LEADER 03017nam 2200613 450 001 9910830036903321 005 20230107140547.0 010 $a1-280-85104-X 010 $a9786610851041 010 $a0-470-76274-8 010 $a0-470-69099-2 010 $a1-4051-7855-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000341868 035 $a(EBL)293124 035 $a(OCoLC)299750788 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000109483 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11138154 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109483 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10045709 035 $a(PQKB)10684036 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC293124 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7076209 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7076209 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000341868 100 $a20230107d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBeautiful things in popular culture /$fedited by Alan McKee 210 1$aMalden, Massachusetts :$cBlackwell Publishers,$d[2007] 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (246 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-3191-8 311 $a1-4051-3190-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 Best Contemporary Mainstream Superhero Comics Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; 2 The Best Batman Story: The Dark Knight Returns; 3 The Best Serial Killer Novel: Red Dragon; 4 The Best Australian Romance Novelist: Emma Darcy; 5 The Best Website For Men Who Have Sex With Men: cruisingforsex.com; 6 The Best Basketball Player: Michael Jordan; 7 The Best Sneakers: The Nike Air Max Classic TW; 8 The Best Action Console Game: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas; 9 The Best Motorbike: The Ducati 916 Superbike 327 $a10 The Best Propaganda: Humphrey Jennings, The Silent Village (1943)11 The Best Villain in Xena: Warrior Princess: Alti; 12 The Best Pop Princess: Kylie Minogue; 13 The Best Disco Record: Sharon Redd: "Never Give You Up"; Conclusion; Index 330 $aThis is an innovative book that addresses the question of how consumers make decisions about what is good and what is bad in popular culture. An entertaining and informative guide to the range of aesthetic criteria that goes into judging mass culture's most celebrated texts and objects - from Batman to motor bikes, and pop stars to internet pornography Brings together a series of accessible and engaging essays written by connoisseurs of various areas of popular culture Tackles the core question of how consumers ma 606 $aAesthetics, Modern$y20th century 606 $aPopular culture 615 0$aAesthetics, Modern 615 0$aPopular culture. 676 $a306.0973 702 $aMcKee$b Alan 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830036903321 996 $aBeautiful things in popular culture$93002294 997 $aUNINA