The Comedia series features new theoretical and empirical work exploring the dynamics of the arts and culture industries, and addressing critical issues in the field of contemporary popular culture: issues of production, design, marketing, and consumption. While the principle focus is contemporary, the series also offers historical, educational, and policy-oriented perspectives across a broad range of media and cultural forms, from the news media to the visual arts.
Series: Comedia
Published February 28th 1990 by Routledge
Series: Comedia
Dick Hebdige looks at the creation and consumption of objects and images as diverse as fashion and documentary photographs, 1950's streamlined cars, Italian motor scooters, 1980's 'style manuals', Biff cartoons, the Band Aid campaign, Pop Art and promotional music videos. He assesses their broad...
Published November 9th 1988 by Routledge
Series: Comedia
A provocative contribution to the current debate on museums, this collection of essays contains contributions from France, Britain, Australia, the USA and Canada....
Published March 9th 1988 by Routledge
Series: Comedia
This is a book about the music of the Caribbean - from calypso and ska through to Reggae and Caribbean club culture....
Published July 15th 1987 by Routledge
Series: Comedia
A collection of essays on television which focuses on the previewers, the TV magazines, quiz shows, commercial breaks, Top of the Pops, One Man and His Dog, personalities, politicians and continuity announcers....
Published May 17th 1987 by Routledge
Series: Comedia
Television viewers are often labelled as addicts or zombies who avidly lap up a daily diet of soap operas and quiz shows. This heavily illustrated book breaks down these stereotypes....
Published May 17th 1987 by Routledge
Series: Comedia
Published December 31st 1985 by Routledge
Series: Comedia
An invaluable guide both for specialists in media and communication studies and all teachers who wish to use newspapers and TV in their teaching....
Published December 31st 1985 by Routledge
