ОПУЛАРНА КУЛТУРА У РОМАНУ "БУДА ИЗ ПРЕДГРАЂА" ХАНИФА КУРЕЈШИЈА
POPULAR CULTURE IN HANIF KUREISHI’S NOVEL "THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA"

Summary/Abstract: Тhis paper will explore the portrayal of popular culture in Kureishi’s novel The Buddha of Suburbia. The introductory part of the paper presents a review of the terms culture and popular culture and their interrelationship in order to shed light on the space in which popular culture emerges in this novel. Kureishi examines the subcultural scene of England, where the concept of popular culture represents the spirit of the new age that the novel’s characters encounter. The main part of the paper is dedicated to the elements of popular culture, their representation and interpretation through the actions of the characters in The Buddha of Suburbia. The paper aims to describe the concept of popular culture through fashion, music and lifestyle, but also the re-examination of the London suburb and the way it has been described in the English literature.

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