Popular Culture in American History
Popular Culture in American History

Popular Culture in American History

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The second edition of Popular Culture in American History updates the text for a contemporary readership and explores academic developments in this area of study over the last decade. Fully revised second edition with over 50 percent new material Compact and classroom-friendly format Includes the best writing on popular culture from the 1970s onwards Essays examine pivotal moments, issues, and genres in American popular culture, from the ‘penny press’ to the Internet

Table of Contents:
Notes on Contributors x Preface and Acknowledgments to the Second Edition xii Acknowledgments to the First Edition xv Introduction: The Worldwide Web of Popular Culture 1 1 New News 11 Timeline 11 Introduction 12 Little Sheets of News and Varieties: The Penny Wonder in New York City by Isabelle Lehuu 13 Consider the Source: 33 Excerpt from “Great Astronomical Discoveries Recently Made,” from the Sun (Friday, August 28, 1835) 33 Suggested Further Reading 35 2 The World of the Stage 37 Timeline 37 Introduction 38 William Shakespeare in America by Lawrence Levine 39 Consider the Source: 59 Excerpt from Representative Men, by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1850) 60 Suggested Further Reading 66 3 The Racy Appeal of the Minstrel 67 Timeline 67 Introduction 68 The Blackface Lore Cycle by W. T. Lhamon, Jr. 71 Consider the Source: 86 Excerpts from Nineteenth-Century Minstrel Shows 86 Suggested Further Reading 88 4 Western Values 91 Timeline 91 Introduction 92 Women and the Language of Men by Jane Tompkins 94 Consider the Source: 109 First excerpt from The Virginian, by Owen Wister (1902) 110 Second excerpt from The Virginian, by Owen Wister (1902) 112 Suggested Further Reading 113 5 Moving Images 115 Timeline 115 Introduction 116 Nickel Madness by Robert Sklar 118 Consider the Source: 133 Excerpts from The Spirit of Youth, by Jane Addams (1909) 134 Suggested Further Reading 138 6 Waves of Selling 139 Timeline 139 Introduction 140 Arguments over Broadcast Advertising by Susan Smulyan 142 Consider the Source: 180 Excerpt from “Sponsoritis,” from Radio Revue magazine (1930) 180 Suggested Further Reading 181 7 The Firmament of Stardom 183 Timeline 183 Introduction 184 Fool’s Paradise: Frank Sinatra and the American Dream by Jim Cullen 186 Consider the Source: 211 “Why the Americans Are So Restless in the Midst of Their Prosperity,” from Volume 2 of Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville (1840) 211 Suggested Further Reading 215 8 Seeing Television 217 Timeline 217 Introduction 218 Reality Bites by Susan J. Douglas 220 Consider the Source: 237 Excerpts from After All, by Mary Tyler Moore (1995) 237 Suggested Further Reading 239 9 Rapping Hip-Hop 241 Timeline 241 Introduction 242 Just Keeping It Real by Tricia Rose 245 Consider the Source: 257 Excerpts from Ladies First, by Queen Latifah (1999) 257 Suggested Further Reading 259 10 Tangled Web 261 Timeline 261 Introduction 262 The Emperor’s New Modem by Lee Siegel 266 Consider the Source: 276 Excerpt from The Art of Democracy, by Jim Cullen (2002) 276 Suggested Further Reading 277 Source Credits 279


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470673652
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0470673656
  • Publisher Date: 08 Mar 2013
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 304
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 435 gr


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