Depth of Shallow Culture

The High Art of Shoes, Movies, Novels, Monsters, and Toys

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book Depth of Shallow Culture by Albert J. Bergesen, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Albert J. Bergesen ISBN: 9781317261292
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 3, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Albert J. Bergesen
ISBN: 9781317261292
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 3, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Come take a closer look at ordinary footwear, like sneakers, or children's toys and Saturday cartoon TV shows, or make a comparison between Don Quixote and John Rambo of the Sylvester Stallone movie. Although some regard popular culture as "shallow," this book reveals that it is more often complex, deep, meaningful and subject to the style changes we associate with high art. Bergesen shows how complex philosophical ideas of reincarnation are embedded in Transformer toys; how sneakers have gone through a life cycle of style types; why the decline of empires like Spain and the United States led to fictional characters like Don Quixote and Rambo; and why monsters from Japan look different than those from the United States.

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Come take a closer look at ordinary footwear, like sneakers, or children's toys and Saturday cartoon TV shows, or make a comparison between Don Quixote and John Rambo of the Sylvester Stallone movie. Although some regard popular culture as "shallow," this book reveals that it is more often complex, deep, meaningful and subject to the style changes we associate with high art. Bergesen shows how complex philosophical ideas of reincarnation are embedded in Transformer toys; how sneakers have gone through a life cycle of style types; why the decline of empires like Spain and the United States led to fictional characters like Don Quixote and Rambo; and why monsters from Japan look different than those from the United States.

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