Joel Dinerstein, “The Origins of Cool in Postwar America” (U. Chicago Press, 2017)

Episode • Oct 31, 2017 • 1h 9m

In his new book, The Origins of Cool in Postwar America (University of Chicago Press, 2017), Cultural Studies scholar Joel Dinerstein explores the cultural history of cool and the codes that defined the style and attitude of this relatively new concept. Using cultural icons such as Lester Young, Humphrey Bogart,...