Co-opting white working class aesthetics: white american identity in popular music and literature
Auteur :
Ussia, Matthew
Éditeur :
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN :
9783032361721
Date de publication :
28 oct. 2026
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book examines the ways in which symbols of white working-class labor and identity have become signifiers of a more authentic, mythologized American identity rooted in a sense of goodness, exceptionalism, and racial purity as a defense mechanism against social change.