'Gimme That Ole Time Religion': Traditionalism, Progressivism and Popular Media
Description:
This thesis examines the role of Christianity in contemporary American culture using 1990s popular media as cultural artifacts. Building on theories of ideological analysis and hegemony, this project uncovers a balance between progressive and traditionalist ideologies in American culture with progressive ideologies most often superficially acknowledged and incorporated into dominant traditionalist Christian ideologies through hegemonic negotiation. An analysis of the popular Hollywood films T…
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Date:
August 2002
Creator:
Turner-Reed, Laura
Partner:
UNT Libraries