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American Culture in the 1980s
By Graham Thompson
257 pages
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- Edinburgh University Press
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- Edinburgh
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- 2007
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Synopsis
This book looks beyond the common label of 'Ronald Reagan's America' to chart the complex intersection of cultures in the 1980s. In doing so it provides an insightful account of the major cultural forms of 1980s America - literature and drama; film and television; music and performance; art and photography - and influential texts and trends of the decade: from White Noise to Wall Street, from Silicon Valley to MTV, and from Madonna to Cindy Sherman. A focused chapter considers the ...
This book looks beyond the common label of 'Ronald Reagan's America' to chart the complex intersection of cultures in the 1980s. In doing so it provides an insightful account of the major cultural forms of 1980s America - literature and drama; film and television; music and performance; art and photography - and influential texts and trends of the decade: from White Noise to Wall Street, from Silicon Valley to MTV, and from Madonna to Cindy Sherman. A focused chapter considers the changing dynamics of American culture in an increasingly globalised marketplace. Key Features:
• Focused case studies featuring key texts, genres, writers, artists and cultural trends
• Detailed chronology of 1980s American culture
• Bibliographies for each chapter
• Twelve black and white illustrations
• Focused case studies featuring key texts, genres, writers, artists and cultural trends
• Detailed chronology of 1980s American culture
• Bibliographies for each chapter
• Twelve black and white illustrations
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Table of contents
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- American Culture in the 1980S i
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Figures vi
- Case Studies vii
- Acknowledgments viii
- Chronology of 1980S American Culture ix
- Introduction - The Intellectual Context 1
- Chapter 1 - Fiction and Poetry 37
- Chapter 2 - Art and Photography 63
- Chapter 3 - Film and Television 89
- Chapter 4 - Music and Performance 123
- Chapter 5 - American Culture and Globalization 153
- Conclusion - The Cultural Legacy of the 1980S 179
- Notes 185
- Bibliography 197
- American Culture in the 1980S i
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Figures vi
- Case Studies vii
- Acknowledgments viii
- Chronology of 1980S American Culture ix
- Introduction - The Intellectual Context 1
- Chapter 1 - Fiction and Poetry 37
- Chapter 2 - Art and Photography 63
- Chapter 3 - Film and Television 89
- Chapter 4 - Music and Performance 123
- Chapter 5 - American Culture and Globalization 153
- Conclusion - The Cultural Legacy of the 1980S 179
- Notes 185
- Bibliography 197
- Index 221