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The Cambridge history of American popular culture / edited by Lauren Rabinovitz.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Rabinovitz, Lauren, 1950-2025, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Popular culture--United States--History.
Popular culture.
Mass media--United States--History.
Mass media.
United States--Civilization.
United States.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge University Press, 2027.
Summary:
"American popular culture wields tremendous power as a cultural force both domestically and abroad but is rarely studied for this purpose. Today, when students' beliefs and values are more highly molded through commercial entertainment than at any historical time, analysis of this process is fundamental to a humanities education"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction / Lauren Rabinovitz
Prologue. A brief history of popular culture studies / Lauren Rabinovitz
Popular literature in nineteenth-century America / Paul C. Gutjahr
Sentimentalism and women's popular culture / Lori A. Merish
The visual in nineteenth century American popular culture / Justin T. Clark
Nineteenth century popular theatre and performance / Kim Marra
Minstrel shows and blackface / Yuval Taylor and Jake Austen
Wild west shows / Joy S. Kasson
Burlesque and vaudeville / David Monod
The rise of American sports / Daniel A. Nathan
Amusement parks / Lauren Rabinovitz
American world's fairs in the Gilded Age / Robert W. Rydell
The global ascendancy of Hollywood cinema / Ross Melnick
The culture of radio : inventing soundwork, imagining the nation / Michele Hilmes
Jazz and American popular culture / Michael Borshuk
Pulp fiction and the paperback revolution / Paula Rabinowitz
American world's fairs in the Depression and Atomic Age / Robert W. Rydell
Television : from the broadcast era to the digital age / Amanda D. Lotz
Postwar rock music : race, liberalism, and mass bohemianism / Ari Katorza
Country music / Pamela A. Fox
The Broadway musical / Ryan Donovan
Popular dance / Sherril Dodds
Sport in the age of mass media / Travis Vogan
New Hollywood and post-classical cinema / Jon Lewis
American comedy in the media / Nicholas Holm
Pornography and the adult entertainment industry / Eric Schaefer
Theme parks / Lauren Rabinovitz
Comic book culture, fandom, and superheroes / Matthew J. Pustz
Cooking as popular culture / Emily J. H. Contois
Immigrant identities and popular culture at the turn of the century / M. Alison Kibler
Discordant music? Jews, African Americans, and the Great American Songbook / Ari Katorza
Cold war celebrity, the red scare, and civil rights / Lauren Rabinovitz
Hollywood and the Pentagon : projecting state power through popular culture / Roger Stahl
Americanization and global popular culture / Jaap Kooijman
African Americans and popular culture / Kinohi Nishikawa
Jewish identities and popular culture / Jonathan Branfman
Asian Americans and popular culture / Kent A. Ono
Native Americans, media sovereignty, and popular culture / Angelica M. Lawson
Latino-Latina popular culture / Anthony Macías
Queer culture in mass media / Jennifer Reed
Epilogue. The enshrinement of popular culture in twenty-first century museums / Lauren Rabinovitz, editor.
ISBN:
1-009-52242-6

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