The wow climax tracing the emotional impact of popular culture / Henry Jenkins.

Author/creator Jenkins, Henry, 1958-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press,
Descriptionvi, 285 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Popular culture--United States.
Popular culture--United States. --Psychological aspects.
Emotions--Social aspects. --United States.
Affect (Psychology)--United States.
Aesthetics--Social aspects. --United States.
Mass media--Social aspects. --United States.
Mass media--United States. --Psychological aspects.
United States--Social conditions. --1933-1945.
United States--Social conditions. --1945-.

Contents Games, the new lively art -- Monstrous beauty and mutant aesthetics : rethinking Matthew Barney's relation to the horror genre -- Death-defying heroes -- Never trust a snake : WWF wrestling as masculine melodrama -- Exploiting feminism in Stephanie Rothman's Terminal Island -- "You don't say that in English!" : the scandal of Lupe Velez -- "Going bonkers!" : children, play, and Pee-Wee -- "Complete freedom of movement" : video games as gendered play spaces -- "Her suffering aristocratic majesty" : the sentimental value of Lassie.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-272) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006022413
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