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The Chivalric Folk Tradition in Sicily
A History of Storytelling, Puppetry, Painted Carts and Other Arts
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Tracing the development in Sicily of a chivalric tradition based on the medieval stories of Charlemagne and his knights, this is an analysis of Sicilian storytelling, puppetry, festivals, cart painting and other folk art. Interviews with puppeteers are documented, and hand painted cart panels and...
Sid and Marty Krofft
A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2015
H.R. Pufnstuf, Lidsville, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Land of the Lost: For a generation of children growing up in the late sixties and early seventies, these were some of the most memorable shows on Saturday morning television. At a time when television cartoons had lost some of their luster, two...
by Michael Buonanno
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
This study analyzes the folkloric genres that comprise the repertoire of the marionette theater in Sicily. Here, epic, farce, saints’ lives, bandits’ lives, fairytales, Christian myth, and city legend offer the vehicles by which puppeteers comment upon, critique—perhaps even negotiate—the...
The Wider Worlds of Jim Henson
Essays on His Work and Legacy Beyond The Muppet Show and Sesame Street
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
Jim Henson was the creative force behind a huge catalog of television series, films, specials, and other productions, even excepting the Muppets. This collection of essays delves into the rest of Henson's body of work, including projects developed during his lifetime and those that represent his legacy....
The First Few Minutes of Spanish Language Films
Early Cues Reveal the Essence
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
The first few minutes of a film orient the viewer, offering cues for a richer, more nuanced reading. With this premise, the author provides many insights into the history of Spanish language film, encouraging an enhanced understanding of the Spanish/Hispanic canon commonly taught in courses on film....
by Nicole Markotić
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Literary and filmic depictions of the disabled reinforce an “ableist” ideology that classifies bodies as normal or abnormal—positive or negative. Disabled characters are often represented as aberrant or evil and are isolated or incarcerated. This book examines language in film, fiction and other...
Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age
Fifty-One Extravagant Designs, 1875-1910
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
This book is about the design of the façade of 51 of America’s most extravagant early skyscrapers. Included are the biographies of noted architects and the aristocrats who financed America’s first skyscrapers. This book discusses the influences of European aesthetic values in America—and scandals,...
Walt's Utopia
Disneyland and American Mythmaking
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2015
The “Happiest Place on Earth” opened in 1955 during a trying time in American life—the Cold War. Disneyland was envisioned as a utopian resort where families could play together and escape the tension of the “real world.” Since its construction, the park has continually been updated to reflect...
The Public Artscape of New Haven
Themes in the Creation of a City Image
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
There are nearly 500 public works of art throughout New Haven, Connecticut—a city of 17 square miles with 130,000 residents. While other historic East Coast cities—Philadelphia, Providence, Boston—have been the subjects of book-length studies on the function and meaning of public art, New Haven...
How the Movies Saved Christmas
228 Rescues from Clausnappers, Sleigh Crashes, Lost Presents and Holiday Disasters
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2017
Santa Claus is in trouble! Who will save Christmas? This A-to-Z guide to holiday films, television movies and series specials provides cast, credits, production information and commentary for 228 cinema Christmases that were almost ruined by villains, monsters, spirits, secularism, greed, misanthropy...
Idol Talk
Women Writers on the Teenage Infatuations That Changed Their Lives
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
In the midst of acne, social anxiety and training bras are the teen idols that make adolescent life a little more bearable. Whether their cutouts are plastered on bedroom walls or hidden behind locker doors, there is no denying the impact of these stars on young women. This collection of new essays...
Industrial Society and the Science Fiction Blockbuster
Social Critique in Films of Lucas, Scott and Cameron
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Can blockbuster films be socially relevant or are they just escapist diversions to entertain the masses and enrich the studios? Not every successful film contains thoughtful commentary, but some that are marketed as pure entertainment do seriously engage social issues. Popular science fiction films...
Game On, Hollywood!
Essays on the Intersection of Video Games and Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
The 14 essays in Game on, Hollywood! take on several points of game and film intersection. They look at storylines, aesthetics, mechanics, and production. The book is about adaptation (video game to film, film to video game), but it is even more about narrative. The essays draw attention to the ways...
Graphic Details
Jewish Women's Confessional Comics in Essays and Interviews
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
The comics within capture in intimate, often awkward, but always relatable detail the tribulations and triumphs of life. In particular, the lives of 18 Jewish women artists who bare all in their work, which appeared in the internationally acclaimed exhibition “Graphic Details: Confessional Comics...