Friday on Our Minds, 9780868406626
Paperback
From jitterbugging to ‘Big Brother’, from the introduction of television to the rise of file-sharing, this book explores the ways popular culture has developed and changed in Australia since the end of World War II. It provides an integrated account of changes in a range of popular culture forms, me…

Friday on Our Minds

popular culture in australia since 1945

$38.39

  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    30 June 2009

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Summary

In order to understand the massive social and cultural changes that took place in Australia since the end of World War II, Michelle Arrow examines popular culture through three main lenses: consumerism and the development of a mass consumer society; the impact of technological change; and the ways that popular culture contributes to, and articulates, individual and collective identities. She provides an integrated account of changes in a range of popular culture forms, meanings, production…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780868406626
ISBN-10:0868406627
Author:Michelle Arrow
Publisher:UNSW Press
Imprint:UNSW Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:30 June 2009
Weight:363g
Dimensions:233mm x 155mm x 16mm
About The Author

Michelle Arrow

Michelle Arrow is a senior lecturer in history at Macquarie University with a longstanding interest in the intersections between history and popular culture. She previously held the University of New South Wales history fellowship and was a presenter on the television history series Rewind. She is the author of Upstaged.

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