High Anxiety
Author | : Patricia Mellencamp |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 1992-08-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 0253207355 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780253207357 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Download or read book High Anxiety written by Patricia Mellencamp and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1992-08-22 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... acute look at the state of contemporary culture... A humorous... book, it yields rewarding advice for our perception of reality and fiction." --Back Stage / Shoot "Mellencamp'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... " --Art + Text Written with wit and flair, High Anxiety is a critique of the temporality of U.S. television, a narrative journey between Freud'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.