This revised edition of a now classic text includes a new introduction by Henry Jenkins; explaining lsquo;Why Fiske Still Mattersrsquo; for todayrsquo;s students; followed by a discussion between former Fiske students Kevin Glynn; Jonathan Gray; and Pamela Wilson on the theme of lsquo;Reading Fiske and Understanding the Popularrsquo;. Both underline the continuing relevance of this foundational text in the study of popular culture.What is popular culture? How does it differ from mass culture? And what do popular "texts" reveal about class; race; and gender dynamics in a society? John Fiske answers these and a host of other questions in Understanding Popular Culture.When it was first written; Understanding Popular Culture took a groundbreaking approach to studying such cultural artifacts as jeans; shopping malls; tabloid newspapers; and TV game shows; which remains relevant today. Fiske differentiates between mass culture ndash; the cultural "products" put out by an industrialized; capitalist society ndash; and popular culture ndash; the ways in which people use; abuse; and subvert these products to create their own meanings and messages. Rather than focusing on mass culturersquo;s attempts to dominate and homogenize; he prefers to look at (and revel in) popular culturersquo;s evasions and manipulations of these attempts.Designed as a companion to Reading the Popular; Understanding Popular Culture presents a radically different theory of what it means for culture to be popular: that it is; literally; of the people. It is not imposed on them; it is created by them; and its pleasures and meanings reflect popular tastes and concerns ndash; and a rejection of those fostered by mass culture. With wit; clarity; and insight; Professor Fiske debunks the myth of the mindless mass audience; and demonstrates that; in myriad ways; popular culture thrives because that audience is more aware than anyone guesses.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Geddy is a legend and this book almost does him justice.By John JonesThis book is great. It is tabs for old versions of all the songs though. These days (Rush in Rio and on) Geddy has been doing things a little differently (adding plucked notes. dead notes. etc.). but this book is correct if you listen to the oldest recordigns of each of the songs (meaning the recordings on the albums listed on the back of the book) and dont pay attention to all the new stuff theyve done in newer recordings. If you want more recent stuff with more notes look into the deluxe collection. It has several of the same songs and tabbed slightly differently.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Good Book for Advanced BassistsBy Sean PattersonI bought this several months ago and am learning Limelight. The music appears absolutely accurate. With that said though. Ive found many times that when the artist fluffs a note by missing the fret a little or plays a repeated passage a little differently. the music shows a grace note or variation that extends the presentation ultimately to several pages. So some of these songs are presented as 6-8 pages of music! Once you wade through it. you realize that the actual tune is significantly shorter in terms of effort. Also. as with every music book Ive used. the tablature is computer-generated and frequently does not reflect how an experienced bassist would play the tune.Rush is not for beginners or intermediates. Ive spent two complete weekends to learn this one tune about 95% so far. mainly because of the amount of memorization required for the long. non-repetitive sections. If you can play a Rush song with the recording. you are an expert bassist. So you better be very good already to make any good use of this book. Conversely. learning these tunes and playing them note-for-note with the recording is absolutely exhilarating. and makes you that much better player. So when you think you can climb Everest. this is one way up.25 of 29 people found the following review helpful. Dont Attempt a Public Concert Based Solely on This BookBy Christopher C. AlsruheYep. if you can play this book. as cleanly and with Lees tonal quality. you will be quite a bassist. But if you take just whats written and walk on stage with it. you might be embarrassed.Having gone through some of the music. there are errors. Sure. many might not be noticed by the audience. but an error is an error. Notes are written in the wrong octave. For instance. at times. a sequence of notes are written in the same octave. whereas Lee is clearly playing those notes more as an arpeggio through a couple scale ranges.Another example of fatal flaws can be seen in the ending measures of Tom Sawyer. Im not sure where half the notes came from. Listen to the CD and vwala. you find you need to rewrite the music. Lee is not playing all that has been written there. and when it is what hes playing. its out of sequence and/or not note for note. Try to play along. as I did. and you find youre playing two completely different things.I recommend this book for anyone wanting to play bass at this level. If you can play this book. you belong in the studio; but again. dont think you are getting what Lee is really playing. You often are not. If it werent for the fact that this book is a true challenge. I would give it 1 star for its inaccuracy to the real thing.
