The press and popular culture / Martin Conboy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conboy, Martin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--Social aspects.

Journalism.

Popular culture.

British newspapers--History.

British newspapers.

American newspapers--History.

American newspapers.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 194 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousands Oaks : SAGE, 2002.

Summary:

In this book, Martin Conboy unpicks the complex and dynamic relationship between the popular press and popular culture. Rejecting approaches to popular culture which restrict themselves to the contemporary, Conboy argues for the importance of an historical perspective in understanding the contemporary relationship between the popular and the press.

The Press and Popular Culture offers: -- A much-needed critical history of the popular press -from the Early Modern Period to the present day -- A comparative analysis of the emergence of the popular press in the US and Britain -- An approach to the role played by the popular press in the formation of popular culture which emphasizes the use of language

Contents:

Introduction: Popular Press: Theory and History 1

1 Popularizing the People 5

2 The Popular Press as Popular Culture 23

3 The American Popular Press from the Nineteenth Century 43

4 The English Popular Press in the Early Nineteenth Century 66

5 Commercializing the Popular in Britain 87

6 The New Journalism: The Long Version 113

7 The Popular Press: Surviving Postmodernity 134

8 Integrating Approaches to Contemporary Popular Culture 168.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761966609

0761966617

OCLC:

47939165