About the book
Interrogating Popular Culture: Key Questions offers an accessible introduction to the study of popular culture, both historical and contemporary. Beginning from the assumption that cultural systems are dynamic, contradictory, and hard to pin down, Stacy Takacs explores the field through a survey of important questions, addressing:
- Definitions: What is popular culture? How has it developed over time? What functions does it serve?
- Method: What is a proper object of study? How should we analyze and interpret popular texts and practices?
- Influence: How does popular culture relate to social power and control?
- Identity and disposition: How do we relate to popular culture? How does it move and connect us?
- Environment: How does popular culture shape the ways we think, feel and act in the world?
Illustrated with a wide variety of case studies, covering everything from medieval spectacle to reality TV, sports fandom and Youtube, Interrogating Popular Culture gives students a theoretically rich analytical toolkit for understanding the complex relationship between popular culture, identity and society.
Editions of Interrogating Popular Culture
- EBook
- ISBN 9781135020699
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Interrogating Popular Culture: Key Questions offers an accessible introduction to the study of popular culture, both historical and contemporary. Beginning from the assumption that cultural systems are dynamic, contradictory, and hard to pin down, Stacy Takacs explores the field through a survey of important questions, addressing:
- Definitions: What is popular culture? How has it developed over time? What functions does it serve?
- Method: What is a proper object of study? How should we analyze and interpret popular texts and practices?
- Influence: How does popular culture relate to social power and control?
- Identity and disposition: How do we relate to popular culture? How does it move and connect us?
- Environment: How does popular culture shape the ways we think, feel and act in the world?
Illustrated with a wide variety of case studies, covering everything from medieval spectacle to reality TV, sports fandom and Youtube, Interrogating Popular Culture gives students a theoretically rich analytical toolkit for understanding the complex relationship between popular culture, identity and society.
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What is Interrogating Popular Culture about?
Interrogating Popular Culture: Key Questions offers an accessible introduction to the study of popular culture, both historical and contemporary. Beginning from the assumption that cultural systems are dynamic, contradictory, and hard to pin down, Stacy Takacs explores the field through a survey of important questions, addressing:
- Definitions: What is popular culture? How has it developed over time? What functions does it serve?
- Method: What is a proper object of study? How should we analyze and interpret popular texts and practices?
- Influence: How does popular culture relate to social power and control?
- Identity and disposition: How do we relate to popular culture? How does it move and connect us?
- Environment: How does popular culture shape the ways we think, feel and act in the world?
Illustrated with a wide variety of case studies, covering everything from medieval spectacle to reality TV, sports fandom and Youtube, Interrogating Popular Culture gives students a theoretically rich analytical toolkit for understanding the complex relationship between popular culture, identity and society.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Interrogating Popular Culture?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Cultural and media studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
Where can I read a sample of Interrogating Popular Culture?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781135020699
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Interrogating Popular Culture?
Stacy Takacs Stacy Takacs
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Interrogating Popular Culture is available as ebook(ISBN 9781135020699)