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Kazaaam! Splat! Ploof!: The American Impact on European Popular Culture since 1945
Ramet, Sabrina P.; Crnkovic, Gordana
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Description for Kazaaam! Splat! Ploof!: The American Impact on European Popular Culture since 1945
paperback. Explores American influences not only on European television, fashions, fast food, and rock music, but also on youth organizations, literature, UFO culture, and religious faith. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; GTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Observing European debates about EuroDisney, McDonald's, Hollywood films and television programs, and other vehicles of alleged 'Americanization,' one might imagine that Europe was in serious risk of losing its distinct cultural identity in the melting pot of American pop culture. The loaded charge of 'kitsch' is a central aspect of the debate, with Disney stories, for example, branded as simplified travesties of authentic European folk tales. But the relationship between European and American popular cultures is vastly more complex. Reciprocal and interactive, it is a relationship in which the European-American partnership (for example, in cinematic ventures) has become quite common. ... Read more
Observing European debates about EuroDisney, McDonald's, Hollywood films and television programs, and other vehicles of alleged 'Americanization,' one might imagine that Europe was in serious risk of losing its distinct cultural identity in the melting pot of American pop culture. The loaded charge of 'kitsch' is a central aspect of the debate, with Disney stories, for example, branded as simplified travesties of authentic European folk tales. But the relationship between European and American popular cultures is vastly more complex. Reciprocal and interactive, it is a relationship in which the European-American partnership (for example, in cinematic ventures) has become quite common. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742500013
SKU
V9780742500013
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About Ramet, Sabrina P.; Crnkovic, Gordana
Sabrina P. Ramet is professor of political science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. Gordana P. Crnkovic is associate professor of Slavic languages and literature at the University of Washington.
Reviews for Kazaaam! Splat! Ploof!: The American Impact on European Popular Culture since 1945
Replete with astonishingly eloquent views on a diverse range of subjects, including religion, UFO-fixation and youth rebellion among others, this book makes compelling reading and provides a provocative platform for further discussions.
Akinbola E. Akinwumi, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Discourse & Society
Akinbola E. Akinwumi, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Discourse & Society