High Anxiety: Catastrophe, Scandal, Age, and Comedy (Arts and

High Anxiety: Catastrophe, Scandal, Age, and Comedy (Arts and Politics of the Everyday)

"... acute look at the state of contemporary culture... A humorous... book, it yields rewarding advice for our perception of reality and fiction." â€•Back Stage / Shoot
"Mellencampâ€™s ease of movement between the conceptual and the commonplace is the great strength of this work.... High Anxiety is an invaluable contribution to the cultural studies debate... " â€•Art + Text
Written with wit and flair, High Anxiety is a critique of the temporality of U.S. television, a narrative journey between Freudâ€™s texts on obsession and the cult of anxiety pervading contemporary culture. Operation Desert Storm, I Love Lucy, Anita Hill, Twin Peaks, and Oprah are a few of the subjects which form this "anxious" mosaic of popular culture.
Country USA
Brand Indiana University Press
Manufacturer Indiana University Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780253207357
ReleaseDate 1992-08-22

High Anxiety: Catastrophe, Scandal, Age, and Comedy (Arts and Politics of the Everyday)