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Cult Pop Culture [3 Volumes]: How the Fringe Became Mainstream
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Cult Pop Culture [3 Volumes]: How the Fringe Became Mainstream Hardcover - 2011

by Bob Batchelor (Editor)


From the publisher

Cult Pop Culture: How the Fringe Became Mainstream is the first collection dedicated to the quirky, offbeat aspects of American popular culture that people have loved, enjoyed, (and in some cases) worshiped over the last 50 years. By examining the people and subjects we hold most dear, this three-volume set offers deep insights into what Americans think, feel, and cherish.

Organized by subject, the collection enables readers to focus on a given topic or compare different subjects across cult phenomenon. Volume One of the set covers film and television topics, Volume Two examines music and literature, and Volume Three explores sports, clubs, and the cult industry. Through this investigation of sublime, transcendent, and idiosyncratic trends, readers will learn more about iconic individuals, topics, and subjects that form the vast underbelly of American culture. By revealing how tightly interwoven cult topics are with the public's broader notion of popular culture, the collection underscores the blurry line between normal and abnormal, grandiose and degradation.

Details

  • Title Cult Pop Culture [3 Volumes]: How the Fringe Became Mainstream
  • Author Bob Batchelor (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 904
  • Volumes 3
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Praeger
  • Date 2011-12
  • ISBN 9780313357800 / 0313357803
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 1 x 1 x 1 in (2.54 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects National characteristics, American, United States - Civilization
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011027591
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.097

About the author

Bob Batchelor, PhD, is assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University and academic coordinator of its online master's program in public relations. Batchelor is the author or editor of 21 books, including 3 volumes in Greenwood's "Popular Culture through History" series: The 1900s, The 1980s, and The 2000s. In addition, he edited Greenwood's four-volume American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade and Praeger's three-volume American History through American Sports.