Apocalypse postponed
by Umberto Eco
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An erudite and witty collection of Umberto Eco's essays on mass culture from the 1960s through the 1980s, including major pieces which have not been translated into English before. The discussion is framed by opposing characterizations of current intellectuals as apocalyptic and opposed to all mass culture, or as integrated intellectuals, so much a part of mass culture as to be unaware of serving it.
Organized in four main parts, "Mass Culture: Apocalypse Postponed," "Mass Media and the Limits of Communication," "The Rise and Fall of Counter-Cultures," and "In Search of Italian Genius," Eco looks at a variety of topics and cultural productions, including the world of Charlie Brown, distinctions between highbrow and lowbrow, the future of literacy, Chinese comic strips, whether countercultures exist, Fellini's Ginger and Fred, and the Italian genius industry.
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Social aspects, Popular culture, Mass media, Social aspects of Mass media, Italy, social life and customs, Mass media, social aspects, Essays (single author), Cultura popular, Communication, Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy, Mass media--social aspects, Mass media--social aspects--italy, Popular culture--italy, Hm101 .e28 1994, 306Places
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Apocalípticos e integrados
Sep 19, 2023, Lumen, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
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Apocalipticos E Integrados/ Apocalyptics and integrators (Filosofia)
May 31, 2004, Debolsillo
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Apocalipticos e integrados
January 2002, Editorial Lumen
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Apocalypse Postponed: Essays by Umberto Eco
2000, Indiana University Press
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Apocalypse postponed
1994, Indiana University Press, British Film Institute
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