Since the 1980s, Cultural Studies have analyzed television in the context of the present. They have asked how soap operas and TV series contribute to the circulation of meanings and pleasures in everyday contexts. Joh...Since the 1980s, Cultural Studies have analyzed television in the context of the present. They have asked how soap operas and TV series contribute to the circulation of meanings and pleasures in everyday contexts. John Fiskes coined the concept television culturein his very successful book with the same title Taking The Sopranos as an example, this article shows that quality TV is an outstanding contribution to television culture. The show is more complex, more layered and more intertextual than the shows of the 1980s that Fiske interpreted. The Sopranos is a postmodern cultural phenomenon that appeals to different groups of viewers. It is no longer only about the addicted fans, but also about critical viewers who want to better understand themselves and their lives, and also about connoisseurs and art enthusiasts to whom serial reception becomes a distinctive feature. This article comes to the conclusion that popular culture in the sense of Cultural Studies is still of important political significance in the twenty-first century.展开更多
Deshi Mido.Deshi Mido is a first class Performerand one of the ten top sopranos at thenational singing contest in 1989.She was enrlled by the SichuanConservatory of Music in 1972, studyingunder Professor Liu Yaqin.Upo...Deshi Mido.Deshi Mido is a first class Performerand one of the ten top sopranos at thenational singing contest in 1989.She was enrlled by the SichuanConservatory of Music in 1972, studyingunder Professor Liu Yaqin.Upon gradation in 1975 she became a singer withthe band of Emei Film Studio in Sichuan.In 1982 Liu was enrolled by the vocal music department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music,studying under Professor Ju Xiufang,and gradduated with excellent marks in 1985.Deshi Mido has published展开更多
文摘Since the 1980s, Cultural Studies have analyzed television in the context of the present. They have asked how soap operas and TV series contribute to the circulation of meanings and pleasures in everyday contexts. John Fiskes coined the concept television culturein his very successful book with the same title Taking The Sopranos as an example, this article shows that quality TV is an outstanding contribution to television culture. The show is more complex, more layered and more intertextual than the shows of the 1980s that Fiske interpreted. The Sopranos is a postmodern cultural phenomenon that appeals to different groups of viewers. It is no longer only about the addicted fans, but also about critical viewers who want to better understand themselves and their lives, and also about connoisseurs and art enthusiasts to whom serial reception becomes a distinctive feature. This article comes to the conclusion that popular culture in the sense of Cultural Studies is still of important political significance in the twenty-first century.
文摘Deshi Mido.Deshi Mido is a first class Performerand one of the ten top sopranos at thenational singing contest in 1989.She was enrlled by the SichuanConservatory of Music in 1972, studyingunder Professor Liu Yaqin.Upon gradation in 1975 she became a singer withthe band of Emei Film Studio in Sichuan.In 1982 Liu was enrolled by the vocal music department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music,studying under Professor Ju Xiufang,and gradduated with excellent marks in 1985.Deshi Mido has published
