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Profiles of Popular Culture: A Reader (Ray & Pat Browne Book)

Profiles of Popular Culture: A Reader (Ray & Pat Browne Book)

by RayB.Browne (Editor)

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    Paperback 2005

    $35.96
Synopsis

From Hank Williams to hip hop, Aunt Jemima to the Energizer Bunny, scrapbooking to NASCAR racing, this volume - edited by a pioneer in the field - invites readers to reflect on a sampling of modern myths, icons, archetypes, and rituals. Ray B. Browne has mined both scholarly and mainstream media to bring together penetrating essays on fads and fashions, sports fandom, the shaping of body image, the marketing of food, vacationing and sightseeing, toys and games, genre fiction, post-9/11 entertainment, and much more. Like Jack Nachbar and Kevin Lause's earlier Popular Culture: An Introductory Text, this book opens critical doors into the study of popular culture.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 480
 Publisher: Popular Press
Published: 30 Jun 2005
ISBN 10: 0879728698
ISBN 13: 9780879728694

Media Reviews
I have no doubt that this edited collection will become the standard text in the field of popular culture studies. - Gary Hoppenstand, Michigan State University
Author Bio
Ray B. Browne is professor emeritus of popular culture studies at Bowling Green State University. Through some sixty books and a variety of initiatives - including the founding of the Journal of Popular Culture, the Popular Culture Association, and the Popular Press itself - he has played a key role in making popular culture a topic of serious inquiry.