Screen LibraryCurating culture : how twentieth-century magazines influenced America /
"Curated case studies illuminate how twentieth-century magazines created, cultivated, and served specific communities, laying the groundwork for contemporary media forms to continue that role today. Chapters examine how cultural niches were cultivated, how they changed over time, and how they i...
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2021] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Curated case studies illuminate how twentieth-century magazines created, cultivated, and served specific communities, laying the groundwork for contemporary media forms to continue that role today. Chapters examine how cultural niches were cultivated, how they changed over time, and how they influenced broader cultural conversations"-- |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781538138106 1538138107 9781538138113 1538138115 |
| Index Number: | PN4877 |
| CLC: | G239.712.9 |
| Call Number: | G239.712.9/C975 |
| Contents: | Ideas in America and Ideas of America: Thought Leader Magazines and the Life of the Mind in the Twentieth Century / Kevin M. Lerner -- Speaking Out: Leftist Magazines and Political Advocacy / Erika J. Pribanic-Smith -- "Things You Want to Keep": McSweeney's and the Periodical as a Perennial Object / Pablo Calvi -- 1960s American Folk Music Magazines: Counter-hegemonic Voices of Social Transformation / Krystyna Henke -- Reaffirming the Pastoral Life: Reiman Publications 1970-2007 / Sheila Webb -- Tilling Fertile Ground: The Trailblazing Role of Farming Magazines / Catherine M. Staub -- Magazine as Gay Lifeline: AIDS and the Emergence of POZ / Gary R. Hicks -- From Marginal to Mainstream: Vegetarian Magazines vs. the Standard American Diet / Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin -- Read Them for the Articles: Masculinity, U.S. Men's Magazines and the Tension Between Niche and Mainstream Audiences / Kevin M. Lerner -- Getting the Last Laugh: Domestic Chaos Writers Outlasted Their Critics / Betsy Edgerton -- Craving to Connect: Zines and the Celebration of Creativity and Control / Peggy Dillon -- Branding the Local Lifestyle: City, State and Regional Magazines / Norma Green -- A Style Guide for the Digital World / Aileen Gallagher. |