Artificial mythologies : a guide to cultural invention / Craig J. Saper ; foreword by Laura Kipnis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saper, Craig J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture in literature.

Aesthetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this exhilarating guide, Craig J. Saper takes us on an eye-opening tour of the process of cultural invention-willfully entertaining foolish, absurd, even fake, solutions as a way of reaching new perspectives on cultural problems. Saper deploys this method to reveal unsuspected connections among major cultural issues, such as urban decay, the dangers of television's power, family values, and conservative criticism of higher education.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Artificial Mythologies and Invention; 2 Mapping Television; 3 Multiculturalism and Identity Politics in Photography and Film; 4 Urban Decay and the Aesthetics of Social Policy; 5 The Role of the Public Intellectual; 6 Family Values and Media Technology; 7 Wonder; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-189) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8773-0

OCLC:

299572521