Signs of Life in the USA: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers

Maasik, Sonia; Solomon, Jack

ISBN 10: 0312431333 / ISBN 13: 9780312431334

Verlag: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006

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The best-selling composition reader on popular culture, Signs of Life in the USA has been adopted at more than 700 colleges and universities since its first edition. Unlike other popular culture readers, Signs of Life presumes that this topic merits rigorous analysis and so provides a conceptual framework for understanding it: semiotics, a field of critical theory developed specifically for the interpretation of culture and its signs. The selections in Signs of Life are arranged in provocative chapters (on such themes as gender codes, television and music, film, and advertising) that tap into students' own experiences with and interest in popular culture. The uniquely qualified editorial team of a prominent semiotician and an experienced writing instructor have prepared extensive apparatus to prompt the rigorous analysis that help students become better thinkers and writers.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

SONIA MAASIK is a lecturer in the UCLA Writing Programs, where she has taught writing from developmental to advanced levels.

JACK SOLOMON is professor of English at California State University, Northridge, and teaches literature and critical theory. He is often interviewed by the California media for analysis of current events and trends.

The two together also have published California Dreams and Realities: Readings for Critical Thinkers and Writers, Third Edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005).

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Titel: Signs of Life in the USA: Readings on ...
Verlag: Bedford/St. Martin's
Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
Einband: Paperback
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