{"product_id":"the-wow-climax-tracing-the-emotional-impact-of-popular-culture-9780814742839","title":"The Wow Climax: Tracing the Emotional Impact of Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spirited collection of essays that get to the heart of what gives popular culture its emotional impact\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVaudevillians used the term the wow climax to refer to the emotional highpoint of their acts--a final moment of peak spectacle following a gradual building of audience's emotions. Viewed by most critics as vulgar and sensationalistic, the vaudeville aesthetic was celebrated by other writers for its vitality, its liveliness, and its playfulness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wow Climax\u003c\/i\u003e follows in the path of this more laudatory tradition, drawing out the range of emotions in popular culture and mapping what we might call an aesthetic of immediacy. It pulls together a spirited range of work from Henry Jenkins, one of our most astute media scholars, that spans different media (film, television, literature, comics, games), genres (slapstick, melodrama, horror, exploitation cinema), and emotional reactions (shock, laughter, sentimentality). Whether highlighting the sentimentality at the heart of the Lassie franchise, examining the emotional experiences created by horror filmmakers like Wes Craven and David Cronenberg and avant garde artist Matthew Barney, or discussing the emerging aesthetics of video games, these essays get to the heart of what gives popular culture its emotional impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.64w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814742839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Jenkins \u003c\/b\u003eis the Provost's Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education at the University of Southern California. He is the author or editor of 20 books including \u003ci\u003eTextual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConvergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpreadable Media: Creating Meaning and Value\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ein a Networked Society\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBy Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activists\u003c\/i\u003e. He blogs at henryjenkins.org and co-hosts the podcast \u003ci\u003eHow Do You Like It So Far?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40183697965171,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_085d94bb-9243-4bc8-941a-dbc90b6a3034.jpg?v=1655558053","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-wow-climax-tracing-the-emotional-impact-of-popular-culture-9780814742839","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}