Heading for the Scene of the Crash : : The Cultural Analysis of America / / Lee Drummond.

American anthropologists have long advocated cultural anthropology as a tool for cultural critique, yet seldom has that approach been employed in discussions of major events and cultural productions that impact the lives of tens of millions of Americans. This collection of essays aims to refashion c...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2018
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Place / Publishing House:New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Loose Can(n)ons ; 3
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Physical Description:1 online resource (198 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
List of Illustrations --
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Introduction --
Chapter 1. Jonestown: An Ethnographic Essay --
Chapter 2. News Flash! Cultural Anthropology Solves Abortion Issue! Story at Eleven! (Being a Cultural Analysis of Sigourney Weaver’s Aliens Quartet) --
Chapter 3. Lance Armstrong: The Reality Show --
Chapter 4. Shit Happens: An Immoralist’s Take on 9/11 in Terms of Self-Organized Criticality --
Bibliography --
Index
Summary:American anthropologists have long advocated cultural anthropology as a tool for cultural critique, yet seldom has that approach been employed in discussions of major events and cultural productions that impact the lives of tens of millions of Americans. This collection of essays aims to refashion cultural analysis into a hard-edged tool for the study of American society and culture, addressing topics including the 9/11 terrorist attacks, abortion, sports doping, and the Jonestown massacre-suicides. Grounded in the thought of Friedrich Nietzsche, the essays advance an inquiry into the nature of culture in American society.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781785336485
9783110998115
DOI:10.1515/9781785336485?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Lee Drummond.