Common Culture: Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture, Fourth Edition

Michael F. Petracca; Madeleine Sorapure

ISBN 10: 0131825453 / ISBN 13: 9780131825451

Edité par Prentice Hall, 2003

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Synopsis :

For Freshman Composition courses.

From Barbie to the Internet, the Simpsons to the malls, this engaging text on pop culture helps students develop critical and analytical skills and write clear prose while reading, thinking, and writing about subjects they find inherently interesting. Spanning a full range of topics, this text provides key reading and writing strategies; it contains essays addressing a topic generally followed by an in-depth exploration of related material. In addition to the readings, each section begins with a catchy cultural artifact that leads students into a detailed introduction, discussion questions, essay topics, and suggestions for further reading and research.

Quatrième de couverture:

Common Culture, Fourth Edition, is a diverse, pop culture reader with varied cultural topics such as television, movies, sports, and computers. The text encourages you to read, think, and write about pop culture in order to help you develop critical and analytical thinking skills. Additionally, Common Culture hopes to engage you with the profound effect of popular culture on everyday life.

The Fourth Edition features:

• Updated readings on advertising, popular music, television, cyberculture, sports, and movies
• Discussions on hot topics in popular culture, including virtual reality television, sports and violence, and the cyber community
• Focus on Reading Images—questions in every chapter help you make connections between the new color visuals and the articles
• All new material on Writing Research in Popular Culture, including updated MLA documentation

The new Common Culture, Fourth Edition, Companion Website™ expands on the text by mirroring each of its chapters and provides an interactive environment with additional exercises and links to related Websites. Visit www.prenhall.com/petracca to view the list of new features.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Common Culture: Reading and Writing About ...
Éditeur : Prentice Hall
Date d'édition : 2003
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket
Edition : 4ème Édition