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Jenkins, Henry, 1958-

The wow climax tracing the emotional impact of popular culture / [electronic resource] : Henry Jenkins. - New York : New York University Press, c2007. - vi, 285 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-272) and index.

Games, the new lively art -- Monstrous beauty and mutant aesthetics : rethinking Matthew Barney's relation to the horror genre -- Death-defying heroes -- Never trust a snake : WWF wrestling as masculine melodrama -- Exploiting feminism in Stephanie Rothman's Terminal Island -- "You don't say that in English!" : the scandal of Lupe Velez -- "Going bonkers!" : children, play, and Pee-Wee -- "Complete freedom of movement" : video games as gendered play spaces -- "Her suffering aristocratic majesty" : the sentimental value of Lassie.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Nat. Bib. No.: GBA6A1122 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Popular culture--United States.
Popular culture--Psychological aspects.--United States
Emotions--Social aspects--United States.
Affect (Psychology)--United States.
Aesthetics--Social aspects--United States.
Mass media--Social aspects--United States.
Mass media--Psychological aspects.--United States

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Social conditions--1933-1945.
United States--Social conditions--1945-

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E169.12 / .J46 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 302.230973