The New Formula For Cool
Science, Technology, and the Popular in the American Imagination
»Our society has undergone a paradigm shift. In the information age, you and I are the alpha males,« Dr Leonard Hofstadter, experimental physicist and protagonist of the hit sitcom »The Big Bang Theory«, assures himself and his fellow scientists. The success of this and similar formats in American popular culture proves his point: Science has finally discovered the formula for cool.
This interdisciplinary study examines how »cool«, a key aesthetic and affective category in the American imagination, informs contemporary representations of technoscience. Analyzing selected audiovisual productions, Judith Kohlenberger sheds light on current processes of interaction between science and popular culture, two pivotal sources for change in post-industrial America.
Kapitel-Übersicht
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Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
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The Conquest of Cool
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The American Information Society and the Crisis of Scientific Legitimation
Seiten 45 - 72 -
Nerd Alert
Seiten 73 - 90 -
Cool Forensics and the Spectacle of Technoscience in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY
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Geek Cool and the Comedy of Science in The Big Bang Theory
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Only The Cool Survive
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From Nerds to iCons
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Beyond the Formula
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References
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Index
Seiten 333 - 346
15. August 2015, 346 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-8394-3092-7
Dateigröße: 2.1 MB
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