American Culture in the 1990s (Twentieth-Century American Culture)

__American Culture in the 1990s__ focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium. Lodged between the fall of Communism and the outbreak of the War on Terror, the 1990s was witness to America's expanding influence across the world but also a period of anxiety and social conflict. National traumas such as the Los Angeles riots, the Oklahoma City bombing and the impeachment of President Clinton lend an apocalyptic air to the decade, but the book looks beyond this to a wider context to identify new voices emerging in the nation.This is one of the first attempts to bring together developments taking place across a range of different fields: from Microsoft to the Internet, from blank fiction to gangsta rap, from abject art to new independent cinema, and from postfeminism to posthumanism. Students of American culture and general readers will find this a lively and illuminating introduction to a complex and immensely varied decade. Key Features * 3 case studies per chapter featuring key texts, genres, writers and artists * Chronology of 1990s American Culture * Bibliographies for each chapter * 10 black and white illustrations "

This book focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium. Lodged between the fall of Communism and the outbreak of the War on Terror, the 1990s was witness to America's expanding influence across the world but also a period of anxiety and social conflict. National traumas such as the Los Angeles riots, the Oklahoma City bombing and the impeachment of President Clinton lent an apocalyptic air to the decade, but the book looks beyond this to a wider context to identify new voices emerging in the nation.

This is one of the first attempts to bring together developments taking place across a range of different fields: from Microsoft to the Internet, from Blank Fiction to Gangsta Rap, and from Abject Art to Posthuman Cultures. Students of American culture and general readers will find this a lively and illuminating introduction to a complex and immensely varied decade.

Key Features:

* 3 case studies per chapter featuring key texts, genres, writers and artists

* Chronology of 1990s American Culture

* Bibliographies for each chapter

* 10 black and white illustrations

Edinburgh University Press

American Culture in the 1990s focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium. Lodged between the fall of Communism and the outbreak of the War on Terror, the 1990s was witness to America's expanding influence across the world but also a period of anxiety and social conflict. National traumas such as the Los Angeles riots, the Oklahoma City bombing and the impeachment of President Clinton lend an apocalyptic air to the decade, but the book looks beyond this to a wider context to identify new voices emerging in the nation. This is one of the first attempts to bring together developments taking place across a range of different fields: from Microsoft to the Internet, from blank fiction to gangsta rap, from abject art to new independent cinema, and from postfeminism to posthumanism. Students of American culture and general readers will find this a lively and illuminating introduction to a complex and immensely varied decade. Key Features *3 case studies per chapter featuring key texts, genres, writers and artists *Chronology of 1990s American Culture *Bibliographies for each chapter *18 black and white illustrations American Culture in the 1990s focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium. Lodged between the fall of Communism and the outbreak of the War on Terror, the 1990s was witness to America's expanding influence across the world but also a period of anxiety and social conflict. National traumas such as the Los Angeles riots, the Oklahoma City bombing and the impeachment of President Clinton lend an apocalyptic air to the decade, but the book looks beyond this to a wider context to identify new voices emerging in the nation. This is one of the first attempts to bring together developments taking place across a range of different fields: from Microsoft to the Internet, from blank fiction to gangsta rap, from abject art to new independent cinema, and from postfeminism to posthumanism. Students of American culture and general readers will find this a lively and illuminating introduction to a complex and immensely varied decade. Key Features 3 case studies per chapter featuring key texts, genres, writers and artists Chronology of 1990s American Culture Bibliographies for each chapter 10 black and white illustrations From The Publisher: This Book Explores The Major Cultural Forms Of 1940s America-fiction And Non-fiction; Music And Radio; Film And Theatre; Serious And Popular Visual Arts-and Key Texts, Trends And Figures, From Native Son To Citizen Kane, From Hiroshima To Huac, And From Dr Seuss To Bob Hope. After Discussing The Dominant Ideas That Inform The 1940s The Book Culminates With A Chapter On The 'culture Of War'. Rather Than Splitting The Decade At 1945, Jacqueline Foertsch Argues Persuasively That The 1940s Should Be Taken As A Whole, Seeking Out Links Between Wartime And Postwar American Culture. List Of Figures -- List Of Case Studies -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology Of 1940s American Culture -- Introduction: Intellectual Context -- 1: Fiction And Journalism -- 2: Radio And Music -- 3: Theatre And Film -- 4: Visual Art, Serious And Popular -- 5: Arts Of Sacrifice And Consumption -- Conclusion: 1940s In The Contemporary American Imagination -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Jacqueline Foertsch. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [227]-268) And Index. Content: Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Case Studies -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology of 1990s American Culture -- Introduction The Intellectual Context -- Chapter 1 Fiction and Poetry -- Chapter 2 Music and Radio -- Chapter 3 Film and Television -- Chapter 4 Art and Architecture -- Chapter 5 Digital Culture -- Conclusion Towards a New Millennium -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Cover 1 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Figures 7 Case Studies 8 Acknowledgements 9 Chronology of 1990s American Culture 10 Introduction The Intellectual Context 22 Chapter 1 Fiction and Poetry 56 Chapter 2 Music and Radio 86 Chapter 3 Film and Television 118 Chapter 4 Art and Architecture 154 Chapter 5 Digital Culture 190 Conclusion Towards a New Millennium 220 Notes 230 Bibliography 248 Index 258 This is a clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1990s America: fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography; digital and 'post-human' cultures, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade