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The Unpopular Profession?
Graduate Studies in the Humanities and the Genre of the ‘Thesis Hatement’
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 5
- Introduction 7
- Why We Talk the Talk We Talk 31
- Big Fish 41
- How (Not) to Make People Like You 61
- Dissenting Commodities 81
- Secrets, Lies and The Real Housewives 95
- Karaoke Americanism Gangnam Style 113
- ‘When order is lost, time spits’ 129
- ‘Famous in a Small Town’ The Authenticity of Unpopularity in Contemporary Country Music 147
- Making Christianity Cool 169
- Listening to Bad Music 187
- Hipster Black Metal? 207
- Unpopular Culture and the American Reception of Tinariwen 229
- Cultural Studies and the Un/Popular 241
- Unpopular Sport Teams and the Social Psychology of ‘Anti-Fans’ 259
- The Unpopular Profession? 313
- Contributors 331
- Index 337
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 5
- Introduction 7
- Why We Talk the Talk We Talk 31
- Big Fish 41
- How (Not) to Make People Like You 61
- Dissenting Commodities 81
- Secrets, Lies and The Real Housewives 95
- Karaoke Americanism Gangnam Style 113
- ‘When order is lost, time spits’ 129
- ‘Famous in a Small Town’ The Authenticity of Unpopularity in Contemporary Country Music 147
- Making Christianity Cool 169
- Listening to Bad Music 187
- Hipster Black Metal? 207
- Unpopular Culture and the American Reception of Tinariwen 229
- Cultural Studies and the Un/Popular 241
- Unpopular Sport Teams and the Social Psychology of ‘Anti-Fans’ 259
- The Unpopular Profession? 313
- Contributors 331
- Index 337