Christmas, Ideology and Popular Culture
How do we understand Christmas? What does it mean? This book is a lively introduction to the study of popular culture through one central case study. It explores the cultural, social and historical contexts of Christmas in the UK, USA and Australia, covering such topics as fiction, film, television,...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
[2022]
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| Zusammenfassung: | How do we understand Christmas? What does it mean? This book is a lively introduction to the study of popular culture through one central case study. It explores the cultural, social and historical contexts of Christmas in the UK, USA and Australia, covering such topics as fiction, film, television, art, newspapers and magazines, war, popular music and carols. Chapters explore the ways in which the production of meaning is mediated by the social and cultural activities surrounding Christmas (watching Christmas films, television, listening or engaging with popular music and carols), its relationship to a set of basic values (the idealised construct of the family), social relationships (community), and the ways in which ideological discourses are used and mobilised, not least in times of conflict, terrorism and war.Key FeaturesOffers an incisive account of the ways in which Christmas relates to social change, and how such recent events as 9/11 and the conflict in Iraq focus attention on traditional themes of community and family.Case studies include A Christmas Carol, Coca-colonisation and Santa Claus, Victorian cartoons and Christmas cards, Dr Who and 'Happy Christmas (War is Over)'Includes 18 B&W illustrations |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2022) |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (232 pages) 18 B/W illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780748631872 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9780748631872 |