Carnival Culture - The Trashing of Taste in America

-- Washington Post Book World

List of contents

Untended gates - the triumph of vulgarity in an age of show business; paperbacked culture - how candles became shoes; peepshow America - Hollywood and popular taste; programming television - reflections on the electronic midway; vulgarity victorious - the collapse of cultural hierarchy in postmodern America.

About the author

James B. Twitchell

Summary

A lively tour de force through the litter of American culture and its level of quality in publishing, television, and the movies.

Product details

• Authors: James Twitchell, James B. Twitchell
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.1993
• EAN: 9780231078313
• ISBN: 978-0-231-07831-3
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, c 1960 to c 1970, United States of America, USA, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989