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Culture and Politics in South Asia
Performative Communication
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
This volume looks at the politics of communication and culture in contemporary South Asia. It explores languages, signs and symbols reflective of current mythologies that underpin instances of performance in present-day India and its neighbouring countries. From gender performances and stage depictions...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Art is a multi-faceted part of human society, and often is used for more than purely aesthetic purposes. When used as a narrative on modern society, art can actively engage citizens in cultural and pedagogical discussions. Convergence of Contemporary Art, Visual Culture, and Global Civic Engagement is...
East Meets Black
Asian and Black Masculinities in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
East Meets Black examines the making and remaking of race and masculinity through the racialization of Asian and black men, confronting this important white stratagem to secure class and racial privilege, wealth, and status in the post-civil rights era. Indeed Asian and black men in neoliberal America...
Transatlantic Mysteries
Crime, Culture, and Capital in the 'Noir Novels' of Paco Ignacio Taibo II and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2010
Transatlantic Mysteries presents a comparative study that brings together authors Paco Ignacio Taibo II and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán —from two specific political contexts: post-1968 Mexico and post-Franco Spain— who both work in one specific genre—'noir' detective fiction. In this so called...
Bestseller
A Century of America's Favorite Books
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2018
Whether curled up on a sofa with a good mystery, lounging by the pool with a steamy romance, or brooding over a classic novel, Americans love to read. Despite the distractions of modern living, nothing quite satisfies many individuals more than a really good book. And regardless of how one accesses...
Fukushima and the Arts
Negotiating Nuclear Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
The natural and man-made cataclysmic events of the 11 March 2011 disaster, or 3.11, have dramatically altered the status quo of contemporary Japanese society. While much has been written about the social, political, economic, and technical aspects of the disaster, this volume represents one of the...
Woodstock Scholarship
An Interdisciplinary Annotated Bibliography
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
Since August 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair looms large when recounting the history and impact of the baby boom generation and the societal upheavals of the Sixties. Scholars study the sociological, political, musical, and artistic impact of the event and use it as a cultural touchstone when...
by Sidney Perkowitz, Eddy von Mueller
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Few creations have risen from literary origins to reach world-wide importance like Frankenstein. This landmark volume celebrates the bicentenary of Mary Shelley's creation and its indelible impact on art and culture.
The tale of a tormented creature created in a laboratory began on a rainy...
Filmspeak
How to Understand Literary Theory by Watching Movies
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
Filmspeak is an accessible, innovative book which uses specific examples to show how once arcane literary and cultural theory has infiltrated popular culture.
Theory reaches us in ways we do not even realize. Issues such as the nature of knowledge or truth, the function of personal response...
Thinking Kink
The Collision of BDSM, Feminism and Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2015
When the mildly kink-themed trilogy 50 Shades of Grey became popular reading in 2012, the media speculated that feminism was in reverse, as the public went mad over bondage and discipline, domination and submission and sadomasochism (BDSM). The novels provoked academic debate about BDSM and the issues...
by Randal Montgomery PhD
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
2014 EDITION - REVISED AND EXPANDED
The author has a degree in psychology, has worked in mental hospitals, has a PhD in sociology with academic credentials (teaching, publishing papers in peer reviewed journals, conducting research using various methods, e.g. administering psychological tests,...
Humor and Satire on Contemporary Television
Animation and the American Joke
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
This book examines contemporary American animated humor, focusing on popular animated television shows in order to explore the ways in which they engage with American culture and history, employing a peculiarly American way of using humor to discuss important cultural issues. With attention to the...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Offering readers an engaging, accessible, and balanced account of the contributions of American Muslims to the contemporary United States, this important book serves to clarify misrepresentations and misunderstandings regarding Muslim Americans and Islam.
• Identifies the contributions of...
The Korean Wave
Evolution, Fandom, and Transnationality
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Since the Korean Wave phenomenon started in 1997, Hallyu has undergone many changes. Geographically, while Asia has been the largest cultural market for the Korean cultural industries, other parts of society, including North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America have gradually admitted...