Through popular culture, we can define, explore and experiment with our identities. This vibrant text provides an understanding of popular culture in a globalized world through the intersection of sociology and cultural studies, combining cultural theory with a wide range of examples from everyday life, including fashion, social networking and music, drawn from the United States, the UK and the Asia-Pacific.
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Ann Brooks is a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore.
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Introduction: Popular Culture, A Hybrid Field of Study
1. Popular Culture, Hybridity and Cultural Consumption
2. Cultural Consumption and Cultural Identity
3. Popular Culture, Hybridity and Identity
4. Fashion and Style - the Material Dimension
5. Dance, Body and Popular Culture
6. Popular Culture, Hybridity and Hip-Hop Peter Webb
7. Visual Popular Culture
8. Digital Technology and Social Networking
Conclusion.