Popular Culture Values and the Arts: Essays on Elitism versus Democratization Book

Introduction Arts and cultures Ray B. Browne Browne, Ray B. Lawrence A. Kreiser, Jr. Kreiser, Lawrence A., Jr. 3

1 Cultural aesthetics : anthropology and the (in)visible values of "art" Benjamin K. Urish Urish, Benjamin K. 35

2 Garden of the folk arts Ray B. Browne Browne, Ray B. Lawrence A. Kreiser, Jr. Kreiser, Lawrence A., Jr. 49

3 Carnival as living element of our cultural heritage Vasiliki Sirakouli Sirakouli, Vasiliki 60

4 Values, popular culture and social change Arthur G. Neal Neal, Arthur G. 73

5 Values for and of popular culture in a democracy : heroic, superheroic, hyperheroic? John Shelton Lawrence Lawrence, John Shelton 84

6 Reading "monolith" texts : a consideration of Uluru, Stone Mountain, and Devils Tower as cultural intersections Douglas Noverr Noverr, Douglas 103

7 Artists taking the high road and the low Joy Sperling Sperling, Joy 109

8 Subversive children's stories : the work of American book women, 1930-1980 Amy E. Singer Singer, Amy E. 125

9 Who gets to play? : the hegemony of copyright and trademark in art and popular culture Holly Crawford Crawford, Holly 138

10 Negotiating dissent : The Adrian Mole diaries and The young ones Janine Utell Utell, Janine 151

11 Art and religion : the power to persuade Gregory J. Thompson Thompson, Gregory J. 163

12 Selling culture to the people : advertising, marketing, and public relations in a changing world Bob Batchelor Batchelor, Bob 176

13 The contradictory values of U.S. popular culture Mel van Elteren van Elteren, Mel 191

About the contributors 215

Index 219