Greenwood Publishing Group : The Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture

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Serious study of popular culture is a fairly recent development, yet scholars in nearly all disciplines now engage with the material culture of the masses. The breadth and depth of coverage in this unique multivolume work make it the most useful reference of its kind currently available. Each essay-length chapter covers a single form, genre, or theme of popular culture, such as comic books, computers, fashion, film, magazines, best-selling books, radio, sports, or TV.Readers and researchers will gain a solid foundation in each subject area, as well as comprehensive information for further research, guided by noted scholars from throughout the country.

Title Features:Abundant illustrations and photo essaysA chronological survey of each topic's historyA critical essay examining relevant reference tools, bibliographies, histories, critical studies, and journalsA description of research centers, accessible collections, and primary and secondary research materialsA comprehensive index

About the Author

M. THOMAS INGE is the Robert Emory Blackwell Professor of English and Humanities at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, where he teaches courses in American culture, film, humor, animation, and literature. He was the editor of the first two editions of the Handbook of American Popular Culture (Greenwood Press). More recent publications include Comics as 2~lture, William Faulkner: The Contemporary Reviews, Conversations with William Faulkner, and Charles M. Schulz: Conversations. His essays have appeared in such publications as PMLA, American Literature, Faulkner Journal, Studies in American Humor, and World Literature Review.

DENNIS HALL is Professor of English at the University of Louisville, where he teaches such subjects as History of Rhetoric, British Literature, and Eighteenth-Century Literature. A former editor of Studies in Popular Culture, he has written on topics including dietary supplements, backyard gardens, Civil War reenactments, museums, and Samuel Johnson.

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