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A Companion to Popular Culture is a landmark survey of contemporary research in popular culture studies that offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the field.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors viii

Part I Introduction 1

1 Introduction 3
Gary Burns

Part II Popular Culture as a Field of Study 11

2 The Historical Study of Popular Culture 13
George Lipsitz

3 Textual Criticism of Popular Culture 31
Brendan Riley

4 Ethnographic and Folkloristic Study of Popular Culture 48
Daniel S. Margolies

5 Preservation, Restoration, and Accessibility of Popular Culture Materials 63
Karen E. Whedbee

Part III Texts, Genres, and Formulas 83

6 The History and Logic of Genre Study 85
Tricia Jenkins

7 Genres and Formulas in Popular Literature 101
Gary Hoppenstand

8 Popular Music Genres 123
Marco Katz Montiel

9 Popular Genres in the Visual Arts 144
Joy Sperling

Part IV Media and Technologies 165

10 Technological Determinism 167
Rob Drew

11 Material Culture and Heritage 184
Marilyn Motz

12 Film and Television in Popular Culture 204
Chuck Berg and Ron Wilson

13 Computers and Culture 223
Paul Booth

Part V Pastimes and Practices 243

14 Food and Culture 245
Ann Hetzel Gunkel

15 Sports 265
Thomas P. Oates

16 Circuses, Carnivals, World’s Fairs and Expositions, and Theme Parks 284
Kathy Merlock Jackson

17 Humor in Popular Culture 302
Ben Urish

18 Tourism, Travel, and Transportation 322
Max J. Skidmore

Part VI Uses and Abuses 341

19 Advertising and Consumerism 343
Devon Powers

20 Fashion in Popular Culture 361
Patricia A. Cunningham

21 Popular Religion 381
Nancy A. Schaefer

22 Children’s Popular Culture 401
Angela Sorby

23 Sex and Violence 421
Jane Caputi

Part VII Politics of Culture 441

24 The Culture Industries 443
Thomas A. Discenna

25 Globalization 461
Mel van Elteren

26 The Politics of Documentary 484
Jeffrey Chown

27 Culture Jamming and Media Activism 503
Amber Day

28 Who Owns Culture? 518
Heather McIntosh

29 Culture Wars, the Academy, and Future Directions for the Study of Popular Culture 537
Michael T. Marsden

Index 550

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 06/05/2016
      ISBN13: 9781405192057, 978-1405192057
      ISBN10: 1405192054

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A Companion to Popular Culture is a landmark survey of contemporary research in popular culture studies that offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the field.

      Table of Contents

      Notes on Contributors viii

      Part I Introduction 1

      1 Introduction 3
      Gary Burns

      Part II Popular Culture as a Field of Study 11

      2 The Historical Study of Popular Culture 13
      George Lipsitz

      3 Textual Criticism of Popular Culture 31
      Brendan Riley

      4 Ethnographic and Folkloristic Study of Popular Culture 48
      Daniel S. Margolies

      5 Preservation, Restoration, and Accessibility of Popular Culture Materials 63
      Karen E. Whedbee

      Part III Texts, Genres, and Formulas 83

      6 The History and Logic of Genre Study 85
      Tricia Jenkins

      7 Genres and Formulas in Popular Literature 101
      Gary Hoppenstand

      8 Popular Music Genres 123
      Marco Katz Montiel

      9 Popular Genres in the Visual Arts 144
      Joy Sperling

      Part IV Media and Technologies 165

      10 Technological Determinism 167
      Rob Drew

      11 Material Culture and Heritage 184
      Marilyn Motz

      12 Film and Television in Popular Culture 204
      Chuck Berg and Ron Wilson

      13 Computers and Culture 223
      Paul Booth

      Part V Pastimes and Practices 243

      14 Food and Culture 245
      Ann Hetzel Gunkel

      15 Sports 265
      Thomas P. Oates

      16 Circuses, Carnivals, World’s Fairs and Expositions, and Theme Parks 284
      Kathy Merlock Jackson

      17 Humor in Popular Culture 302
      Ben Urish

      18 Tourism, Travel, and Transportation 322
      Max J. Skidmore

      Part VI Uses and Abuses 341

      19 Advertising and Consumerism 343
      Devon Powers

      20 Fashion in Popular Culture 361
      Patricia A. Cunningham

      21 Popular Religion 381
      Nancy A. Schaefer

      22 Children’s Popular Culture 401
      Angela Sorby

      23 Sex and Violence 421
      Jane Caputi

      Part VII Politics of Culture 441

      24 The Culture Industries 443
      Thomas A. Discenna

      25 Globalization 461
      Mel van Elteren

      26 The Politics of Documentary 484
      Jeffrey Chown

      27 Culture Jamming and Media Activism 503
      Amber Day

      28 Who Owns Culture? 518
      Heather McIntosh

      29 Culture Wars, the Academy, and Future Directions for the Study of Popular Culture 537
      Michael T. Marsden

      Index 550

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