Beautiful Things in Popular Culture
Published on 25. February 2008
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Other digital
248 pages
978-0-470-69099-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is an innovative book that addresses the question of how consumers make decisions about what is good and what is bad in popular culture. * An entertaining and informative guide to the range of aesthetic criteria that goes into judging mass culture's most celebrated texts and objects - from Batman to motor bikes, and pop stars to internet pornography * Brings together a series of accessible and engaging essays written by connoisseurs of various areas of popular culture * Tackles the core question of how consumers make decisions about what is good popular culture and what is bad popular culture * Offers an entertaining and educative read for academic readers as well as purveyors of culture; moving beyond a 'greatest hits' list of popular culture to debate broader issues.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-69099-4 (9780470690994)
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Alan McKee
Beautiful Things in Popular Culture
E-Book
05/2008
Wiley-Blackwell
€33.99
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Person
Alan McKee is Associate Professor of Creative Industries at Queensland University of Technology. He is the author of Textual Analysis: A Beginner's Guide (2003) and The Public Sphere: An Introduction (2005).
Content
List of Figures. Notes on Contributors. Introduction: Alan McKee. 1. The Best Contemporary Mainstream Superhero Comics Writer - Brian Michael Bendis: Henry Jenkins. 2. The Best Batman Story - The Dark Knight Returns: Will Brooker. 3. The Best Serial Killer Novel - Red Dragon: Sue Turnbull. 4. The Best Australian Romance Novelist - Emma Darcy: Glen Thomas. 5. The Best Website For Men Who Have Sex With Men - cruisingforsex.com: Mark McLelland. 6. The Best Basketball Player - Michael Jordan: Thomas McLaughlin. 7. The Best Sneakers - The Nike Air Max Classic TW: Claire Gould. 8. The Best Action Console Game - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: John Banks. 9. The Best Motorbike - the Ducati 916 Superbike: Margaret Henderson. 10. The Best Propaganda - Humphrey Jennings, The Silent Village (1943): John Hartley. 11. The Best Villain in Xena: Warrior Princess - Alti: Sara Gwenllian Jones. 12. The Best Pop Princess - Kylie Minogue: Marc Brennan. 13. The Best Disco Record - Sharon Redd: "Never Give You Up": Simon Frith. 14. Conclusion: Alan McKee. Index