Knowledge Goes Pop

What do you believe? This title examines the popular knowledges that saturate our everyday experience. How valid is it when compared to official knowledge and why does such (mis)information cause so much institutional anxiety? It examines the range of knowledge, from conspiracy theory to plain gossi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Clare Birchall (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berg Publishers 2006.
Colección:Open Research Library ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44541363*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover13;
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Know It All
  • 2 Just Because You8217;re Paranoid, Doesn8217;t Mean They8217;re Not Out to Get You
  • 3 Cultural Studies on/as Conspiracy Theory
  • 4 Hot Gossip: The Cultural Politics of Speculation
  • 5 Sexed Up: Gossip by Stealth
  • Conclusion: Old Enough to Know Better? The Work of Cultural Studies
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.