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Author:   Aaron Morales
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Dimensions:   Width: 1.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 1.00cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780205823727

ISBN 10:   0205823726
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   29 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780321882035
Format:   Paperback
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Chapter 1 - The Mashup Approach to Reading Popular Culture The Mashup College Composition Course Defining Popular Culture Why Popular Culture Matters How We Think About Popular Culture How We Read Cultural Texts and Media Reading Strategies Understanding Signs, Signals and Symbols Pre-reading Reading and Commenting Rereading Credibility and Reliability in Sources Other Texts Visual Media Film and Television Websites Apps Reading People Chapter 2 - The Mashup Approach to Writing About Popular Culture The Mashup Essay Planning Your Essay Invention Strategies Constructing a Thesis Outlining Writing Your Essay Writing Strategies: The Mashup Essay Opening and Supporting Paragraphs Conclusions Refining Your Essay Revision Proofreading Finding and Citing Your Sources Why Cite? In-Text Citations Creating a Works Cited Sample Student Essay Chapter 3 -Identity Construction Making the Cultural Connection Citizenship (cartoon) - David Fitzsimmons Thinking about American Identity Objectif Lune - Charles Dantzig America: The Multinational Society - Ishmael Reed Friday Night Lights: Rural Mojo on TV - David Masciotra Is the Latino Community Losing Its Identity? - Zayda Rivera Mashup Essay: A More Perfect Union - Barack Obama MashItUp Topics Runaway Bride (cartoon) - Mike Lester Thinking about Gender and Sexual Identity The Problem with Boys - Tom Chiarella I Won. I'm Sorry. - Mariah Burton Nelson It Gets Better Project - ItGetsBetter.org MashItUp Topics Chapter 4 - Social Media Making the Cultural Connection Social Media (cartoon) - Bob Englehart Thinking about Social Media The End of a Social Media Era? - Emily Long Mashup Essay: Virtual Friendship and the New Narcissism - Christine Rosen If We Don't Regulate the Social Web, Someone Else Will - Manish Mehta MashItUp Topics Digital Communication (cartoon) - Andy Singer Thinking about how we communicate How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live - Steven Johnson A Call to End Contraband Cell Phone Use - Alexander Fox Jesus 2.0 - Daniel Murphy Facebook vs. FTC Round 2: Facebook Responds - Gregory Ferenstein MashItUp Topics Chapter 5 - Mass Media Making the Cultural Connection Simon Cowell (cartoon) - Taylor Jones Thinking about Mass Media The Ethics of Grey's Anatomy - Mandy Redig The Gayest. Show. Ever. - Rob Sheffield 'C.S.I. Effect' Has Juries Wanting More Evidence - Richard Willing Adult Situations - Brett Fletcher Lauer Mashup Essay: Retching with the Stars - James Parker MashItUp Topics Award Worship (cartoon) - Brian Fairrington Thinking about Media Values Biebered! How 'Team Edward,' 'Team Jacob,' & Justin Bieber Killed the American Man - Shana Ting Lipton The Notting Hill Effect: How Romantic Comedies Can Harm Your Love Life - David Derbyshire Guitar Hero: More than a Game - Christopher Palmeri The Video-Game Programmer Saving Our 21st-Century Souls - Jason Fagone MashItUp Topics Chapter 6 - Sexuality and Relationships Making the Cultural Connection And The Love? (cartoon) - Angel Boligan Thinking about Sexuality Is Sex Interesting? - Wallace Shawn Sex at Dawn: Why Monogamy Goes Against Our Nature - Thomas Rogers Alarming Sex Trends Among Teens Today - Shannon Lane Three Sex Crime Arrests Among Stickam.com Users So Far This Year - Brad Stone MashItUp Topics If We're Going to Be Friends with Benefits... (cartoon) - William Haefeli Thinking about Relationships Relationship Advice: Nice Guys Finish Last. Not With Me! Ask Chauntel! - Ask Chauntel Mashup Essay: Boy Friend: Between Those Two Words a Guy Can Get Crushed - Libby Copeland The Rise of the Financial Divorce - Yaran Noti My Last First Date - Augusten Burroughs Young Adults Delaying Marriage for Long-term Relationships - Leah Finnegan MashItUp Topics Chapter 7 - Violence Making the Cultural Connection School Zone (cartoon) - Jim Day Thinking about Violence Bowling for Columbine - Michael Moore Teen Fight Clubs Worry Police - WLUK Fox 11 News Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk Common Sense Makes a Comeback in Classrooms - USA Today In Defense of the Fistfight - Chris Jones MashItUp Topics Jaywalker (cartoon) - TAB (Thomas Boldt) Thinking about Abusing Authority Mashup Essay: Picture Imperfect - Jed Perl Texas Manhandle - Court Document No Jail Time for Cop Who Pummeled Bartender - Matt Walberg The Body as Weapon, as Inspiration, Police Dog, and The Performer - Paul Martinez Pompa Losing Is for Losers - Michael Kinahan Offensive Play - Malcolm Gladwell MashItUp Topics Chapter 8 - Alcohol and Drugs Making the Cultural Connection College Drinking - Mike Keefe Thinking about Alcohol The Ultimate Drunk People Compilation Video Ever - jackginger06 Lessons for a Young Drinker - Tom Chiarella Quicker Liquor: Should We Lower the Drinking Age? - Darshak Sanghavi proper credentials are needed to join - Charles Bukowski Alcohol Flowchart: What Kind of Drunk Are You? - CollegeHumor Mashup Essay: 'Don't Ice Me, Bro!' When Memes Hit the Marketplace - Mina Kimes MashItUp Topics Phelps Olympic Sponsor - Randy Bish Thinking about Drugs Is It Fair to Be Angry at Lindsay Lohan? - Mary Elizabeth Williams The Parable of Prohibition - Johann Hari Private Dwyer's Last Breath - Roxanne Patel Shepelavy Lessons from the Celebrity Doping Scandal - Daniel Engber More Students Turning to 'Smart' Drugs - Michelle Trudeau MashItUp Topics Chapter 9 - Advertising and Shopping Making the Cultural Connection Consumer Product Head - Andy Singer Thinking about Advertising I'm a Mac. I'm a PC. - Apple Inc. Top Ten Super Bowl Commercials 2010 - Various Companies High Threat Count - JW Enterprises Ethnic Marketing: McDonald's Is Lovin' It - Burt Helm Best Viral Ad Campaigns for 2010 - Time.com Portfolio of Advertisements - Various Companies Mashup Essay: Kid Kustomers - Eric Schlosser MashItUp Topics Shared Sacrifice - RJ Matson Thinking about Shopping The Science of Shopping - Malcolm Gladwell Should We Admire Wal-Mart? Some say it's evil. Others insist it's a model of all that's right with America. Who are we to believe? - Jerry Useem MashItUp Topics Chapter 10 - Heroes and Celebrities Making the Cultural Connection Ground Hero - J.D. Crowe Thinking about Heroes and Heroism Heroes in Hard Times - Oprah.com SEALs who Killed Bin Laden Remain Secret Heroes in Hometown - William Selway 'Miracle on the Hudson': All Safe in Jet Crash - MSNBC.com The Tillman Story: The Surprising Saga of a Football Star at War - Andrew O'Hehir Superhero Worship - Virginia Postrel SpongeBob Squarepants and the Terminator Are Modern Heroes - Martin Miller MashItUp Topics Self-Destructing Celebrities - Dave Granlund Thinking about Celebrities Mashup Essay: The Airplane Thief - Jason Kersten 10 Celebrities Caught on Tape with Drugs - LiquidGenerationTube Here We Are Now... - Jeff Gordinier MashItUp Topics Chapter 11 - Work and Careers Making the Cultural Connection Recession - Paul Zanetti Thinking about Working Factory Worker Management, 1955 - The Industry Film Archive The Most Praised Generation Goes to Work - Jeffrey Zaslow Yes, I'm 26. And Yes, I Do the Hiring - Jamie Pritscher MashItUp Topics Happy To Be Laboring Day - John Cole Thinking about Careers Mashup Essay: Usury Country: Welcome to the Birthplace of Payday Lending - Daniel Brook Nickel-and-Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America - Barbara Ehrenreich The Tao of Plumbing: No Pipes, No Civilization - John Richardson MashItUp Topics

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