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Beautiful things in popular culture / edited by Alan McKee.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular culture.
- Aesthetics, Modern--20th century.
- Aesthetics, Modern.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
- Summary:
- From Batman to motor bikes, pop stars to internet pornography, Beautiful Things in Popular Culture examines the range of aesthetic criteria that goes into judging mass culturersquo; s most celebrated texts and objects. As the soldiers of the Culture Wars continue to argue whether it is better to study Shakespeare or television shows, this little book dispels the myth that consumers are unaware of quality, mindlessly consuming whatever is put in front of them. Smart and sassy, yet erudite, these twelve essays are authored by an internationally renowned group of cultural commentators including John Banks, Marc Brennan, Will Brooker, Simon Frith, Claire Gould, John Hartley, Margaret Henderson, Henry Jenkins, Sara Gwenllian Jones, Alan McKee, Mark McLelland, Thomas McLaughlin, Glen Thomas, and Sue Turnbull. Together they probe the passion and excitement surrounding icons in popular culture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 140513190X
- 1405131918
- OCLC:
- 63171043
- Publisher Number:
- 9781405131902
- 9781405131919
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