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Print Culture in a Diverse America (The History of Media and Communication)
. Ed(S): Danky, James P.; Wiegand, Wayne A.
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paperback. In the modern era there arose a prolific and vibrant print culture - books, newspapers, and magazines issued by and for diverse, often marginalized, groups. This collection offers a fresh foray into the multicultural world of reading and readers in the United States. Editor(s): Danky, James P.; Wiegand, Wayne A. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 linecuts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
In the modern era, there arose a prolific and vibrant print culture—books, newspapers, and magazines issued by and for diverse, often marginalized, groups. This long-overdue collection offers a unique foray into the multicultural world of reading and readers in the United States.
The contributors to this award-winning collection pen interdisciplinary essays that examine the many ways print culture functions within different groups. The essays link gender, class, and ethnicity to the uses and goals of a wide variety of publications and also explore the role print materials play in constructing historical events like the Titanic disaster.
Contributors: Lynne M. Adrian, Steven Biel, James P. ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
The History of Communication
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252066993
SKU
V9780252066993
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99-50
About . Ed(S): Danky, James P.; Wiegand, Wayne A.
James Danky is a faculty associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication and cofounder of the Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America. He is the coauthor of Underground Classics: The Transformation of Comics into Comix. Wayne B. Wiegand is F. Williams Summers Professor of Library and Information Sciences and a professor of American studies at ... Read more
Reviews for Print Culture in a Diverse America (The History of Media and Communication)
Winner of the Carey McWilliams Award given by MultiCultural Review, 1999. "Each of the essays provides a fascinating insight into a field often ignored by media historians."
Margaret A. Blanchard, Communications Bulletin Quarterly "Despite the diversity of topics and periods covered in this essay collection, it hangs together well as a book trying to address some neglected areas of research ... Read more
Margaret A. Blanchard, Communications Bulletin Quarterly "Despite the diversity of topics and periods covered in this essay collection, it hangs together well as a book trying to address some neglected areas of research ... Read more