American Heroes in a Media Age

ISBN-13: 9781881303190 / Angielski

Susan J. Drucker; USA) Robert S. Cathcart (Queens College

Opis

This volume explores the relationship of hero to celebrity and the changing role of the hero in American culture. It establishes that the nature of hero and its function in society is a communication phenomenon, which has been and is being altered by the rapid advance of electronic media.