Signs of Life in the USA: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers

Unlike other popular culture readers, Signs of Life presumes that this topic merits rigorous analysis and so provides a conceptual framework for understanding it: semiotics, a field of critical theory developed specifically for the interpretation of culture and its signs. The selections in Signs of Life are arranged in provocative chapters (on such themes as gender codes, television and music, film, and advertising) that tap into students? own experiences with and interest in popular culture.

The uniquely qualified editorial team of a prominent semiotician and an experienced writing instructor have prepared extensive apparatus to prompt the rigorous analysis that helps students become better thinkers and writers. In this exciting edition, Signs of Life examines fresh topics with an emphasis on the emerging phenomenon of Web 2.0. Maasik and Solomon continue to stay on the leading edge of popular culture, examining the hottest trends that capture students? attention.

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-11-2009; Super Speed; I was very happy with the speed with which I received the book, it was in good condition, A+ seller!; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-08-2009; "An unexamined life is not worth living."; Socrates would be pleased with Signs of Life in the USA, as it questions the implications of the ideologies put forth by the hydra-headed media of the 21st century. Employing semiotic analysis by association and differentiation, the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-19-2006; Analysis of Pop Culture with Mostly Accessible Essays; Signs of Life focuses on the way we are shaped by the media and advertising with nine chapters that cover "Consuming Passions," "The Signs of Advertising," "Video Dreams," "The Culture of American Film," "Culture and Contradiction in the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-21-2005; What the media is up to....; There is a statement that is familiar amongst our society, especially those of us that are more liberal, and that is "to not always trust what the media offers as valid or true." This textbook is an attempt to characterize the ways that...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-11-2009; Super Speed; I was very happy with the speed with which I received the book, it was in good condition, A+ seller!; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-21-2005; What the media is up to....; There is a statement that is familiar amongst our society, especially those of us that are more liberal, and that is "to not always trust what the media offers as valid or true." This textbook is an attempt to characterize the ways that...; read full review | report as inappropriate