When highbrow meets lowbrow : popular culture and the rise of nobrow /
This book examines nobrow, a cultural formation that intertwines art and entertainment into an identifiable creative force. In our eclectic and culturally turbocharged world, the binary of highbrow vs. lowbrow is incapable of doing justice to the complexity and artistry of cultural production. Until...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2017]
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| Summary: | This book examines nobrow, a cultural formation that intertwines art and entertainment into an identifiable creative force. In our eclectic and culturally turbocharged world, the binary of highbrow vs. lowbrow is incapable of doing justice to the complexity and artistry of cultural production. Until now, the historical power, aesthetic complexity and social significance of nobrow "artertainment" have escaped analysis. This book rectifies this oversight. Smart, funny and iconoclastic, it scrutinizes the many faces of nobrow, throwing surprising light on the hazards and rewards of traffic between high entertainment and genre art. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-259) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1137597720 9781137597724 |