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Netflix Nostalgia
Streaming the Past on Demand
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
Whether it’s “Flashback Friday” or “Throwback Thursday,” audiences are hungry for nostalgic film and television, and the streaming giant Netflix serves up shows from the past that satisfy this craving, in addition to producing original contemporary content with nostalgic flavor. As a part...
The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films
Dark Parades
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Go behind the scenes with an insightful look at horror films-and the directors who create them
The Spectacle of Isolation in Horror Films: Dark Parades examines the work of several of the genre’s most influential directors and investigates how traditional themes of isolation, alienation,...
Hardboiled and High Heeled
The Woman Detective in Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Can a gumshoe wear high heels? In a genre long dominated by men, women are now taking their place-as authors and as characters-alongside hard-boiled legends like Sam Spade and Mike Hammer. Hardboiled and High Heeled examines the meteoric rise of the female detective in contemporary film, television,...
by Danielle M. Stern, William E. Loges, Steve Granelli
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
Television, Social Media, and Fan Culture examines how fans use social media to engage with television programming, characters, and narrative as well as how television uses social media to engage fan cultures. The contributors review the history and impact of social media and television programming;...
by Brian James Schill
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
This is the story of the books punks read and why they read them. The Year’s Work in the Punk Bookshelf challenges the stereotype that punk rock is a bastion of violent, drug-addicted, uneducated drop outs. Brian James Schill explores how, for decades, punk and postpunk subculture has absorbed,...
The New Psychedelic Revolution
The Genesis of the Visionary Age
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
A bold exploration of modern psychedelic culture, its history, and future
• Examines 3 modern psy-culture architects: chemist Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin, mycologist-philosopher Terence McKenna, and visionary artist Alex Grey
• Investigates the use of microdosing in extreme sports,...
Cinematic Faith
A Christian Perspective on Movies and Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
This engaging book explores how Christians can most profitably and critically hear, read, and view popular culture through the lens of film. William Romanowski highlights the benefits of a faith-informed approach to cinema that centers on art and perspective and shows how Christian faith contributes...
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Star Power: The Impact of Branded Celebrity [2 volumes]
The Impact of Branded Celebrity [2 volumes]
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Over the past century, a new breed of entertainer has arisen—one where the old division between on-camera talent and the suits behind the scenes has largely eroded. From Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin to Lady Gaga and Quentin Tarantino, entertainers have attempted to cross specialties and platforms...
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by Lew Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
How did stock car racing become firmly entrenched in American pop culture, especially in light of the lack of interest in motorsports overall as a spectator activity in the United States? And what has been the secret to NASCAR's financial success and growth over the last six decades?
Encyclopedia...
Possessed Women, Haunted States
Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
Since the release of The Exorcist in 1973, there has been a surge of movies depicting young women becoming possessed by a demonic force that only male religious figures can exorcise, thereby saving the women from eventual damnation. This book considers this history of exorcism cinema by analyzing...
One With the Tiger
Sublime and Violent Encounters Between Humans and Animals
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
On September 21, 2012, twenty-five year old David Villalobos purchased a pass for the Bronx Zoo and a ticket for a ride on the Bengali Express Monorail. Biding his time, he waited until the monorail was just near the enclosure of a four hundred pound Siberian tiger named Bashuta before leaping into it....
Analyzing Christmas in Film
Santa to the Supernatural
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Film plays a vital role in the celebration of Christmas. For decades, it has taught audiences about what the celebration of the season looks like – from the decorations to the costumes and to the expected snowy weather – as well as mirrors our own festivities back to us. Films like It’s a Wonderful...
Lost Souls of Horror and the Gothic
Fifty-Four Neglected Authors, Actors, Artists and Others
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
In recent years horror and gothic themes have penetrated mainstream popular culture in a manner unseen since the horror boom of the 1970s. Primetime television viewers who before might not have shown interest in such late-night fare now happily settle down after dinner to watch zombie or serial killer...
Nerds
How Dorks, Dweebs, Techies, and Trekkies Can Save America and Why They Might Be Our Last Hope
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
A lively, thought-provoking book that zeros in on the timely issue of how anti-intellectualism is bad for our children and even worse for America.
Why are our children so terrified to be called "nerds"? And what is the cost of this rising tide of anti-intellectualism to both our children and...