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Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania

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Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016

This ready reference is a comprehensive guide to pop culture in Asia and Oceania, including topics such as top Korean singers, Thailand's sports heroes, and Japanese fashion. • Supports the National Geography Standards by examining cultural mosaics and the globalization of cultural change •...

Cinematic Faith

A Christian Perspective on Movies and Meaning

by William D. Romanowski
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...

Gaming Masculinity

Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture

by Megan Condis
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018

In 2016, a female videogame programmer and a female journalist were harassed viciously by anonymous male online users in what became known as GamerGate. Male gamers threatened to rape and kill both women, and the news soon made international headlines, exposing the level of abuse that many women and...

Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

America changed through music

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Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016

Released in 1952, The Anthology of American Folk Music was the singular visionof the enigmatic artist, musicologist, and collector Harry Smith (1923–1991). Acollection of eighty-fourcommercial recordings of Americanvernacular and folkmusic originally issued between 1927 and 1932, the Anthology featured...

Star Power: The Impact of Branded Celebrity [2 volumes]

The Impact of Branded Celebrity [2 volumes]

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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...

Encyclopedia of Classic Rock

by David Luhrssen, Michael Larson
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017

Examining one of the most popular and enduring genres of American music, this encyclopedia of classic rock from 1965 to 1975 provides an indispensable resource for cultural historians and music fans. • Provides readers with summaries of the careers of all significant rock artists during a...

The Spiritual Meaning of the Sixties

The Magic, Myth, and Music of the Decade That Changed the World

by Tobias Churton
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2018

Unveils the spiritual meaning that fueled the artistic, political, and social revolutions of the 1960s • Investigates the spiritual principles that informed everything from the civil rights and anti-war movements, to the hippies’ rejection of materialist culture, to the rise of feminism,...

Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing [2 volumes]

by Lew Freedman
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...

Reggae and Hip Hop in Southern Italy

Politics, Languages, and Multiple Marginalities

by Susanna Scarparo, Mathias Sutherland Stevenson
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2018

This book explores the significance of reggae and hip hop in Southern Italy from the beginning of the 1980s to the present. Focusing on groups and solo artists located predominantly in the Southern Italian regions of Apulia and Sardinia, it examines the production and distribution of their music,...

Too Much Too Young

Popular Music Age and Gender

by Sheila Whiteley
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

Too Much Too Young investigates how age and gender have shaped the careers and images of pop music stars, examining the role of youth and youthfulness in pop music through a series of themed case studies. Whiteley begins by investigating the exploitation of child stars such as Brenda Lee and...

The International Recording Industries

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Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012

The recording industry has been a major focus of interest for cultural commentators throughout the twenty-first century. As the first major content industry to have its production and distribution patterns radically disturbed by the internet, the recording industry’s content, attitudes and practices...

Possessed Women, Haunted States

Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Cinema

by Christopher J. Olson, CarrieLynn D. Reinhard
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...

Girlhood on Disney Channel

Branding, Celebrity, and Femininity

by Morgan Genevieve Blue
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2017

Since the early 2000s, Disney Channel has been dominated by original live-action programming popular among tween girls. The shows’ successes rely not only on their popularity among girl audiences, but also on the development of star personae by girl performers, such as Raven-Symoné, Miley Cyrus,...

Game of Thrones versus History

Written in Blood

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Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017

Since it first aired in 2011, Game of Thrones galloped up the ratings to become the most watched show in HBO’s history. It is no secret that creator George R.R. Martin was inspired by late 15th century Europe when writing A Song of Ice and Fire, the sprawling saga on which the show is based. Aside...

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