Beautiful things in popular culture
By: edited by Alan McKee.
Contributors: McKee, Alan.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781405131902; 9781405131919
Subjects: Popular culture.; Aesthetics, Modern -- 20th century.
Description: From Batman to motor bikes, pop stars to internet pornography, this book examines the range of aesthetic criteria that goes into judging mass culture's most celebrated texts and objects. It aims to dispel the myth that consumers are unaware of quality, mindlessly consuming whatever is put in front of them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Best contemporary mainstream superhero comics writer : Brian Michael Bendis / Henry Jenkins; title: The best Batman story : The Dark knight returns / Will Brooker; title: The best serial killer novel : The Red dragon / Sue Turnbull; title: The best Australian romance novelist : Emma Darcy / Glen Thomas; title: The best website for men who have sex with men: crusingforsex.com / Mark McLelland; title: The best baskeball player : Michael Jordan / Thomas McLaughlin; title: The best sneakers : the Nike Air Max Classic TW / Claire Gould; title: The best action console game : Grand theft auto : San Andreas / John Banks; title: The best motorbike : the Ducati 916 superbike / Margaret Henderson; title: The best propaganda : Humphrey Jennings, The silent village (1943) / John Hartley; title: The best villain in Xena, warrior princess : Alti / Sara Gwenllian Jones; title: The best pop princess : Kylie Minogue / Marc Brennan; title: The best disco record : Sharon Redd, "Never give you up" / Simon Frith.