Cosmic ambivalence: Academia’s relationship to the popular

T. Miller

doi:10.5294/pacla.2017.20.2.1

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Cosmic ambivalence: Academia’s relationship to the popular

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Cosmic ambivalence: Academia’s relationship to the popular

T. Miller

Palabra Clave - Revista de Comunicación, Vol.20(2), pp.312-315

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5294/pacla.2017.20.2.1

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Abstract

In keeping with academia’s place as one of society’s principal sources of authority, it has a hard time acknowledging the value of popular culture. This negative attitude goes back a very long way: writing in the 1st century AD, Plutarch recounts the great lawmaker Solon telling a play’s author, Thespis: “if we allow ourselves to praise and honour make-believe like this, the next thing will be to find it creeping into our serious business.”

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Title: Cosmic ambivalence: Academia’s relationship to the popular
Authors/Creators: T. Miller (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Palabra Clave - Revista de Comunicación, Vol.20(2), pp.312-315
Publisher: Universidad de La Sabana
Identifiers: 991005544974207891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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