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Popular Inquiry: The Journal of the Aesthetics of Kitsch, Camp and Mass Culture is a peer- and double blind-reviewed open-access online journal dedicated to the study of the philosophical aesthetics of popular culture.

POPULAR INQUIRY
The Journal of the Aesthetics of Kitsch, Camp and Mass Culture
DAVID COLLINS, GOING NOWHERE FAST: ASSOCIATIVE STRUCTURE AND THE ABSENCE OF CAUSAL NARRATIVE PROGRESSION IN LOREN CASS
Mar 20

Mar 20 DAVID COLLINS, GOING NOWHERE FAST: ASSOCIATIVE STRUCTURE AND THE ABSENCE OF CAUSAL NARRATIVE PROGRESSION IN LOREN CASS

Max Ryynänen
SUE SPAID, BELLISSIMA!: REASSESSING ACCESS TO REDRESS MASS ART
Mar 20

Mar 20 SUE SPAID, BELLISSIMA!: REASSESSING ACCESS TO REDRESS MASS ART

Max Ryynänen
ASHLEY WATKINS, GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: ATMOSPHERES, DEATH, AND AESTHETICS OF GOTH
Mar 4

Mar 4 ASHLEY WATKINS, GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: ATMOSPHERES, DEATH, AND AESTHETICS OF GOTH

Max Ryynänen
JAMES HAMILTON, ARTS & ENTS
Feb 21

Feb 21 JAMES HAMILTON, ARTS & ENTS

Max Ryynänen
ANDREA MECACCI, AESTHETICS OF TRASH. SHORT OVERVIEW
Feb 12

Feb 12 ANDREA MECACCI, AESTHETICS OF TRASH. SHORT OVERVIEW

Max Ryynänen
KARAN AUGUST, WHEN BARBIE GETS TATTOOS; DOES THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF TATTOOS AND TATTOOING IMPACT THEIR AESTHETIC VALUE?
Feb 7

Feb 7 KARAN AUGUST, WHEN BARBIE GETS TATTOOS; DOES THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF TATTOOS AND TATTOOING IMPACT THEIR AESTHETIC VALUE?

Max Ryynänen
ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI AND MATEUSZ SALWA, EDITORIAL: AESTHETICS GOES POP!
Jan 20

Jan 20 ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI AND MATEUSZ SALWA, EDITORIAL: AESTHETICS GOES POP!

Max Ryynänen
EDITORIAL: DEVILS, ANGELS, AND OTHER POPULAR FIGURES
Oct 28

Oct 28 EDITORIAL: DEVILS, ANGELS, AND OTHER POPULAR FIGURES

Max Ryynänen
CARLOS ARENAS, H.R.GIGER. SEUL AVEC LA NUIT / ALONE WITH NIGHT: A GIGER EXHIBITION IN NANTES
Oct 20

Oct 20 CARLOS ARENAS, H.R.GIGER. SEUL AVEC LA NUIT / ALONE WITH NIGHT: A GIGER EXHIBITION IN NANTES

Max Ryynänen
LOUIS CHUDE-SOKEI, Dr. SATAN´S ECHO CHAMBER: REGGAE, TECHNOLOGY AND THE DIASPORA PROCESS
Sep 12

Sep 12 LOUIS CHUDE-SOKEI, Dr. SATAN´S ECHO CHAMBER: REGGAE, TECHNOLOGY AND THE DIASPORA PROCESS

Max Ryynänen
YVONNE FÖRSTER, FROM DIGITAL SKINS TO DIGITAL FLESH: UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY THROUGH FASHION
Aug 30

Aug 30 YVONNE FÖRSTER, FROM DIGITAL SKINS TO DIGITAL FLESH: UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY THROUGH FASHION

Max Ryynänen
Sini Mononen: WHEN A STRANGER CALLS: AN ACOUSMATIC STALKER CHARACTER AND SONIC REPRESENTATION OF FEAR
Mar 1

Mar 1 Sini Mononen: WHEN A STRANGER CALLS: AN ACOUSMATIC STALKER CHARACTER AND SONIC REPRESENTATION OF FEAR

Max Ryynänen
LOW THEORY AND CRAZY WHITE MEN. An Interview with Jack Halberstam
Dec 16

Dec 16 LOW THEORY AND CRAZY WHITE MEN. An Interview with Jack Halberstam

Max Ryynänen
HEIDI S. KOSONEN & SUSANNE C. YLÖNEN: BETWEEN MOURNING AND RIDICULE: THE ODD PHENOMENON OF "HODOORSTOPS"
Jun 21

Jun 21 HEIDI S. KOSONEN & SUSANNE C. YLÖNEN: BETWEEN MOURNING AND RIDICULE: THE ODD PHENOMENON OF "HODOORSTOPS"

Max Ryynänen
ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI: BEAUTY REVEALED IN SILENCE: Ways of Aesthetization in Hannibal (NBC 2013-2015)
Jun 15

Jun 15 ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI: BEAUTY REVEALED IN SILENCE: Ways of Aesthetization in Hannibal (NBC 2013-2015)

Max Ryynänen
OSSI NAUKKARINEN: AESTHETICS OF POPULAR CULTURE AS ENVIRONMENTAL AESTHETICS
Apr 21

Apr 21 OSSI NAUKKARINEN: AESTHETICS OF POPULAR CULTURE AS ENVIRONMENTAL AESTHETICS

Max Ryynänen
WELCOME
Apr 21

Apr 21 WELCOME

Max Ryynänen

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E-mail: popular.inquiry(at)aalto.fi. Snail mail: Popular Inquiry, Max Ryynänen, P.O. Box 31000, 76000 Aalto University, Finland.

We are thankful to Aalto University for making possible the publishing of this journal and to Svenska Kulturfonden for funding the development process. Special thanks to David Lewis and Kevin Tavin. Logo(s): Martina Obertova.