Popular Culture Research Guide: Key Resources
Resources for researching the cultural activities, commercial products and media that are aimed at or reflect the tastes of the general population.
Key Resources
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"Popular Culture"
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American Icons
Essays on over 100 people, places and things that influence our culture and color the way America is perceived by the world.
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American Decades 1900-1999Includes essays on events, publications, lifestyles and individuals important to particular eras in U.S. history from 1900-1999.
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American Decades, 2000-2009Covers the first decade of the 21st century. Explore the social, economic and political events that influenced consumers who were coming of age then in order to understand them better today.
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Communication and Mass Media CompleteAccess to journals in communication, mass media and other closely-related fields of study.
Dates Covered: 1920-present.
