Kitsch!: Cultural Politics and Taste

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Kitsch!: Cultural Politics and Taste
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ruth Holliday
By (author) Tracey Potts
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1960 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780719066160
ClassificationsDewey:709.04013
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 1 September 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

From bottle gardens, batman and the bachelor pad to garden gnomes and monogamy spray, this book uses a range of objects to explore the meanings and uses of kitsch. An accessible, comprehensive introduction for students and informed readers, it adds to debates on taste in cultural theory and sociology and provides a review of the literature. -- .

Author Biography

Ruth Holliday is Professor of Gender and Culture in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies at the University of Leeds|Tracey Potts is Lecturer in Critical Theory and Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham -- .