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Popular culture in the United States
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Twenty-five essays by distinguished American Studies and Popular Culture specialists from Germany and the United States provide an overview of the broad range of current Popular Culture Studies. Several articels give an informative ‘tour d’horizon’ of the distinction between ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture, while others focus on the growing influence of American popular culture in Germany. Among the topics discussed in detail are Hollywood Films, Detective Novels, New Black Cinema, Documentary Journalism, American Humor, Science Fiction, Westerns, Popular Icons (Elvis, JFK, John Wayne), the Vietnam War, the Automobile, the Print Media, Advertisement, Sports, and Popular Music.
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1994
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