Description

Book Synopsis
First appearing in 1964, and long since out of print, Stuart Hall and Paddy Whannel’s landmark book The Popular Arts takes seriously the importance of studying popular culture, thereby opening up an almost unprecedented field of analysis of everything from film, pulp crime novels, and jazz to television and advertising.

Table of Contents
Introduction to 2018 Edition / Richard Dyer vii
Introduction 13
Part I: Definitions
1. The Media and Society 19
2. Minority Art, Folk Art, and Popular Art 45
3. Popular Art and Mass Culture 66
Part II. Topics for Study
4. Popular Forms and Popular Artists 89
5. Violence on the Screen 110
6. The Avenging Angels 142
7. Falling in Love 164
8. Fantasy and Romance 196
9. Friends and Neighbours 225
10. The Young Audience 269
11. The Big Bazaar 313
Part III. Social Themes
12. The Institutions 341
13. Mass Society: Critics and Defenders 364
Acknowledgments 385
Index 387

The Popular Arts

Product form

£27.90

Includes FREE delivery

RRP £31.00 – you save £3.10 (10%)

Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Thu 1 Jan 2026.

A Paperback / softback by Stuart Hall, Paddy Whannel, Richard Dyer

15 in stock


    View other formats and editions of The Popular Arts by Stuart Hall

    Publisher: Duke University Press
    Publication Date: 06/07/2018
    ISBN13: 9780822349686, 978-0822349686
    ISBN10: 082234968X
    Also in:
    Media studies Not Just Books Stationery

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    First appearing in 1964, and long since out of print, Stuart Hall and Paddy Whannel’s landmark book The Popular Arts takes seriously the importance of studying popular culture, thereby opening up an almost unprecedented field of analysis of everything from film, pulp crime novels, and jazz to television and advertising.

    Table of Contents
    Introduction to 2018 Edition / Richard Dyer vii
    Introduction 13
    Part I: Definitions
    1. The Media and Society 19
    2. Minority Art, Folk Art, and Popular Art 45
    3. Popular Art and Mass Culture 66
    Part II. Topics for Study
    4. Popular Forms and Popular Artists 89
    5. Violence on the Screen 110
    6. The Avenging Angels 142
    7. Falling in Love 164
    8. Fantasy and Romance 196
    9. Friends and Neighbours 225
    10. The Young Audience 269
    11. The Big Bazaar 313
    Part III. Social Themes
    12. The Institutions 341
    13. Mass Society: Critics and Defenders 364
    Acknowledgments 385
    Index 387

    Recently viewed products

    © 2025 Book Curl

      • American Express
      • Apple Pay
      • Diners Club
      • Discover
      • Google Pay
      • Maestro
      • Mastercard
      • PayPal
      • Shop Pay
      • Union Pay
      • Visa

      Login

      Forgot your password?

      Don't have an account yet?
      Create account