{"product_id":"producing-mass-entertainment-the-serial-life-of-the-yellow-kid-paperback","title":"Producing Mass Entertainment: The Serial Life of the Yellow Kid - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmerging mass culture in nineteenth-century America was in no small way influenced by the Yellow Kid, one of the first popular, serial comic figures circulating Sunday supplements. Though comics existed before, it was through the growing popularity of full-color illustrations printed in such city papers as \u003ci\u003eInter Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e (Chicago) and the \u003ci\u003eWorld\u003c\/i\u003e (New York) and the implementation of regular, weekly publications of the extra sections that comics became a mass-produced, mass-distributed staple of American consumerism. It was against this backdrop that one of the first popular, serial comic figures was born: the Yellow Kid. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eProducing Mass Entertainment\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Serial Life of the Yellow Kid \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a new take on the emergence of the Yellow Kid comic figure, looking closely at the mass appeal and proliferation of the Yellow Kid across different media. Christina Meyer identifies the aesthetic principles of newspaper comics and examines the social agents-advertising agencies, toy manufacturers, actors, retailers, and more-responsible for the Yellow Kid's successful career. In unraveling the history of comic characters in capitalist consumer culture, Meyer offers new insights into the creation and dissemination of cultural products, reflecting on modern artistic and merchandising phenomena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristina Meyer is Visiting Professor in American Studies at the University of Hamburg, Germany. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWar and Trauma Images in Vietnam War Representations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702614683955,"sku":"9780814255605","price":73.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Vk9QRWlMUTNDTk1xUHowaDBqSmRKQT09.webp?v=1763312466","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/producing-mass-entertainment-the-serial-life-of-the-yellow-kid-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}