American culture in the 1980s / Graham Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Graham, 1965-

Series:

Twentieth-century American culture.

Twentieth-century American culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nineteen eighties.

Popular culture--United States--History--20th century.

Popular culture.

United States--Civilization--1970-.

United States.

United States--Intellectual life--20th century.

United States--Social life and customs--1971-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book looks beyond the common label of 'Ronald Reagan's America' to chart the complex intersection of cultures in the 1980's. In doing so it provides an insightful account of the major cultural forms of 1980's America - literature and drama; film and television; music and performance; art and photography - and influential texts and trends of the decade: from White Noise to Wall Street, from Silicon Valley to MTV, and from Madonna to Cindy Sherman. A focused chapter considers the changing dynamics of American culture in an increasingly globalised marketplace.

Contents:

""COPYRIGHT""; ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Case Studies""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chronology of 1980's American Culture""; ""Introduction The Intellectual Context""; ""Chapter 1 Fiction and Poetry""; ""Chapter 2 Art and Photography""; ""Chapter 3 Film and Television""; ""Chapter 4 Music and Performance""; ""Chapter 5 American Culture and Globalization""; ""Conclusion The Cultural Legacy of the 1980's""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography (p. [197]-219) and index.

ISBN:

9786610833948

1-280-83394-7

0-7486-2895-9

OCLC:

476051965