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Signs of Life in the USA : Readings on Popular Culture for Writers by Jack Solomon and Sonia Maasik (2008, Trade Paperback)

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Unlike other popular culture readers, Signs of Life presumes that this topic merits rigorous analysis and so provides a conceptual framework for understanding it: semiotics, a field of critical theory developed specifically for the interpretation of culture and its signs. The selections in Signs of Life are arranged in provocative chapters (on such themes as gender codes, television and music, film, and advertising) that tap into students' own experiences with and interest in popular culture. The uniquely qualified editorial team of a prominent semiotician and an experienced writing instructor have prepared extensive apparatus to prompt the rigorous analysis that helps students become better thinkers and writers. In this exciting edition, Signs of Life examines fresh topics with an emphasis on the emerging phenomenon of Web 2.0. Maasik and Solomon continue to stay on the leading edge of popular culture, examining the hottest trends that capture students' attention.

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Publisher
Bedford/Saint Martin's
ISBN-10
0312478127
ISBN-13
9780312478124
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66899056

Product Key Features

Author
Jack Solomon, Sonia Maasik
Publication Name
Signs of Life in the USA : Readings on Popular Culture for Writers
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
752 Pages

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Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
31 Oz

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
6
Table of Content
Preface for InstructorsIntroduction: Popular Signs: Or Everything You've Always Known About American Culture (But Nobody Asked)Portfolio: Images from the History of Popular CultureWriting About Popular Culture*Scott Jaschik: A Stand Against Wikipedia*Patti S. Caravello: Judging Quality on the InternetCiting Sources Chapter 1. Consuming Passions: The Culture of American ConsumptionLaurence Shames: The More FactorPaired Readings: Understanding Shopping+Malcolm Gladwell: The Science of Shopping+Anne Norton: The Signs of ShoppingCredit Card Barbie [photograph]Thomas Hine: What's in a PackageJoan Kron: The Semiotics of Home Decor*Anne Galligan: Pottermania: the Marketing Behind the Magic*Alison Schneider: Frumpy or Chic? Tweed or Kente? Sometimes the Clothes Make the ProfessorDavid Goewey: "'Careful, You May Run Out of Planet'": SUVs and the Exploitation of the American MythThomas L. Friedman: Revolution Is U. S.*Thomas Frank: Commodify Your Dissent Chapter 2. Brought to You B(u)y: The Signs of AdvertisingRoland Marchand: The Parable of the Democracy of GoodsWhen You Come Home [advertisement]Paired Readings: Creating Consumers+James B. Twitchell: What We Are to Advertisers+*Sandra Blakeslee: If You Have a "Buy Button" in Your Brain, What Pushes It?Steve Craig: Men's Men and Women's Women*Jennifer L. Pozner: Dove's "Real Beauty" BacklashWarren St. John: Metrosexuals Come OutEric Schlosser: Kid KustomersGloria Steinem: Sex, Lies, and AdvertisingPortfolio of Advertisements Jeep Compass Mr Rooter American Egg Board Phoenix Wealth Management San Diego Tourism Honda Pilot McCormick Gravy Chapter 3. Video Dreams: Television, Music and CultureFrancine Prose: Voting Democracy off the Island: Reality TV and the Republican Ethos"You're Fired" [photograph]James Harold: A Moral Never-Never Land: Identifying with Tony SopranoPaired Readings: Animating Attitude+Carl Matheson:The Simpsons, Hyper-Irony, and the Meaning of Life+*David Valleau Curtis and Gerald J. Erion:South Parkand the Open Society*Jaime J. Weinman: Fox News Attempts to Get FunnySusan Douglas: Signs of Intelligent Life on TVAndre Mayer: The New Sexual Stone Age"Marissa Connolly: Homosexuality on Television: The Heterosexualization ofWill and Grace*Kevin Powell:Dead? 'Hip-hop culture has been murdered' Chapter 4. The Hollywood Sign: The Signs of American FilmPaired Readings: Inventing Heroes+Robert B. Ray: The Thematic Paradigm+*Virginia Postrel: Superhero WorshipLinda Seger: Creating the Myth*Lisa Kernan: Trailer RhetoricTodd Boyd: So You Wanna Be a Gangsta?Jessica Hagedorn: Asian Women in Film: No Joy, No LuckDavid Denby: High-School Confidential: Notes On Teen Movies*Tom Moore: Movie Fantasy vs. Classroom RealityMichael Parenti: Class and Virtue*Aeon J. Skoble: Forrest Gump: A Subversive MovieVivian C. Sobchack: The Postmorbid ConditionReservoir Dogs[movie poster] Chapter 5.
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Popular Culture, Readers
Dewey Decimal
808.0427
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science

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Required for Pop Culture
It was required for my pop culture class. It stays pretty current but hopefully they publish a more recent book in the next year or so.
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