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American Cultural Studies
An Introduction to American Culture
Langbeschreibung
This edition of American Cultural Studies has been updated to take into account the developments of the last four years, providing an introduction to the central themes in modern American culture and exploring how these themes can be interpreted. Chapters discuss the various aspects of American cultural life such as religion, gender and sexuality, and regionalism. Updates and revisions include more material on Detroit, the Mexican border, same-sex relationships and Islam in America, up-to-date case studies such as Girls, The Wire and Orange is the New Black, and discussion of Barack Obama's time in the White House, along with updated further reading and new follow-up exercises.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of figures. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. New beginnings: American culture and identity 2. Ethnicity and immigration: between many worlds 3. African Americans: 'I don't sing other people's voices' 4. In God we trust?: Religion in American life 5. Approaches to regionalism: the West and the South 6. The American city: 'The old knot of contrariety' 7. Gender and sexuality: 'To break the old circuits' 8. Representing youth: outside the sunken nursery 9. The Spread of Freedom 10. The transmission of American culture. Index
Neil Campbell is Professor in American Studies at the University of Derby, UK. His recent publications include Post-Westerns (2013), The Rhizomatic West: Representing the American West in a Transnational, Global, Media Age (2008), The Cultures of the American New West (2000) and The Radiant Hour: Versions of Youth in American Culture (2000).
ISBN-13:
9781317297307
Veröffentl:
2016
Seiten:
384
Autor:
Neil Campbell
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
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