This is an innovative book that addresses the question of how consumers make decisions about what is good and what is bad in popular culture.
* An entertaining and informative guide to the range of aesthetic criteria that goes into judging mass culture’s most celebrated texts and objects – from Batman to motor bikes, and pop stars to internet pornography
* Brings together a series of accessible and engaging essays written by connoisseurs of various areas of popular culture
* Tackles the core question of how consumers make decisions about what is good popular culture and what is bad popular culture
* Offers an entertaining and educative read for academic readers as well as purveyors of culture; moving beyond a ‘greatest hits’ list of popular culture to debate broader issues.
Tabella dei contenuti
List of Figures.
Notes on Contributors.
Introduction: Alan Mc Kee.
1. The Best Contemporary Mainstream Superhero Comics Writer
– Brian Michael Bendis: Henry Jenkins.
2. The Best Batman Story – The Dark Knight Returns: Will
Brooker.
3. The Best Serial Killer Novel – Red Dragon: Sue
Turnbull.
4. The Best Australian Romance Novelist – Emma Darcy: Glen
Thomas.
5. The Best Website For Men Who Have Sex With Men –
cruisingforsex.com: Mark Mc Lelland.
6. The Best Basketball Player – Michael Jordan: Thomas
Mc Laughlin.
7. The Best Sneakers – The Nike Air Max Classic TW: Claire
Gould.
8. The Best Action Console Game – Grand Theft Auto: San
Andreas: John Banks.
9. The Best Motorbike – the Ducati 916 Superbike: Margaret
Henderson.
10. The Best Propaganda – Humphrey Jennings, The Silent
Village (1943): John Hartley.
11. The Best Villain in Xena: Warrior Princess – Alti:
Sara Gwenllian Jones.
12. The Best Pop Princess – Kylie Minogue: Marc
Brennan.
13. The Best Disco Record – Sharon Redd: ‘Never Give
You Up’: Simon Frith.
14. Conclusion: Alan Mc Kee.
Index
Circa l’autore
Alan Mc Kee 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).
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