Lessons learned from popular culture / Tim Delaney and Tim Madigan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delaney, Tim, author.

Madigan, Tim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and culture--United States.

Mass media and culture.

United States.

Popular culture--United States.

Popular culture.

Physical Description:

x, 274 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2016]

Summary:

As the "culture of the people," popular culture provides a sense of identity that binds individuals to the greater society and unites the masses on ideals of acceptable forms of behavior. Lessons Learned from Popular Culture offers an informative and entertaining look at the social relevance of popular culture. Focusing on a wide range of topics, including film, television, social media, music, radio, cartoons and comics, books, fashion, celebrities, sports, and virtual reality, Tim Delaney and Tim Madigan demonstrate how popular culture, in contrast to folk or high culture, gives individuals an opportunity to impact, modify, or even change prevailing sentiments and norms of behavior. For each topic, they include six engaging and accessible stories that conclude with short life lessons. Whether you're a fan of The Big Bang Theory or Seinfeld, the Beatles or Beyoncé, Charlie Brown or Superman, there's something for everyone. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Movies and popular culture

Television and popular culture

Social media and popular culture

Music and popular culture

Radio and popular culture

Newspapers, cartoons and comics and popular culture

Books and popular culture

Fads, fashion, technology, and trends and popular culture

Celebrities, comedians, and other ambassadors of popular culture

Sports and popular culture

Virtual reality and popular culture

Parting thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438461458

1438461453

9781438461465

1438461461

OCLC:

925410836