John Fiske

Reading the Popular

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Designed as a companion to Understanding Popular Culture , Reading the Popular gives the lie to theories that portray a mass audience that mindlessly consumes every product it is offered.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Classics
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: Y111292
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 139mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 294g
• ISBN-13: 9780415596510
• ISBN-10: 0415596513
• Artikelnr.: 31484023

Autorenporträt

John Fiske is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

@contents: Selected Contents: Acknowledgements Why Fiske Still Matters Henry Jenkins Reading Fiske and Understanding the Popular Kevin Glynn, Jonathan Gray and Pamela Wilson Notes on Contributors Preface Chapter 1 Understanding Popular Culture Chapter 2 Shopping for Pleasure Chapter 3 Reading the Beach Chapter 4 Video Pleasures Chapter 5a Madonna Chapter 5b Romancing the Rock Chapter 6 Everyday Quizzes Everyday Life Chapter 7 News, History, and Undisciplined Events Chapter 8 Popular News Chapter 9 Searing Towers References Index

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@contents: Selected Contents: Acknowledgements Why Fiske Still Matters
Henry Jenkins Reading Fiske and Understanding the Popular Kevin Glynn,
Jonathan Gray and Pamela Wilson Notes on Contributors Preface Chapter 1
Understanding Popular Culture Chapter 2 Shopping for Pleasure Chapter 3
Reading the Beach Chapter 4 Video Pleasures Chapter 5a Madonna Chapter 5b
Romancing the Rock Chapter 6 Everyday Quizzes Everyday Life Chapter 7 News,
History, and Undisciplined Events Chapter 8 Popular News Chapter 9 Searing
Towers References Index

Rezensionen

"Well-written and accessible [...] Making the difficult seem easy is Fiske's great talent. No introductory reading list in the field would be complete without a Fiske." Sociology Magazine