num_pages: 306
description: Examines how the expansion of mass culture is affecting American taste and argues that a persistent exploitation of vulgarity in American art will soon eliminate the line between kitsch and the fine arts.
language: English
title: Carnival Culture: The Trashing of Taste in America
titlecomplete: Carnival Culture: The Trashing of Taste in America
ratings_count: 31
publisher: Columbia Univ Pr