The Popular as Art?: An Investigation Into Form, Value, Concepts, and Justifications
暫譯: 流行作為藝術？：對形式、價值、概念及其正當性的探討

Thomas Hecken is Professor of Modern German Literature at the University of Siegen. At the University of Siegen he is also head of the sub-project Pop Aesthetics within the Collaborative Research Center 'Transformations of the Popular'. His research interests include conceptual history and aesthetic theory. Book publications include: Theorien der Populärkultur; Pop. Geschichte eines Konzepts 1955-2009; Handbuch Popkultur (as co-editor). He is also main editor of the journal 'Pop. Kultur und Kritik'.

托馬斯·赫肯是西根大學現代德國文學的教授。在西根大學，他也是「流行文化轉型」合作研究中心中「流行美學」子專案的負責人。他的研究興趣包括概念歷史和美學理論。出版的書籍包括：《流行文化理論》；《流行：一個概念的歷史 1955-2009》；《流行文化手冊》（作為共同編輯）。他也是期刊《流行：文化與批評》的主編。