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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Birchall, Clare. Knowledge goes pop. Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2006 (OCoLC)654798525 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Clare Birchall |
| ISBN: | 1845201434 9781845201432 1845201426 9781845201425 |
| OCLC Number: | 64746806 |
| Description: | xiv, 185 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Know it all -- Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you -- Cultural studies on/as conspiracy theory -- Hot gossip : the cultural politics of speculation -- Sexed up : gossip by stealth -- Conclusion : old enough to know better? : the work of cultural studies. |
| Series Title: | Culture machine series. |
| Responsibility: | Clare Birchall. |
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Abstract:
What do you believe? This title examines the popular knowledges that saturate our everyday experience. How valid is it when compared to official knowledge and why does such (mis)information cause so much institutional anxiety? It examines the range of knowledge, from conspiracy theory to plain gossip, and its role and impact in our culture.
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'An incisive and insightful analysis of both sides of the line dividing cultural criticism from popular knowledge.'Lawrence Grossberg
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