| Christmas, Ideology and Popular Culture Contributor(s): Whiteley, Sheila (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0748628096 ISBN-13: 9780748628094 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Social Science | Popular Culture - Religion | Holidays - Christmas & Advent |
| Dewey: 394 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Christmas - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How do we understand Christmas? What does it mean? This book is a lively introduction to the study of popular culture through one central case study. It explores the cultural, social and historical contexts of Christmas in the UK, USA and Australia, covering such topics as fiction, film, television, art, newspapers and magazines, war, popular music and carols. Chapters explore the ways in which the production of meaning is mediated by the social and cultural activities surrounding Christmas (watching Christmas films, television, listening or engaging with popular music and carols), its relationship to a set of basic values (the idealised construct of the family), social relationships (community), and the ways in which ideological discourses are used and mobilised, not least in times of conflict, terrorism and war. |