Artificial Mythologies : A Guide to Cultural Invention

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In this exhilarating guide, Craig J. Saper takes us on an eye-opening tour of the process of cultural invention--willfully entertaining foolish, absurd, even fake, solutions as a way of reaching new perspectives on cultural problems. Saper deploys this method to reveal unsuspected connections among...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saper, Craig J.
Other Authors: Kipnis, Laura
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1997.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Popular culture in literature.
Aesthetics.
Culture populaire dans la litterature.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In this exhilarating guide, Craig J. Saper takes us on an eye-opening tour of the process of cultural invention--willfully entertaining foolish, absurd, even fake, solutions as a way of reaching new perspectives on cultural problems. Saper deploys this method to reveal unsuspected connections among major cultural issues, such as urban decay, the dangers of television's power, family values, and conservative criticism of higher education.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780816687732

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