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Signs of Life in the USA
Sixth Edition
© 2009
Sonia Maasik
University of California, Los Angeles
Jack Solomon
California State University, Northridge
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Popular culture with a critical edge
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.
"It takes things that students feel they know about and understand, and it creates a new complexity around them that encourages intellectual and informed engagement on a much deeper level."
— Keith Gumery,
Temple University
Signs of Life in the USA
Readings on Popular Culture for Writers
Paper Text, 752pgs.
ISBN: 0-312-47812-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-47812-4
Our Retail Price to Students: $60.95
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