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Cult Pop Culture Deals with the quirky, offbeat aspects of American popular culture. By examining the people and subjects we hold most dear, this title offers insights into what Americans think, feel, and cherish. It enables readers to focus on a given topic or compare different subjects across cult phenomenon. Full description
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"Although many pop-culture sets exist, this one stands out for its focus on cult status and placing pop culture within the greater American experience. Appropriate for and likely appealing to patrons of public, school, and academic libraries." - Library Journal
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Bob Batchelor, PhD, is assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University and academic coordinator of its online master's program in public relations. Batchelor is the author or editor of 21 books, including 3 volumes in Greenwood's "Popular Culture through History" series: The 1900s, The 1980s, and The 2000s. In addition, he edited Greenwood's four-volume American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade and Praeger's three-volume American History through American Sports.
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- PublisherPraeger Publishers Inc
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0313357803
- ISBN 13 9780313357800
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages736
- EditorBatchelor Bob
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Condition: FINE. Tight binding. All pages clean without markings, notations or folds. Minimal shelf wear. This is volume one only. See images. Volume 1: Film and Television; Contents; Introduction; Timeline; FILM; CHAPTER 1 Sexploitation Cinema and the Rise and Fall of Russ Meyer; CHAPTER 2 Swayze Is America: Road House, Point Break, and the Cult/Camp Movie of the 1980s and 1990s; CHAPTER 3 Midnight Movies and the Phenomenon of the Cult Film; CHAPTER 4 The Godfather of Cult: The Rocky Horror Picture Show; CHAPTER 5 Demagogues in Death and Notes from Way Underground: The American Cult Pop Culture Icon; CHAPTER 6 Building a Galaxy: George Lucas and the Star Wars Empire. CHAPTER 7 Lecter for President . Or, Why We Worship Serial KillersCHAPTER 8 "Oh, Hi Humanity!": A Kaleidoscopic Account of Life in The Room; CHAPTER 9 Wes Anderson and the Cult of Hipster Aesthetics; TELEVISION; CHAPTER 10 Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient: Oprah Winfrey's Cult Status; CHAPTER 11 What Would Tony Soprano Do? A Cult of Immorality; CHAPTER 12 "If It Sucks, It's Your Fault": Joss Whedon and the Empowerment of Fans; CHAPTER 13 Who Killed Laura Palmer? Perhaps We All Did: Twin Peaks and the American Fascination with the Mystery of Who Killed Laura Palmer. CHAPTER 14 Syndication of Broadcast Television ProgramsCHAPTER 15 Fighting Crime: CSI and Law & Order Redefine TV; CHAPTER 16 We're All Famous Now: Reality TV and the Meaning of Fame; CHAPTER 17 How Family Guy Changed Television Forever; CHAPTER 18 It's Funny Because It's True: The Office and Our Inner Michael; CHAPTER 19 Doctor Who: A Global Cult Phenomenon; CHAPTER 20 Reality TV and the New American Family; About the Editor and Contributors; . Seller Inventory # 220607
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