Acculturated: 23 Savvy Writers Find Hidden Virtue in Reality Tv, Chic Lit, Video Games, and Other Pillars of Pop Culture

by Naomi Schaefer Riley

Book Overview

Contemporary popular culture, from books to film to television to music to the deepest corners of the internet, has provoked much criticism, some of it well deserved. Yet, popular culture is culture for many Americans--particularly younger Americans. It is the only kind of cultural experience they seek and the currency in which they trade.

In Acculturated, twenty-three thinkers examine the rituals, the myths, the tropes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599474042
• ISBN13: 9781599474045
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Templeton Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.7"