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“When it comes to seeing depth and lateral connections in the development of popular culture, nobody exceeds Marshall Fishwick.”
-Canadian Psychology

In Probing Popular Culture: On and Off the Internet, one of the leading authorities in American and popular culture studies presents an eye-opening examination of the Information Age’s influence on what we do, how we live, and who we are. Dr. Marshall Fishwick, author of the textbooks Great Awakenings: Popular Religion and Popular Culture; Popular Culture: Cavespace to Cyberspace; and Popular Culture in a New Age focuses his penetrating gaze upon the impact of the icons and events that color the fabric of our lives. Peppered with quotes from influential figures ranging from Plato to P. T. Barnum, this book provides food for thought that will spark smart discussion about every aspect of popular culture—from Henry Ford to Y2K, the impact on popular culture of the September 11 tragedy, and m

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About the Author Contributors Foreword (Tom Wolfe) Preface (Peter Rollins) Acknowledgments Introduction: Welcome to the Twenty-First Century Notes from the Backbench PROBING THE POPULAR The Probing Process Pioneer Probers Probing a Frenzy The American Studies Link The Popular Culture Boom The East-West Pop Link The Great Tradition LOOKING AROUND Pop Hype The Gap To Hack or Not to Hack 9/11 Cyberlore Heroes: From Haloes to Handcuffs Connecting the Dots Spoiled by Success LOOKING BACK The Cowboy and World Mythology Paul Bunyan: Fakelore Meets Folklore The Sign of the T: Henry Ford Folk-Joke: Joe Magarac ARF Thunder from the Pulpit LOOKING AHEAD Living with Machines Wanted: A New Mythology Helping Humpty-Dumpty What Lies Ahead? Petite Probes OTHER VOICES The Virus of Superficial Popular Culture Studies (Ray B. Browne) Teachers, Teens, and Technology (Katherine Lynde) The Realm of Splogia: A Report to the World Anthropological Legation (James Combs) My Students Speak Epilogue: How Are We Different? Appendix: Essential Electronic Resources Further Reading Notes Index

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/06/2004
      ISBN13: 9780789021335, 978-0789021335
      ISBN10: 0789021331

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      “When it comes to seeing depth and lateral connections in the development of popular culture, nobody exceeds Marshall Fishwick.”
      -Canadian Psychology

      In Probing Popular Culture: On and Off the Internet, one of the leading authorities in American and popular culture studies presents an eye-opening examination of the Information Age’s influence on what we do, how we live, and who we are. Dr. Marshall Fishwick, author of the textbooks Great Awakenings: Popular Religion and Popular Culture; Popular Culture: Cavespace to Cyberspace; and Popular Culture in a New Age focuses his penetrating gaze upon the impact of the icons and events that color the fabric of our lives. Peppered with quotes from influential figures ranging from Plato to P. T. Barnum, this book provides food for thought that will spark smart discussion about every aspect of popular culture—from Henry Ford to Y2K, the impact on popular culture of the September 11 tragedy, and m

      Table of Contents

      About the Author Contributors Foreword (Tom Wolfe) Preface (Peter Rollins) Acknowledgments Introduction: Welcome to the Twenty-First Century Notes from the Backbench PROBING THE POPULAR The Probing Process Pioneer Probers Probing a Frenzy The American Studies Link The Popular Culture Boom The East-West Pop Link The Great Tradition LOOKING AROUND Pop Hype The Gap To Hack or Not to Hack 9/11 Cyberlore Heroes: From Haloes to Handcuffs Connecting the Dots Spoiled by Success LOOKING BACK The Cowboy and World Mythology Paul Bunyan: Fakelore Meets Folklore The Sign of the T: Henry Ford Folk-Joke: Joe Magarac ARF Thunder from the Pulpit LOOKING AHEAD Living with Machines Wanted: A New Mythology Helping Humpty-Dumpty What Lies Ahead? Petite Probes OTHER VOICES The Virus of Superficial Popular Culture Studies (Ray B. Browne) Teachers, Teens, and Technology (Katherine Lynde) The Realm of Splogia: A Report to the World Anthropological Legation (James Combs) My Students Speak Epilogue: How Are We Different? Appendix: Essential Electronic Resources Further Reading Notes Index

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