of governmentality in an era of globalization.

Author : James L. Crenshaw,Mercer University
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0865544832

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Urgent Advice and Probing Questions by James L. Crenshaw,Mercer University Pdf