Pop Culture in Europe
byJuliana Tzvetkova, PhD, is professor of communication and language studies at Centennial College in Canada.
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Tzvetkova, Juliana. Pop Culture in Europe. ABC-CLIO, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440844669.
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- Description
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A fascinating survey of popular culture in Europe, from Celtic punk and British TV shows to Spanish fashion and Italian sports.
• Makes connections between pop culture in Europe to that of the United States• Provides further readings and a bibliography at the end of the work
• Includes sidebars throughout the text with additional anecdotal information
• Features appendices with top-ten lists of songs, movies, and books
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Pop Culture in Europe
Author(s): Tzvetkova, Juliana;Contributors: Tzvetkova, Juliana;Abstract:A fascinating survey of popular culture in Europe, from Celtic punk and British TV shows to Spanish fashion and Italian sports.
• Makes connections between pop culture in Europe to that of the United States• Provides further readings and a bibliography at the end of the work
• Includes sidebars throughout the text with additional anecdotal information
• Features appendices with top-ten lists of songs, movies, and books
SortTitle: pop culture in europeAuthor Info:Juliana TzvetkovaauthorJuliana Tzvetkova, PhD, is professor of communication and language studies at Centennial College in Canada.
eISBN-13: 9781440844669Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440844669.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440844652Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 448Publication Date: 20171031Series: Entertainment and Society around the WorldTable of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface xi12
- Introduction xiii14
- Chronology xxv26
- Chapter 1: Popular Music 134
- Introduction 134
- ABBA 740
- American Influencers of the British Pop Music Scene 942
- Beatles, The 1144
- British Invasion, The 1447
- Britpop 1649
- Celentano, Adriano 1952
- Celtic Punk 2154
- French Chanson and Édith Piaf 2356
- French Divas of Pop and Rock: Dalida, Vartan, and Sanson 2659
- French Masters of Chanson 2861
- French Pop: Amplified 3063
- Heavy Metal 3366
- Iglesias, Julio 3568
- La Movida Madrileña 3770
- Music Awards, Contests, and Festivals 4073
- Pop Britannia 4376
- Progressive (Prog) Rock 4578
- Ramazzotti, Eros 4881
- Roxette, Europe, Ace of Base: The Scandinavian Pop Scene 5184
- Winehouse, Amy 5386
- Zucchero 5689
- Chapter 2: Books and Contemporary Literature 5992
- Introduction 5992
- Belgian Comics: The Smurfs of Peyo 6598
- British Literature after World War II 67100
- Contemporary French Literature 70103
- Dahl, Roald, and His Magical World 73106
- Fleming, Ian 74107
- Francophone Comics: Asterix, Tintin, and the Others 77110
- Kundera, Milan: The Lightness of Being 80113
- Larsson, Stieg, and His Millennium Trilogy 82115
- Le Carré, John: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 84117
- McEwan, Ian 86119
- Pratchett, Terry 88121
- Puértolas, Romain: An Extraordinary Journey 90123
- Puzo, Mario: The Godfather 92125
- Rowling, J. K. 94127
- Tolkien, J. R. R., and the Lord of the Rings 96129
- Chapter 3: Film 99132
- Introduction 99132
- Almodóvar, Pedro 105138
- Antonioni, Michelangelo 107140
- Banderas, Bardem, Cruz: Spanish Film Celebrities 109142
- Bergman, Ingmar 111144
- British Actors and Actresses 113146
- East Central European Film Directors 117150
- European Actors and Actresses in Hollywood 120153
- European Blockbusters 122155
- European Film Festivals 126159
- European Filmmakers in Hollywood 128161
- French Cinema Stars 131164
- French New Wave Cinema 134167
- German Expressionism 136169
- Godard, Jean-Luc 138171
- Italian Cinema Stars 141174
- Italian Neorealism 143176
- New German Cinema 145178
- Nordic Noir 148181
- Scott, Ridley 150183
- Spaghetti Westerns 152185
- Vadim, Roger 154187
- Chapter 4: Television and Radio 157190
- Introduction 157190
- BBC Best 161194
- Big Brother 165198
- Doctor Who 168201
- Eurovision 171204
- French TV Crime Drama 173206
- Italian TV Drama: Crime Mafia Style 176209
- Lifestyle Reality Formats 177210
- Monty Python, Kings of Comedy 180213
- MTV Europe 183216
- The Office 185218
- Oliver, Jamie 187220
- Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty 190223
- Reality Bites: Reality TV 192225
- Sitcoms around Europe 195228
- Talent Search Shows: Pop Idol, The X Factor 197230
- TV Dramas and Soap Operas in Europe 200233
- Vampires on European TV Channels 202235
- Chapter 5: Internet and Social Media 205238
- Introduction 205238
- British Royal Family in Social Media, The 211244
- European Online Dating 214247
- Local Rivals of Global Social Media 217250
- Social Media Celebrities 220253
- Social Media in France 223256
- Social Media in Germany 226259
- Social Media in Great Britain 229262
- Social Media in Italy 232265
- Viral Sensations on YouTube: European Cases 235268
- VKontakte: Russian Social-Mediated Phenomenon 238271
- Chapter 6: Sports 243276
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