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Title: Dancing in the Dark : Youth, Popular Culture and the Electronic Media
Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
Publication Date: 1990
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0802805302
ISBN 13: 9780802805300
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Weight: 1.082 pounds

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The authors offer an insightful analysis of the symbiotic relationship between the popular entertainment industry and America's youth, suggest principles for evaluating popular art and entertainment, and propose strategies for rebuilding strong local cultures in the face of global media giants.

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Roy M. Anker teaches literature and film at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. His other books include Catching Light: Looking for God in the Movies and the two-volume Self-Help and Popular Religion in American Culture.

Lambert Zuidervaart is Professor of Philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies, where he holds the Herman Dooyeweerd Chair in Social and Political Philosophy, and an Associate member of the Graduate Faculty in Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the former President of the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His most recent books with Cambridge University Press - Artistic Truth: Aesthetics, Discourse, and Imaginative Disclosure and Social Philosophy after Adorno - received Symposium Book Awards from the Canadian Society for Continental Philosophy in 2006 and 2008, respectively. His book Adorno's Aesthetic Theory (1991) was the first major study in English on Adorno's aesthetics.

Worst is a teacher of music as well as a composer, collector, and critic of music. As Professor of Music at Calvin College, he has developed innovative approaches to the study of traditional and contemporary American music, from jazz to rock. Worst contributes musical reviews and essays to periodicals, and also collects African music and instruments.

Quentin J. Schultze (PhD, University of Illinois) is professor emeritus of communication at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and CEO of Edenridge Communications. Schultze has been quoted in major media including the "Wall Street Journal", "Newsweek", "US News & World Report", the "New York Times", "Fortune", the "Chicago Tribune", and "USA Today". He has been interviewed by CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, and NPR and is the author of many books, including "An Essential Guide to Public Speaking". He blogs at www.quentinschultze.com.

William D. Romanowski is professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His previous works include Reforming Hollywood and Eyes Wide Open.

James D. Bratt is professor of history at Calvin College and the author of"Abraham Kuyper: Modern Calvinist, Christian Democrat"

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