Cultural Studies and the Un/Popular

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. Introduction 7
4. Why We Talk the Talk We Talk 31
5. Big Fish 41
6. How (Not) to Make People Like You 61
7. Dissenting Commodities 81
8. Secrets, Lies and The Real Housewives 95
9. Karaoke Americanism Gangnam Style 113
10. ‘When order is lost, time spits’ 129
11. ‘Famous in a Small Town’ The Authenticity of Unpopularity in Contemporary Country Music 147
12. Making Christianity Cool 169
13. Listening to Bad Music 187
14. Hipster Black Metal? 207
15. Unpopular Culture and the American Reception of Tinariwen 229
16. Cultural Studies and the Un/Popular 241
17. Unpopular Sport Teams and the Social Psychology of ‘Anti-Fans’ 259
18. The Unpopular Profession? 313
19. Contributors 331
20. Index 337