High Anxiety: Catastrophe, Scandal, Age, and Comedy
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" . . . acute look at the state of contemporary culture . . . A humorous . . . book, it yields rewarding advice for our perception of reality and fiction." --Back Stage / Shoot
"Mellencamp's ease of movement between the conceptual and the commonplace is the great strength of this work. . . . High Anxiety is an invaluable contribution to the cultural studies debate . . . " --Art + Text
Written with wit and flair, High Anxiety is a critique of the temporality of U.S. television, a narrative journey between Freud's texts on obsession and the cult of anxiety pervading contemporary culture. Operation Desert Storm, I Love Lucy, Anita Hill, Twin Peaks, and Oprah are a few of the subjects which form this "anxious" mosaic of popular culture.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0253207355
ISBN13:9780253207357
Release Date:August 1992
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Length:432 Pages
Weight:1.34 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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