The Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture, Vol. 1: Almanacs through Do-It-Yourself - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0313323674 ISBN 13: 9780313323676

Publisher: Greenwood, 2002

Synopsis

Serious study of popular culture is a fairly recent development, yet scholars in nearly all disciplines now engage with the material culture of the masses. The breadth and depth of coverage in this unique multivolume work make it the most useful reference of its kind currently available. Each essay-length chapter covers a single form, genre, or theme of popular culture, such as comic books, computers, fashion, film, magazines, best-selling books, radio, sports, or TV.

Features include:

·Abundant illustrations

·Photo essays

·A chronological survey of each topic's history

·A critical essay examining relevant reference tools, bibliographies, histories, critical studies, and journals

·A description of research centers, accessible collections, and primary and secondary research materials

·A comprehensive index

Readers and researchers will gain a solid foundation in each subject area, as well as comprehensive information for further research, guided by noted scholars from throughout the country.

About this title

Book Description:

This unique, abundantly illustrated set features essay-length chapters on the many forms, genres, and themes of popular culture.

About the Author:

M. Thomas Inge is the Robert Emory Blackwell Professor of English and Humanities at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, where he teaches courses in American culture, film, humor, animation, and literature. He was the editor of the first two editions of the Handbook of American Popular Culture (Greenwood Press). More recent publications include Comics as Culture, William Faulkner: The Contemporary Reviews, Conversations with William Faulkner, and Charles M. Schulz: Conversations. His essays have appeared in such publications as PMLA, American Literature, Faulkner Journal, Studies in American Humor, and World Literature Review.

Dennis Hall is a Professor of English at the University of Louisville, where he teaches such subjects as History of Rhetoric, British Literature, and Eighteenth-Century Literature. A former editor of Studies in Popular Culture, he has written on topics including dietary supplements, backyard gardens, Civil War reenactments, museums, and Samuel Johnson.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0313323674
• ISBN 13: 9780313323676
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 568
• Editor: M. Thomas Inge, Dennis Hall