Buchdetails
Format
Taschenbuch
Seiten
356
Sprache
Englisch
Veröffentlicht
May 27, 2014
Verlag
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN-10
088920666X
ISBN-13
9780889206663
Beschreibung
Sixteen essays, written by specialists from many fields, grapple with the problem of a popular culture that is not very popular OCo but is seen by most as vital to the body politic, whether endangered by globalization or capable of politically progressive messages for its audiences.
"Slippery Pastimes" covers a variety of topics: Canadian popular music from rock OCOnOCO roll to country, hip-hop to pop-Celtic; television; advertising; tourism; sport and even postage stamps! As co-editors, Nicks and Sloniowski have taken an open view of the Canadian Popular, and contributors have approached their topics from a variety of perspectives, including cultural studies, womenOCOs studies, film studies, sociology and communication studies. The essays are accessibly written for undergraduate students and interested general readers. "
"Slippery Pastimes" covers a variety of topics: Canadian popular music from rock OCOnOCO roll to country, hip-hop to pop-Celtic; television; advertising; tourism; sport and even postage stamps! As co-editors, Nicks and Sloniowski have taken an open view of the Canadian Popular, and contributors have approached their topics from a variety of perspectives, including cultural studies, womenOCOs studies, film studies, sociology and communication studies. The essays are accessibly written for undergraduate students and interested general readers. "