The New Formula For Cool : : Science, Technology, and the Popular in the American Imagination / / Judith Kohlenberger.
»Our society has undergone a paradigm shift. In the information age, you and I are the alpha males,« Dr Leonard Hofstadter, experimental physicist and protagonist of the hit sitcom »The Big Bang Theory«, assures himself and his fellow scientists. The success of this and similar formats in American p...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2015 Part 2 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Edition: | 1. Aufl. |
Language: | English |
Series: | American Culture Studies ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Conquest of Cool -- The American Information Society and the Crisis of Scientific Legitimation -- Nerd Alert -- Cool Forensics and the Spectacle of Technoscience in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY -- Geek Cool and the Comedy of Science in The Big Bang Theory -- Only The Cool Survive -- From Nerds to iCons -- Beyond the Formula -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | »Our society has undergone a paradigm shift. In the information age, you and I are the alpha males,« Dr Leonard Hofstadter, experimental physicist and protagonist of the hit sitcom »The Big Bang Theory«, assures himself and his fellow scientists. The success of this and similar formats in American popular culture proves his point: Science has finally discovered the formula for cool.This interdisciplinary study examines how »cool«, a key aesthetic and affective category in the American imagination, informs contemporary representations of technoscience. Analyzing selected audiovisual productions, Judith Kohlenberger sheds light on current processes of interaction between science and popular culture, two pivotal sources for change in post-industrial America. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783839430927 9783110766646 9783110700985 9783110439687 9783110438710 9783110489842 9783110661552 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783839430927?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Judith Kohlenberger. |