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Fabricating the absolute fake : America in contemporary pop culture /

A fascinating exploration of how global cultures struggle to create their own "America" within a post-9/11 media culture, Fabricating the Absolute Fake reflects on what it might mean to truly take part in American pop culture

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kooijman, Jaap
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, [2008]
Colección:American Studies
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: fabricating the absolute fake
  • We are the world : America's dominance in global pop culture
  • The Oprahification of 9/11 : America as imagined community
  • The desert of the real : America as hyperreality
  • Americans we never were : Dutch pop culture as karaoke Americanism
  • The Dutch dream : Americanization, pop culture, and national identity
  • Conclusion: Let's make things better.