內容簡介
金衡山、廖煒春主編的《美國大眾文化》是一部有關美國大眾文化的閱讀文選，收集了與大眾文化相關的消費文化、廣告、電視、體育、音樂、電影、大眾偶像等方面的各類文章。一方面，讀者可以從這些文章中了解近幾十年來美國大眾文化的方方面面；另一方面，這些文章不只是單單介紹大眾文化，更主要的是，文章的作者都是用一種批評的眼光來看待大眾文化，所以你讀到的除了相關知識之外，更多的是精湛的評論，犀利的批判，深邃的思想，生動的文筆。
目錄
導論大眾文化和大眾文化批評Chapter1ConsumerCulture:ThePassionofConsumptionandthe
ConsumerSociety
Lesson1TheSignsofShopping
Lesson2TheHauntedsuperstore
Lesson3BlueJeans
historicalPerspective:Fashion
Chapter2Advertising:TheSignsofAdvertisinginAmerica
Lesson4MastersofDesire:TheCultureofAmerlcanAdertising
Lesson5Advertising'sFifteenBasicappeals
Lesson6WithTheseWordsICanSellYouAnything
HistoricalPerspective:Advertising
Chapter3PopMusic:Excitements,EmotionsandControversies
Lesson7Hip-HopNation:There'sMoreToRapThanJustRhythms
andRhymes
Lesson8Rock'N'Revolt
Lesson9TheLessonsofPresley'sHips
HistoricalPerspective:Music
Chapter4Television:TheCulturalImpactsofTelevision
Lesson10TelevisonandCulturalBehavior
Lesson11LifeAccordingtoTV
Lesson12SoapsDayandNight
Lesson13TheOperaWinfreyShowandTheTalkShowFuror
HistoricalPerspective:Television
Chapter5Sports:TheCulturalImplicationsinAmericanSports
Lesson14SportsandtheAmericanDream
Lesson15Jockpop:PopularSportsandPolities
Lesson16TheBlackandWhiteTruthaboutBasketball
HistoricalPerspective:Sports
Chapter6Film:MakingHollywoodDreams
Lesson17CreatingtheMyth
Lesson18TheWestern
Lesson19AsianWomeninFilm:NoJoy,NoLuck
Lesson20TheWayWeAre
HistoricalPerspective:Film
Chapter7AmericanIcons:TheWorshippedCharactersforthePublic
Lesson21BeLikeMike?MichaelJordanandthePedagogyof
Desire
Lesson22WhatMakesSupermanSoDarnedAmerican?
Lesson23OurBarbies,Ourselves
