Common Culture: Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture, Fourth Edition
Common Culture: Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture, Fourth Edition
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Book Description
From Barbie to the Internet, the Simpsons to the malls, this engaging book on pop culture can help readers develop writing skills while reading and thinking about subjects they find inherently interesting. It contains essays addressing pop culture topics along with suggestions for further reading. Topics covered in the essays include advertising, television, popular music, cyberculture, sports, and movies. Because of its several comprehensive indices, this book is an excellent reference work for writers and analysts of popular culture.
The publisher, Prentice-Hall Humanities/Social Science
This exciting new reader combines accessible, engaging readings about issues of current interest in popular culture with (1) clear, informative introductions to the issues and the readings; (2) comprehensive instruction on thinking critically and writing persuasively about these issues; and (3) carefully constructed questions and writing assignments.
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Common Culture: Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture, Fourth Edition
Common Culture: Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture, Fourth Edition,Michael F. Petracca,Madeleine Sorapure,Prentice Hall,0131825453,1971-,Anthropology - Cultural,Civilization,Composition & Creative Writing - General,English Composition,Language,Language Arts & Disciplines,Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy,Popular Culture,Popular Culture - General,Social life and customs,Study and teaching,United States,Language Arts & Disciplines / Composition & Creative Writing
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