Description
The fifth edition of Marcel Danesi's Popular Culture is an accessible, engaging introduction for popular culture, media and society, and sociology of the media courses.The fifth edition features updated coverage on social media and digital cultures, including those surrounding memes, video games, virtual reality, and streaming services.
Pop culture surrounds us. It infuses the movies we watch, the music we listen to, the books we read, the clothes we wear, and the food we eat. It comes to us on our televisions, phones, computers, radio, and in every storefront and billboard we pass on the street.
Danesi delves into the social structures that create and promote pop culture, showing how it validates our common experiences. Offering a variety of perspectives on its many modes of creations and delivery, Danesi shows why pop culture will always be something we love to hate and hate to love.
About the Author
Marcel Danesi is professor of anthropology, semiotics, and communication theory at the University of Toronto. He is the author of several books, including the Concise Dictionary of Popular Culture.
Book Information
ISBN 9781538171301
Author Marcel Danesi
Format Paperback
Page Count 354
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 467g
Dimensions(mm) 223mm * 153mm * 18mm
