American Polka in the Media: From Next to Nothing to 24/7

From its very inception as a nineteenth century popular culture fad, the media presence of polka music has been crucial to its diffusion. In the 1940s and 1950s, polka enjoyed a high profile in American mass media. By the 1990s this presence was reduced to next to nothing. The advent of digital medi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richard March
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2020-06-01
Series:Transatlantica
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/14042