The Wow Climax: Tracing the Emotional Impact of Popular Culture

by Henry Jenkins

Book Overview

A spirited collection of essays that get to the heart of what gives popular culture its emotional impact

Vaudevillians used the term "the wow climax" to refer to the emotional highpoint of their acts--a final moment of peak spectacle following a gradual building of audience's emotions. Viewed by most critics as vulgar and sensationalistic, the vaudeville aesthetic was celebrated by other writers for its vitality, its liveliness, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814742831
• ISBN13: 9780814742839
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.0"