The History of the Kiss!

The Birth of Popular Culture
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-37683-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 179 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3501 g

Reihe: Semiotics and Popular Culture

How and when did the kiss become a vital sign of romance and love? In this wide-ranging book, pop culture expert Marcel Danesi takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of the kiss, from poetry and painting to movies and popular songs, and argues that its romantic incarnation signaled the birth of popular culture.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Danesi, M.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Popular Origins of the Kiss 2. The Kiss in Ritual, Symbol, and Myth 3. The Kiss in Stories, Real and Fictional 4. The Kiss in Images 5. The Kiss in Songs 6. The Kiss Goes to the Movies 7. The Kiss in the Internet Age

Über Autor(innen)

Marcel Danesi is Director of the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory and Professor of Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is the author of many books, including Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things; X-Rated! The Power of Mythic Symbolism in Popular Culture; and The History of the Kiss: The Birth of Popular Culture. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1998, founded a research center (Center for Communication and Information Sciences), and is the Editor in Chief of Semiotica. Danesi's work has been featured in the New York Times, Toronto Star, and Psychology Today, among other print publications, and he has been a guest on broadcast outlets such as National Public Radio.