Unpopular Culture

This volume introduces a new concept that boldly breaks through the traditional dichotomy of high and low culture while offering a fresh approach to both: unpopular culture. From the works of David Foster Wallace and Ernest Hemingway to fanfiction and The Simpsons, from natural disasters to 9/11 and...

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Main Author: Pohlmann, Sascha, author (author)
Other Authors: Pöhlmann, Sascha, ditor (ditor), Lüthe, Martin, editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press [2016]
Series:Televisual culture
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009425669006719
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Summary:This volume introduces a new concept that boldly breaks through the traditional dichotomy of high and low culture while offering a fresh approach to both: unpopular culture. From the works of David Foster Wallace and Ernest Hemingway to fanfiction and The Simpsons, from natural disasters to 9/11 and beyond, the essays find the unpopular across media and genres, analysing the politics and aesthetics of a side to culture that has been overlooked by previous theories and methods in cultural studies.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (341 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789048528707