Pop culture : the culture of everyday life / Shirley A. Fedorak.
By: Fedorak, Shirley
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BookPublisher: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2009Description: xv, 166 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781442601246 (pbk.); 1442601248 (pbk.).Subject(s): Popular culture -- Textbooks | Culture populaire -- Manuels d'enseignement supérieur | Alltagskultur | Massenkultur | Pop-Kultur| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Item holds |
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General Stacks | Non-fiction | GN316.F43 2009 (Browse shelf) | Available | JM |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-150) and index.
pt. I. Introduction to popular culture -- What is popular culture? -- The study of popular culture -- pt. II. Mass media and popular culture -- Television -- Music -- The Internet and virtual communities -- pt. III. Artistic expression and popular culture -- Folk art -- Body art and adornment -- pt. IV. Gatherings and popular culture -- The symbolic meaning of food -- Sports -- Wedding rituals -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Questions for critical consideration.
"While usually associated with facets of commercial culture, pop culture can and must be analyzed as an important part of material, economic, and political culture. The author begins by defining popular culture, outlining criticisms, and examining the impact of globalization on pop culture. She then explores mass media and popular culture (soap operas, Egyptian melodramas, Afro-Cuban rap music, and virtual communities), artistic expression and popular culture (graffiti art and body art), and gatherings and popular culture (fast food in Japan, equality in sport, and wedding rituals)."--BOOK JACKET.
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