Go, and catch a falling star: Pursuing popular culture - Softcover
Fishwick shows how popular culture studies give us a better understanding of who we are and who we should become.
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About the Author:
Marshall W. Fishwick, Virginia Tech - A founding father of popular culture studies in the U.S., Professor Fishwick currently teaches at Marshall University. He holds degrees from The University of Virginia and Yale University. In addition to the thirty books he has authored, Professor Fishwick spent three years in the Navy as an officer during World War II. Professor Fishwick, along with three of his colleagues founded the Popular Culture Association, a scholarly organization devoted to the study of popular culture.
Review:
Tom Wolfe, a former student of Professor Fishwick, writes in the forward of Go, and Catch a Falling Star, that he was inspired by the author to pursue a degree in American Studies at Yale. He goes on to say that popular culture is a big part of modern life that demands scholars of unprecedented range, powers of synthesis...I give you Marshall Fishwick."
"Go, and Catch a Falling Star: Pursuing Popular Culture is a distillation of thirty years of pioneering,"- Peter Rollins, Director of Development, Popular Culture Association
"Go, and Catch a Falling Star: Pursuing Popular Culture is a distillation of thirty years of pioneering,"- Peter Rollins, Director of Development, Popular Culture Association
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- PublisherAmerican Heritage Custom Pub. Group
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0828105766
- ISBN 13 9780828105767
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages188
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