McKee Beautiful Things in Popular Culture

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7855-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, E-Book

This is an innovative book that addresses the question of howconsumers make decisions about what is good and what is bad inpopular culture.
* * An entertaining and informative guide to the range of aestheticcriteria that goes into judging mass culture's most celebratedtexts and objects - from Batman to motor bikes, and pop stars tointernet pornography
* * Brings together a series of accessible and engaging essayswritten by connoisseurs of various areas of popular culture
* * Tackles the core question of how consumers make decisions aboutwhat is good popular culture and what is bad popular culture
* * Offers an entertaining and educative read for academic readersas well as purveyors of culture; moving beyond a 'greatest hits'list of popular culture to debate broader issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McKee, Alan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures.
Notes on Contributors.
Introduction: Alan McKee.
1. The Best Contemporary Mainstream Superhero Comics Writer- Brian Michael Bendis: Henry Jenkins.
2. The Best Batman Story - The Dark Knight Returns: WillBrooker.
3. The Best Serial Killer Novel - Red Dragon: SueTurnbull.
4. The Best Australian Romance Novelist - Emma Darcy: GlenThomas.
5. The Best Website For Men Who Have Sex With Men -cruisingforsex.com: Mark McLelland.
6. The Best Basketball Player - Michael Jordan: ThomasMcLaughlin.
7. The Best Sneakers - The Nike Air Max Classic TW: ClaireGould.
8. The Best Action Console Game - Grand Theft Auto: SanAndreas: John Banks.
9. The Best Motorbike - the Ducati 916 Superbike: MargaretHenderson.
10. The Best Propaganda - Humphrey Jennings, The SilentVillage (1943): John Hartley.
11. The Best Villain in Xena: Warrior Princess - Alti:Sara Gwenllian Jones.
12. The Best Pop Princess - Kylie Minogue: MarcBrennan.
13. The Best Disco Record - Sharon Redd: "Never GiveYou Up": Simon Frith.
14. Conclusion: Alan McKee.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alan McKee is Associate Professor of Creative Industries at Queensland University of Technology. He is the author of Textual Analysis: A Beginner's Guide (2003) and The Public Sphere: An Introduction (2005).