Pop Goes the Decade

The 2000s

von Richard A. Hall

304 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Pop Goes the Decade: The 2000s comprehensively examines popular culture in the 2000s, placing the culture of the decade in historical context and showing how it not only reflected but also influenced its times.This resource starts with a timeline of major historical pop culture events of the 2000s, followed by an introduction describing what the U.S. was like at the beginning of the new millennium and how it would change throughout the decade. Next come chapters broken down by medium: television, sports, music, movies, literature, technology, media, and fashion and art. A chapter on controversies in popular culture is followed by a chapter on game-changers, featuring 20 individuals who made a major impact on the U.S. in the 2000s. Finally, a conclusion shows the impact that pop culture in the 2000s has had on the U.S. in the years since.This volume serves as a comprehensive resource for high school and college students studying popular culture in the 2000s. It provides a summary of total impact, plus specific insights into each individual topic. It also includes a wide swath of the scholarship produced on the subject to date.

• Reihe: Bloomsbury Academic
• ISBN: 9798765141168
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.03.2025
• Größe: 254 x 178 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC