03199nam 2200625Ia 450 991045439680332120200520144314.00-7486-5306-61-281-78579-297866117857960-7486-3187-9(CKB)1000000000533967(EBL)364822(OCoLC)270110461(SSID)ssj0000483322(PQKBManifestationID)11322760(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483322(PQKBWorkID)10547241(PQKB)10957711(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055598(MiAaPQ)EBC364822(Au-PeEL)EBL364822(CaPaEBR)ebr10400665(CaONFJC)MIL178579(EXLCZ)99100000000053396720080115d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChristmas, ideology and popular culture[electronic resource] /edited by Sheila WhiteleyEdinburgh Edinburgh University Press20081 online resource (233 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7486-2809-6 0-7486-2808-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.COVER; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I 'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY; 1. The Invention of the English Christmas; 2. Conspicuous Consumption and Festive Follies: Victorian Images of Christmas; 3. Consumption, Coca-colonisation, Cultural Resistance - and Santa Claus; Part II THE HOLLY AND THE IVY; 4. Religious Controversies over Christmas; 5. Christmas Carols; 6. Christmas Songs - Sentiments and Subjectivities; 7. The Musical Underbelly of Christmas; Part III PEACE ON EARTH, GOODWILL TO ALL MEN; 8. Christmas and War; 9. Christmas and the Media10. Christmas and the Movies: Frames of MindPART IV WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!; 11. Popular Culture and Christmas: A Nomad at Home; 12. Reflections of a Jewish Childhood during Christmas; Postscript; Bibliography; Contributors; IndexHow do we understand Christmas? What does it mean? This book is a lively introduction to the study of popular culture through one central case study. It explores the cultural, social and historical contexts of Christmas in the UK, USA and Australia, covering such topics as fiction, film, television, art, newspapers and magazines, war, popular music and carols. Chapters explore the ways in which the production of meaning is mediated by the social and cultural activities surrounding Christmas (watching Christmas films, television, listening or engaging with popular music and carols), its relatioChristmasPopular cultureElectronic books.Christmas.Popular culture.394.2663Whiteley Sheila1941-885234MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454396803321Christmas, ideology and popular culture1976529UNINA