Fabricating the absolute fake : America in contemporary pop culture / Jaap Kooijman.

By:

Kooijman, Jaap

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789048501212
9048501210
9048506123
9789048506125
9786611787691
6611787690

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fabricating the absolute fakeDDC classification:

973.93 22

LOC classification:

E169.12

Other classification:

MS 7850

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Contents:

Introduction: fabricating the absolute fake -- We are the world : America's dominance in global pop culture -- The Oprahification of 9/11 : America as imagined community -- The desert of the real : America as hyperreality -- Americans we never were : Dutch pop culture as karaoke Americanism -- The Dutch dream : Americanization, pop culture, and national identity -- Conclusion: Let's make things better.

In: OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks)Summary: A fascinating exploration of how global cultures struggle to create their own "America" within a post-9/11 media culture, Fabricating the Absolute Fake reflects on what it might mean to truly take part in American pop culture.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index.

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A fascinating exploration of how global cultures struggle to create their own "America" within a post-9/11 media culture, Fabricating the Absolute Fake reflects on what it might mean to truly take part in American pop culture.

English.

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