
Pop Goes the Decade
The Nineties
Kevin L. Ferguson(Author)
Greenwood Press
Published on 3. September 2019
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-4408-6260-1 (ISBN)
Description
Popular culture in the 1990s often primarily reflected millennial catastrophic anxieties. The world was tightening, speeding up, and becoming more dangerous and dangerously connected. Surely it was only a matter of time before it all came crashing down.
Pop Goes the Decade: The Nineties explains the American 1990s for all readers. The book strives to be widely representative of 1990s culture, including the more obvious nostalgic versions of the decade as well as focused discussions of representations of minority populations during the decade that are often overlooked.
This book covers a wide variety of topics to show the decade in its richness: music, television, film, literature, sports, technology, and more. It includes an introductory timeline and background section, followed by a lengthy "Exploring Popular Culture" section, and concludes with a brief series of essays further contextualizing the controversial and influential aspects of the decade. This organization allows readers both a wide exposure to the variety of experiences from the decade as well as a more focused approach to aspects of the 1990s that are still resonant today.
Pop Goes the Decade: The Nineties explains the American 1990s for all readers. The book strives to be widely representative of 1990s culture, including the more obvious nostalgic versions of the decade as well as focused discussions of representations of minority populations during the decade that are often overlooked.
This book covers a wide variety of topics to show the decade in its richness: music, television, film, literature, sports, technology, and more. It includes an introductory timeline and background section, followed by a lengthy "Exploring Popular Culture" section, and concludes with a brief series of essays further contextualizing the controversial and influential aspects of the decade. This organization allows readers both a wide exposure to the variety of experiences from the decade as well as a more focused approach to aspects of the 1990s that are still resonant today.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
25 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
799 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4408-6260-1 (9781440862601)
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Person
Kevin L. Ferguson is associate professor of English at Queens College, City University of New York.
Content
Timeline
Background and Introduction
Exploring Popular Culture
1 Film
2 Television
3 Music
4 Literature
5 Sports
6 Advertising
7 New Words
8 Technology
9 Controversies
10 Game Changers
11 Legacy
Bibliography
Index
Background and Introduction
Exploring Popular Culture
1 Film
2 Television
3 Music
4 Literature
5 Sports
6 Advertising
7 New Words
8 Technology
9 Controversies
10 Game Changers
11 Legacy
Bibliography
Index