266 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
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With a Foreword by Dr. Fishwick's student--Tom Wolfe. This book redefines popular culture in the light of the revolutionary changes brought about by the information revolution and the digital divide. It explores the phenomenal growth and extension of popular culture in the last decade and ties in the vast changes brought about by technology and the Internet. In an era when American television and... Read more
Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Millennium Merrymaking
- What to Make of the Millennium
- Popular Culture: The Beggar at the Gate of Our Public Schools
- The New Gold Rush
- Folk/Fake/Pop
- Sacred Symbols
- The Man and the Mouse
- Carnivals--Old and New
- The Celebrity Cult
- From Humbuggery to Hype
- Surprise Attacks
- The Electric Shocker
- Style
- Black Popular Culture
- The Most Popular War
- Postmodern Pop
- Faith Takes a New Face
- The Most Popular Myth
- Global Village--Utopia Revisited?
- Some Final Thoughts
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Fishwick, Marshall
