Re-reading Popular Culture
Download or Read eBook Re-reading Popular Culture PDF written by Joke Hermes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Joke Hermes |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2008-04-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781405148795 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1405148799 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Re-reading Popular Culture by : Joke Hermes
Book excerpt: Re-reading Popular Culture is an entertaining investigationof the meanings and value of popular culture today. It explores thetheme of cultural citizenship by combining textual analysis andmedia reception theory to analyze popular culture. Includes such contemporary issues as the rewriting ofmasculinity after the success of feminism, and the layers ofmeaning in semi-public and private talk of multiculturalism andethnicity Traces its topics across a variety of media forms and texts,including sports; detective fiction and police series; andchildren’s television and games Clearly and accessibly written for the student, scholar, andgeneral reader.
