Popular Culture and The Research of the Non‑elite Strata of the Past POPULAR CULTURE AND THE RESEARCH OF THE OF THE NON ‑ELITE STRATA OF THE PAST
2013
Abstract
The article deals with the products of popular culture as one of the most suitable resources to study the experience of the non‑elite stratum of the Czech lands. The approach is inspired by cultural studies and the efficient concepts of popular reception and hegemony are presented.
The possibilities and limitations of such kind of research are demonstrated on the example of the sensational popular press and its readers at the turn of the 20th century.