Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA CULTURE 2020

1. THEORY WARS, IDEOLOGY CRITIQUE, AND MEDIA/CULTURAL STUDIES

2. FOR A CRITICAL MEDIA/CULTURAL STUDIES

3. SOCIAL ANXIETY, HORROR, AND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES

4. RACE, RESISTANCE, AND REPRESENTATION

5. GENDER AND SEXUALITY WARS

6. YOUTH, IDENTITIES, AND FASHION

7. NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND DOCUMENTARY AS POLITICAL SPECTACLE

8. FANTASY, TECHNOCULTURE, AND DYSTOPIA

CONCLUSION: TECHNOLOGIES, LITERACIES, AND THE FUTURE OF MEDIA CULTURE

About the Author

Douglas Kellner is George Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education at UCLA, U.S.A., and is author of many books on social theory, politics, history, and culture, including American Nightmare: Donald Trump, Media Spectacle, and Authoritarian Populism (2016) and American Horror Show: Election 2016 and the Ascent of Donald J. Trump (2017).