Populäre Bildkulturen der Vormoderne: Prozesse der Produktion, Distribution und Rezeption

In the last few years, manifestations of popularity have increasingly become a focus of cultural studies debate. Taking as its starting point the actuality and ubiquity of popular culture – commonly regarded and conceived of as a hallmark of modernity – this edited volume is the first to fundamentally ask whether the category "popular" can be applied to the Middle Ages and Early Modern period. The interdisciplinary chapters in this volume draw on contemporary theories of popular culture to ...