STUDIES IN POPULAR CULTURE

Fall 2010 33.1 [Go here to find a pdf of the entire issue]

Front Pages

From the editor: Theory and Practice

1 What's Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition

—Stephen Bates and Anthony J. Ferri

21 Popular Fiction Studies: The Advantages of a New Field

—Matthew Schneider-Mayerson

37 Interpretive Methodology from Literary Criticism: Carnivalesque Analysis of Popular Culture: Jackass, South Park, and ‘Everyday’ Life

—Gulnara Karimova

53 The Cinematic and Historic Weight of Stone of Destiny

—Lynnette Porter

79 Ken Follett and the Scribbler's Trade: A Midnight Train to Somewhere

—Carlos Ramet

95 The “Aquatic Zionist” in The Yiddish Policemen's Union

—Bennett Kravitz

113 “Tons of Useful Stuff”: Defining Wellness in Popular Magazines

—Carol-Ann Farkas

133 Book Reviews

143 Contributors