Popular culture primer
By: John A. Weaver.
Series: Peter Lang primer
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
Subjects: Popular culture.; Culture -- Study and teaching.
Description: "The Popular Culture Primer is an introductory text that traces the history of popular culture and cultural studies. Besides covering the traditional subjects such as the influence of the Frankfurt School and the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, this book will cover the cultural studies of science and technology and other subjects that are generally ignored in introductory texts, such as science fiction, fan cultures, and childhood studies. It looks at the impact that these topics have on our understanding of education and popular culture. The Popular Culture Primer is an essential assigned text for any classroom devoted to teaching the history and importance of the subject."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [111]-134) and index.
Table of contents: title: From culture and images to popular culture images; title: Traditions of popular culture studies; title: Films, television, music, and fan cultures; title: The cultural studies of technoscience; title: Cultural studies of/in education.