Kitsch: From Education to Public Policy (Pedagogy and Popular Culture Book 3)

Kitsch-or tacky, simplistic art and art forms-is used by various political actors to shape and limit what we know about ourselves, what we know about our past and our future, as well as what our present-day public policy options might be. Using a plethora of historic and contemporary examples (such as Forrest Gump and Boys Town), the author maps out how kitsch is employed in various political and educational sites to shape public opinion and understandings. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Kitsch......Page 12 Kitsch and the American Political Spectacle......Page 22 Kitsch and Leadership......Page 62 Kitsch and Social Policy......Page 84 Resisting and Subverting Kitsch......Page 112 The End?......Page 126 Index......Page 132 Education Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Acknowledgments 8 Kitsch 12 Kitsch and the American Political Spectacle 22 Kitsch and Leadership 62 Kitsch and Social Policy 84 Resisting and Subverting Kitsch 112 The End? 126 Index 132 In early 1995 the new Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, proposed a radical retrenchment of the U.S. welfare state. By Catherine A. Lugg. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.