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Discovering Popular Culture de Anna Tomasino

Discovering Popular Culture: Longman Topics

Autor Anna Tomasino
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2006
"International Views " presents international perceptions of the U.S. s relationship to the world, as well as views of that relationship from inside the United States, offering opportunities for students to examine the lines of political, ideological, and cultural conflict that can both enrich our international experience and threaten our understanding of America s place in the world. "
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ISBN-13: 9780321355966
ISBN-10: 0321355962
Pagini: 251
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Longman Publishing Group
Seria Longman Topics

Locul publicării:Boston, United States

Descriere

International Views presents international perceptions of the U.S.’s relationship to the world, as well as views of that relationship from inside the United States, offering opportunities for students to examine the lines of political, ideological, and cultural conflict that can both enrich our international experience and threaten our understanding of America’s place in the world.

Cuprins

Preface
 
Getting Started with Definitions: A Refresher List
 
1. American Character and Image
Andy Warhol, What’s Great About This Country
Anneli Rufus, Marlboro Country: Advertising
Richard Rodriguez, The American “I”
Patrick J. Deneen, Awakening from the American Dream: The End of Escape in American Cinema? 
Jon Gertner, The Futile Pursuit of Happiness 
Questions for Making Connections
2. Gender Roles: Images of Masculinity and Femininity
Dove, StrategyOne, Nancy Etcoff, and Susie Orbach, Only Two Percent of Women Describe
Themselves as Beautiful  
Marie D. Smith, Decoding Victoria’s Secret: The Marketing of Sexual Beauty and Ambivalence
Ralph Donald, From “Knockout Punch” to “Home Run”:  Masculinity’s “Dirty Dozen” Sports Metaphors in American Combat Films
Barbara Ehrenreich, Why Don’t We Like the Human Body?
Questions for Making Connections
3. Children and Family
Jeff J. McIntyre, APA Congressional Testimony on Media Violence and Children: Testimony of Jeff J. McIntyre on Behalf of the American Psychological Association American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Violent Television Programming and Its Impact on Children
Eric Garrison, The Simpsons: A Reflection of Society and a Message on Family
Sandra Tsing Loh, Shopworn: Like the Valley Girls Who Made It Famous, the Suburban Mall Is
Now on the Wrong Side of Forty  
Questions for Making Connections
4. Race and Ethnicity 
Bernard Beck, The Myth That Would Not Die: The Sopranos, Mafia Movies, and Italians in America  
Mireya Navarro, Trying to Get Beyond the Role of the Maid; Hispanic Actors Are Seen as Underrepresented, with the Exception of One Part
Chris Tucker, Different Stories  
Douglas Kellner, Sports, Media Culture, and Race–Some Reflections on Michael Jordan  
Brent Staples, Editorial Observer: How Hip-Hop Music Lost Its Way and Betrayed Its Fans  
Questions for Making Connections
5. Education: Popular Culture and the Academy
Robert Trussell, Scholars Spend as Much Time with Love Boat as with Shakespeare
Alex Ross, Rock 101: Academia Tunes In
Jonathan Franzen, The Reader in Exile  
Marie Warmbold, Harry Potter: Oliver with a Magical Twist
Steven Johnson, The Internet–Everything Bad Is Good for You
Questions for Making Connections
6. Consumerism
James Twitchell, Trash and the Voluntary Simplicity Movement–The Triumph of
American Materialism
Eric Michael Mazur and Tara K. Koda, The Happiest Place on Earth: Disney
James J. Farrell, Shopping for American Culture  
Pete Rojas, Bootleg Culture
Lawrence Lessig, Protecting Mickey Mouse at Art’s Expense
Questions for Making Connections
Credits

Caracteristici

  • Diverse, accessible readings represent a wide variety of viewpoints on contemporary and timeless topics guaranteed to engage students, including Andy Warhol, the Marlboro cowboy, Victoria’s Secret, The Sopranos and The Simpsons, action figures, comic books, hip hop, Harry Potter, MP3 players, and much, much more.
  • A diversity of genres–including journalism, scholarly writing, personal essays, legal documents, Congressional testimony, and more–encourages students to think about the concepts of audience and purpose that drive most good writing.
  • Chapter introductions highlight the themes and topics of each section, as well as the relationships between selections in that section.
  • Pre-reading questions encourage students to draw on prior knowledge about a topic before they begin reading, while post-reading questions and Questions for Making Connections provide opportunities to think critically about each reading and find differences and commonalities between them.
  • Like all Longman Topics Readers, Discovering Popular Culture is brief and inexpensive enough to be used in combination with other texts.

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"International Views "presents international perceptions of the U.S.'s relationship to the world, as well as views of that relationship from inside the United States, offering opportunities for students to examine the lines of political, ideological, and cultural conflict that can both enrich our international experience and threaten our understanding of America's place in the world.