The Motor Car and Popular Culture in the Twentieth Century-David

Taylor & Francis

This is a multidisciplinary analysis of the relationship between the motor car and popular culture in the 20th century, which brings together original essays by academics in the UK, North America and Australia. > This is a multidisciplinary analysis of the relationship between the motor car and popular culture in the 20th century, which brings together original essays by academics in the UK, North America and Australia. The contributors write from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, including semiotics, social history, literary and film criticism, and musicology. Three main themes are addressed: the car as a cultural image; its impact on leisure and entertainment; and the cultural significance of the processes of manufacturing and selling cars. > Contents: Introduction, David Thoms, Len Holden, Tim Claydon; Part One: The car as image: \u2019Oh what a feeling!\u2019 - the literatures of the car, Nicholas Zurbrugg; More than a marque: The car as symbol: aspects of culture .