Interpreting rock movies General and world history

Interpreting rock movies General and world historyAndrew Caine details the reaction to British and American pop films during the 1950s and 1960s to provide a valuable insight into British film criticism, teenage culture during the 1950s and 1960s and the generic status of rock films teen movies and cultural hierarchies.

as a timely alternative to the commercial iteration chained to globalisation

these essays offer a dramatic

and a broader meditation on the role of visual culture in an age increasingly characterised by doom-laden analyses of global panics

from spectacular exhibitions and ceremonies

and addresses the effervescent question of ‘relevance’

popular arts magazines

absurd and surreal

from the demise of the last imperial dynasty in 1912 through to the present day

notes and a short bibliography

the financial crisis

”—Magdalena Rek

” a method of critiquing images while simultaneously using them as a means to engage with contemporary culture