Media Studies

A vivid look at how India has developed the idea of entrepreneurial citizens as leaders mobilizing society and how people try to live that promiseC...

A fascinating look at the United States’ conflicted relationship with news and the media, through the lens of the newsreel When weekly newsreels la...

In this book, Lowery A. Woodall III explores the ways that diverse populations are portrayed, stereotyped, and sometimes villainized in the WWE’s c...

Following the socialist revolution, a colossal shift in everyday realities began in the 1920s and ’30s in the former Russian empire. Faced with the...

This book examines the trajectory of the historical knowledge about journalism produced by its scholars in Brazil, from the early accounts originat...

The fascinating untold story of digital cash and its creators—from experiments in the 1970s to the mania over Bitcoin and other cryptocurrenciesBit...

An artful and contemplative tribute to the late actor famed for his role as Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills, 90210.Best known for playing loner rebel ...

People with Down syndrome possess a culture. They are producers of culture. And in the 21st century, this culture is increasingly visible as a glob...

First introduced in the pages of X-Men, Storm is probably the most recognized Black female superhero. She is also one of the most powerful characte...

There is no shortage of explanations for the longevity of Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, which has been interpreted as both religious allegory and fronti...

Stellar Transformations: Movie Stars of the 2010s circles around questions of stardom, performance, and their cultural contexts in ways that remind...

During the 1910s, films about war often featured a female protagonist.  The films portrayed women as spies, cross-dressing soldiers, and athletic d...

Marvel is one of the hottest media companies in the world right now, and its beloved superheroes are all over film, television and comic books. Yet...

Marvel is one of the hottest media companies in the world right now, and its beloved superheroes are all over film, television and comic books. Yet...

Broadcasting Hollywood: The Struggle Over Feature Films on Early Television uses extensive archival research into the files of studios, networks, a...