Book Review: Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania

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  • Edward Whatley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.56n3.219a

Abstract

Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania provides readers with a broad but surprisingly detailed overview of popular culture in Asia (excluding the Middle East), Australia, and New Zealand. Though the geographic focus of coverage may be somewhat narrow, the forms of pop culture covered in the single volume are quite varied and reveal a rich cultural tapestry that may be unfamiliar to many Western readers. Pop culture is of course intended for mass consumption, and the mediums and entertainments covered in Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania reflect that intent. They include: popular music, books and contemporary literature, film, television, radio, Internet and social media, sports, video games, fashion, and couture.

Author Biography

Edward Whatley

Edward Whatley, Instruction and Research Services Librarian, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, Georgia

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Published

2017-04-03

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