American Media and Mass Culture: Left Perspectives

Author/Artist/Editor

Donald Lazere, Editor

Type

Book, Hard Copy

Date

1987

Press/Publisher

U of CaliforniaP

Medium

Print

Language

English

Description

Discusses Entertainment as a form of social control, offers different perspective on media, capitalism, American mythology,Historical consciousness through advertising and popular culture, Mass media , and cultural activisim in a series of compact essays

Important Notes

a thoughtful examination of American pop culture and the construction of American ideology

Keywords

pop culture, american myths, cultural identity, Cultural imperialism, cultural literacy

ISSN/ISBN

0-520-04496-7

Availability

Available