Popular Culture in American History

Informationen zum Autor Jim Cullen is Chair of the high-profile Fieldston School in New York, and a book review editor for the History News Network. His published works include The Civil War Era: An Anthology of Sources (with L. Cullen-Sizer, Wiley-Blackwell, 2005), Essaying the Past: How to Read, Write and Think About History, Second Edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), and Sensing the Past: Hollywood Stars and Historical Visions (2013). Klappentext Introducing almost half a century of the best scholarship on popular culture in the USA, this fully revised second edition has a more focused historical remit, with analysis and primary source material from the 1830s to the present. Each main essay examines a pivotal moment, issue or genre in American popular culture, from the 'penny press' to the Internet. Long-term trends, such as the blurring of once-sharp distinctions between 'high' and 'low' culture, are also explored.This new edition, along with its extended reading lists, illuminating contextual commentary, and chronologies of major events, make it an ideal undergraduate text for media and cultural studies courses. With enhanced presentation of scholarly and primary source material aimed at prompting and guiding student discussions, this carefully assembled selection offers both a historical overview and detailed cultural analysis. Zusammenfassung The second edition of Popular Culture in American History updates the text for a contemporary readership and explores academic developments in this area of study over the last decade. Its compact, classroom-friendly format makes it an ideal text for courses in media studies, popular culture, or American history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors xPreface and Acknowledgments to the Second Edition xiiAcknowledgments to the First Edition xvIntroduction: The Worldwide Web of Popular Culture 11 New News 11Timeline 11Introduction 12Little Sheets of News and Varieties: The Penny Wonder in New York City by Isabelle Lehuu 13Consider the Source: 33Excerpt from "Great Astronomical Discoveries Recently Made," from the Sun (Friday, August 28, 1835) 33Suggested Further Reading 352 The World of the Stage 37Timeline 37Introduction 38William Shakespeare in America by Lawrence Levine 39Consider the Source: 59Excerpt from Representative Men, by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1850) 60Suggested Further Reading 663 The Racy Appeal of the Minstrel 67Timeline 67Introduction 68The Blackface Lore Cycle by W. T. Lhamon, Jr. 71Consider the Source: 86Excerpts from Nineteenth-Century Minstrel Shows 86Suggested Further Reading 884 Western Values 91Timeline 91Introduction 92Women and the Language of Men by Jane Tompkins 94Consider the Source: 109First excerpt from The Virginian, by Owen Wister (1902) 110Second excerpt from The Virginian, by Owen Wister (1902) 112Suggested Further Reading 1135 Moving Images 115Timeline 115Introduction 116Nickel Madness by Robert Sklar 118Consider the Source: 133Excerpts from The Spirit of Youth, by Jane Addams (1909) 134Suggested Further Reading 1386 Waves of Selling 139Timeline 139Introduction 140Arguments over Broadcast Advertising by Susan Smulyan 142Consider the Source: 180Excerpt from "Sponsoritis," from Radio Revue magazine (1930) 180Suggested Further Reading 1817 The Firmament of Stardom 183Timeline 183Introduction 184Fool's Paradise: Frank Sinatra and the American Dream by Jim Cullen 186Consider the Source: 211"Why the Americans Are So Restless in the Midst of Their Prosperity," from Volume 2 of Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville (1840) 211Suggested Further Reading 2158 Seeing Television 217Timeline 217Introduction 218Reality Bites by Susan J. Douglas 220Consider the Source: 237Excerpts from After All, by Mary Tyler Moore (1995) 237Suggested Further Reading 2399 Rapping Hip-Hop 241Timeline 241Introduct...

Table des matières

Notes on Contributors x
 
Preface and Acknowledgments to the Second Edition xii
 
Acknowledgments to the First Edition xv
 
Introduction: The Worldwide Web of Popular Culture 1
 
1 New News 11
 
Timeline 11
 
Introduction 12
 
Little Sheets of News and Varieties: The Penny Wonder in New York City by Isabelle Lehuu 13
 
Consider the Source: 33
 
Excerpt from "Great Astronomical Discoveries Recently Made," from the Sun (Friday, August 28, 1835) 33
 
Suggested Further Reading 35
 
2 The World of the Stage 37
 
Timeline 37
 
Introduction 38
 
William Shakespeare in America by Lawrence Levine 39
 
Consider the Source: 59
 
Excerpt from Representative Men, by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1850) 60
 
Suggested Further Reading 66
 
3 The Racy Appeal of the Minstrel 67
 
Timeline 67
 
Introduction 68
 
The Blackface Lore Cycle by W. T. Lhamon, Jr. 71
 
Consider the Source: 86
 
Excerpts from Nineteenth-Century Minstrel Shows 86
 
Suggested Further Reading 88
 
4 Western Values 91
 
Timeline 91
 
Introduction 92
 
Women and the Language of Men by Jane Tompkins 94
 
Consider the Source: 109
 
First excerpt from The Virginian, by Owen Wister (1902) 110
 
Second excerpt from The Virginian, by Owen Wister (1902) 112
 
Suggested Further Reading 113
 
5 Moving Images 115
 
Timeline 115
 
Introduction 116
 
Nickel Madness by Robert Sklar 118
 
Consider the Source: 133
 
Excerpts from The Spirit of Youth, by Jane Addams (1909) 134
 
Suggested Further Reading 138
 
6 Waves of Selling 139
 
Timeline 139
 
Introduction 140
 
Arguments over Broadcast Advertising by Susan Smulyan 142
 
Consider the Source: 180
 
Excerpt from "Sponsoritis," from Radio Revue magazine (1930) 180
 
Suggested Further Reading 181
 
7 The Firmament of Stardom 183
 
Timeline 183
 
Introduction 184
 
Fool's Paradise: Frank Sinatra and the American Dream by Jim Cullen 186
 
Consider the Source: 211
 
"Why the Americans Are So Restless in the Midst of Their Prosperity," from Volume 2 of Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville (1840) 211
 
Suggested Further Reading 215
 
8 Seeing Television 217
 
Timeline 217
 
Introduction 218
 
Reality Bites by Susan J. Douglas 220
 
Consider the Source: 237
 
Excerpts from After All, by Mary Tyler Moore (1995) 237
 
Suggested Further Reading 239
 
9 Rapping Hip-Hop 241
 
Timeline 241
 
Introduction 242
 
Just Keeping It Real by Tricia Rose 245
 
Consider the Source: 257
 
Excerpts from Ladies First, by Queen Latifah (1999) 257
 
Suggested Further Reading 259
 
10 Tangled Web 261
 
Timeline 261
 
Introduction 262
 
The Emperor's New Modem by Lee Siegel 266
 
Consider the Source: 276
 
Excerpt from The Art of Democracy, by Jim Cullen (2002) 276
 
Suggested Further Reading 277
 
Source Credits 279

Commentaire

"This stunning collection of essays and sources is indispensable for the study of popular culture. Jim Cullen knows more about the subject than anyone, and this second edition gives us a sweeping vision of the making and meaning of American popular culture." ? Louis P. Masur, Rutgers University
 
"This book is the place to start if you're fascinated by the history of popular culture in America. It's an enlightening exploration into what people read, watched, joked about, listened to, danced to, and imagined in America's past." ? Bruce Dorsey, Swarthmore College
 
"Cullen's outstanding collection helps readers understand the significance of key cultural changes, ranging from the movies to the web. Groundbreaking essays as well as insight into how historians work make this a valuable volume." ? Lizabeth Cohen, author of A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Cullen, Jim Cullen, Jim (Ethical Cultural Fieldston School Cullen
• Collaboration: Jim Cullen (Editeur), Jim (Ethical Cultural Fieldston School Cullen (Editeur)
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 02.08.2013
• EAN: 9780470673652
• ISBN: 978-0-470-67365-2
• Pages: 296
• Thèmes: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History; Wiley Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Histoire de l'art; Geschichte, History, Social & cultural history, USA /Geschichte, American Social & Cultural History, Sozial- u. Kulturgeschichte Amerikas, Sozial- u. Kulturgeschichte, USA /Kultur, Künste