Pioneers in Popular Culture StudiesRay Broadus Browne, Michael T. Marsden Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1999 - 234 pages The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association found a fixed canon and revolutionized the study of the humanities and social sciences in the United States and around the world by making that canon fluid. The full ramifications of this revolt against traditional academia not finished nor fully understood. This is a record of the goals and accomplishments of the pioneers in this field. The essays recall the barriers that the first pop culture scholars faced and tracks their achievements. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Gentleman Canon Breaker | 17 |
Scholars of Everyday Culture 3 5 5 8 | 33 |
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