Pop Cultures and Ecstatic States of the Body Since World War II

This book examines the many, varied historical entanglements between pop cultures and ecstatic, euphoric, and intoxicated bodies, focusing on the period between the 1950s and the 1980s. Charting a new course by bringing together pop culture studies, the history of bodies, and the history of emotions, the volume unites new historical perspectives on different forms of corporeal pleasure and offers novel methods for studying the social and cultural politics of ecstasy.

Info autore

Kristoff Kerl
is an independent scholar based in Cologne, Germany.

Detlef Siegfried
is Professor of Modern German and European History at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Robert P. Stephens
is Associate Professor of History at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA.

Olaf Stieglitz
is Professor for American Cultural History at the University of Leipzig, Germany.

Riassunto

This book examines the many, varied historical entanglements between pop cultures and ecstatic, euphoric, and intoxicated bodies, focusing on the period between the 1950s and the 1980s. Charting a new course by bringing together pop culture studies, the history of bodies, and the history of emotions, the volume unites new historical perspectives on different forms of corporeal pleasure and offers novel methods for studying the social and cultural politics of ecstasy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Kristoff Kerl (Editore), Detlef Siegfried (Editore), Robert P. Stephens (Editore), Olaf Stieglitz (Editore), Robert P Stephens et al (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 12.05.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura
• EAN: 9783031840500
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3184050-0
• Numero di pagine: 248
• Illustrazioni: XV, 248 p. 7 illus.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 14.8 x 1.8 x 21 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 435 g
• Serie: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music
• Categorie: Geschichte, Populäre Kultur, Cultural History, Popular Culture, History of Emotions, Social History, Modern History, pop culture studies, history of bodies, drug usage, corporeal pleasure