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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsMirror on America: Essays and Images from Popular Cultureby Joan T Mims
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:American popular culture is unique because Americas cultural diversity is unique. Building on its signature accessibility, Mirror on America widens its embrace of popular culture, exposing students to the idea that American popular culture is not monolithic, but rather a composite reflection of all the cultures that consider themselves American. Featuring current essays about topics students will already be familiar with and apparatus that supports and scaffolds every step of the reading and writing process, Mirror on America reflects the interests of students and the instructors who want them to become confident writers. About the AuthorJOAN T. MIMS has been a manager and language arts specialist with the Texas Education Agency, working on development and scoring of the statewide writing assessments. She taught composition at West Chester University for 13 years and has extensive experience with developmental students. ELIZABETH M. NOLLEN has taught basic writing, composition, film, and literature courses in the English department at West Chester University for the last 21 years. She has been active in the English component of pre-college programs, given numerous papers at the Popular Culture Association, and has published Family Matters in the British and American Novel with Bowling Green State University Popular Press. Table of ContentsPreface for Instructors Introduction for Students Rhetorical Table of Contents 1. Active, Involved Reading and the Writing Process: Establishing a Connection Reading with a Difference Getting into Reading Thinking Ahead Reading a Sample Essay Eric L. Wee, "Schlock Waves Felt across U.S. Campuses" David Jacobson, "Pop Culture Studies Turns 25" Writing with a Difference Getting into Writing Planning, Purpose, Audience, and Attitude Hooking the Reader Identifying a Thesis Supporting the Thesis Organizing the Content Connecting the Pieces Arriving at a Conclusion Titling the Paper and Other Final Steps Revising the Paper Editing the Paper Peer Editing Gaining from the Effort A Sample Student Essay Anabel F. Hart, "The Importance of Reflecting on Popular Culture" (Student Essay) 2. Deconstructing Media: Analyzing an Image The Message of Media Asking the Right Questions Taking an Image Apart Reading Visual Images To Have and To Hold (Photograph) Mallard Fillmore (Cartoon) Writing About an Image Monumental Taste (Advertisement) Robert E. Arthur, "Monumental Taste: Using Patriotism to Market Diet Coke" (Student Essay) Gearing Up to Read Images Collaborating 3. Define "American": Reflections on Cultural Identity Looking Ahead Analyzing the Image: "Like Mother—Not Likely!" (Photograph) Gearing Up Collaborating Susan Brady Konig, "Theyve Got to Be Carefully Taught" Lorraine Ali, "Do I Look Like Public Enemy Number One?" Julia Alvarez, "I Want to Be Miss America" There She Was (Photograph) *Shawn Hubler, "Will the Last Gay Bar in Laguna Beach Please Turn Out the Light?" *Andrew Lam, "Globalization vs. Americanization" *Arnold Kee, "Naming Our Destiny" Paired Selections *Gregory Rodriguez, "Mongrel America" *David Brooks, "People Like Us" *Michael Jonas, "The Downside of Diversity" Wrapping Up Chapter 3 Connecting to the Culture Focusing on Yesterday: Norman Rockwell, Freedom from Want (Painting) Focusing on Today: Charlie Powell, One Big Happy Family (Drawing) 4. "How Do I Look?": How Culture Shapes Self-Image Looking Ahead Analyzing the Image: American Gothic Makeover (Painting) Gearing Up Collaborating Garry Trudeau, "My Inner Shrimp" Patricia McLaughlin, "Venus Envy" *Tanzila Ahmed, "100% Indian Hair" *Jennie Yabroff, "Girls Going Mild(er)" Dan Barden, "My New Nose" Losing the Trauma: The Author Before and After Surgery (photographs) *Michelle Jana Chan, "Identity in a Virtual World" *Robbie Cooper, Choi Seang Rok and Uroo Ahs (Photograph) John Leo, "The ‘Modern Primitives" Body Rites (Advertisement) Paired Selections Alice Walker, "Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self" Grace Suh, "The Eye of the Beholder" Wrapping Up Chapter 4 Connecting to the Culture Focusing on Yesterday: Dear Diary (Photograph) Focusing on Today: MySpace is Your Space (Photograph) 5. What Are You Trying to Say?: How Language Works Looking Ahead *Analyzing the Image: Cheerful Technology (Photograph) Gearing Up Collaborating *Patricia T. OConner, "Like" *Geneva White, "Corporate Names and Products Creep into Everyday Language" *Caitlin Miner LeGrand, "More than Language" *Loud English (Cartoon) *Natalie Moore, "Rule of Thumbs: Love in the Age of Texting" *Adam Jacot de Boinod, "Global Wording" Paired Selections *John J Miller, "How Do You Say Extinct?" *Mindy Cameron, "In the Language of Our Ancestors" Read Mercer Schuchardt, "Swoosh!" *Dr. Edward Rhymes, "Caucasian Please! Americas Cultural Double Standard for Misogyny and Racism" Wrapping Up Chapter 5 Connecting to the Culture Focusing on Yesterday: On the Horn (Photograph) Focusing on Today: From Talking to Texting (Photograph) 6. Fantasies for Sale: Marketing American Culture Paired Selections Looking Ahead *Analyzing the Image: America: Land of the Free or Land of the Logos? (Photograph) Gearing Up Collaborating Paired Selections Jay Chiat, "Illusions Are Forever" Delia Cleveland, "Champagne Taste, Beer Budget" *Meghan ORourke, "The Croc Epidemic" David Carr, "On Covers of Many Magazines, a Full Racial Palette Is Still Rare" Tara Parker-Pope, "Custom-Made" *Rob Walker, "Cleaning Up" *Michael Specter, "Damn Spam" *The Economist, "The Ultimate Marketing Machine" *Bob Garfield, "Taking Cadillac from Stodgy to Sexy: Kate Walsh" Wrapping Up Chapter 6 Connecting to the Culture Focusing on Yesterday: You Could Guess Which Car She Came In! (Advertisement) Focusing on Today: Shes Arrived! (Advertisement) 7. Seeing the Big Picture: Culture Reflected in Film Looking Ahead Analyzing the Image: All Eyes on Oscar (Photograph) Gearing Up Collaborating Paired Selections Stephen King, "Why We Crave Horror Movies" *Katrina Onstad, "Horror Auteur Is Unfinished with the Undead" *Anupama Chopra, "Bollywood Princess, Hollywood Hopeful: Aishwaryas Quest for Global Stardom" *The Bollywood Princess Waiting for Her Prince to Come (Photograph) *Eugene Robinson, "Tyler Perrys Money Machine" *Jennie Yabroff, "Drag Hags" *Wesley Morris, "Shrinking the Big Screen" *Andrew O'Hehir, "Oscar and Hollywood in Splitsville!" *John Clark, "Hollywood Clicks on the Work of Web Auteurs" *Kelly Tyler-Lewis, "Virtual Humans" *An Unlikely Commuter (Photograph) Wrapping Up Chapter 7 Connecting to the Culture *Focusing on Yesterday: "Theyre Here!" (Movie Still) *Focusing on Today: "Ring, Ring. Youre Dead." (Movie Still) 8. American Idols: Representations of American Culture. Looking Ahead *Analyzing the Image: New York in Las Vegas? (Photograph) Gearing Up Collaborating *Craig Simmons, "Hooters Translates in China" *Virginia Postrel, "Signs of Our Times" *Ron Rosenbaum, "The Worst Op-Ed Ever Written?" Steven Levy, "iPod Nation" *Daniel Nexon, "‘Harry Potter and Magical Realism" Paired Selections *Phyllis Raybin Emert, "Native American Mascots: Racial Slur or Cherished Tradition?" *Jack El-Hai, "Booze, Blood, and the Star-Spangled Banner" *Erika Fricke, "Material Girls" Britney and Madonna (Photograph) *Daniel Alarcon, "Grand Mall Seizure" Wrapping Up Chapter 8 Connecting to the Culture *Focusing on Yesterday: Movin with His Boom Box (Photograph) *Focusing on Today: Travelin to Her Own Beat (Photograph) Evaluating and Documenting Sources Index of Authors and Titles * new to this edition What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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