37 new selections examine today’s America from every angle. The selections in Mirror on America are accessible to all students, but increase in length, diversity, and complexity within each chapter in order to train students to be better critical readers and thinkers. Some highlights:
- Dr. Edward Rhymes exposes the hypocrisy of criticizing rap lyrics without analyzing traditionally white rock music.
- Meaghan O’Rourke dissects America’s fascination with Crocs, perhaps the unlikeliest fashion trend since spandex.
- Michelle Jana Chan examines the ways people use Internet gaming to forge new identities for themselves.
2 new chapters expand the conversation. Because pop culture is always changing the way we experience the world, the 4th edition of Mirror on America has added two new chapters that explore in-depth areas where America’s pop cultures makes a global impact.
- A new chapter on Language explores the ways in which new forms of speaking and writing, like adspeak and text messaging, are changing the ways we talk to each other and the way rapidly evolving language affects global conversation.
- A new chapter on Icons focuses attention on those symbols that represent America to the rest of the world.