American Studies: The Basics
American Studies: The Basics is an accessible and concise introduction that aims to unpack what American studies does and why it matters.From Moby-Dick to baseball, Hollywood westerns to #BlackLivesMatter, and Disneyland to the U.S. Supreme Court, American studies engages with a myriad of topics in its efforts to understand what the French sociologist Jean Baudrillard called 'social and cultural America.' The book begins by considering how America was studied before American studies' emergence as a recognized discipline in the mid-twentieth century. Successive chapters then explore the rise of American studies, its varied subjects, its distin…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-317-53783-0
- EAN: 9781317537830
- Produktnummer: 36496334
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 214 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 10 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 9 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 1 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen
Über den Autor
Andrew Dix teaches American studies at Loughborough University, UK. His research interests include African American culture, Hollywood stardom and film exhibition.
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