Pioneers in Popular Culture Studies

Book Overview

The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association found a fixed canon and revolutionized the study of the humanities and social sciences in the United States and around the world by making that canon fluid. The full ramifications of this revolt against traditional academia not finished nor fully understood. This is a record of the goals and accomplishments of the pioneers in this field. The essays recall the barriers that the first pop culture scholars faced and tracks their achievements.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879727764
• ISBN13: 9780879727765
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"