Popular Culture

Value is seldom discussed in its own right, though it is of utmost importance to our relations with media texts and cultural objects, as we constan...

New York, 1979: a dance crew in the Bronx called the Rock Steady Crew introduces the world to the original and most popular dance of the hip hop wo...

Can classical music change lives? In Soul Music, novelist Candace Allen embarks on a personal journey that takes her from the streets of London and...

'Is you okay? Is you good? Cuz I want to know!' Eager to entertain, dedicated to making people laugh, comedian and video superstar GloZell Green i...

Our society has gone through a weird, unremarked transition: once a novelty, the Net is now something that we take for granted, like mains electric...

Untangle the complex web of philosophical dilemmas of Spidey and his worldin time for the release of The Amazing Spider-Man movie Since Stan Lee ...

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT AND PHILOSOPHY Is George Michaels crush on his cousin unnatural? Is it immoral for Lindsay to lie about stealing clothes to hi...

The complete and groundbreaking The L Word is now out on DVD and this book makes the perfect companion, covering the series in its entirety. Loving...

Is violence on the streets caused by violence in video games? Does cyber-bullying lead to an increase in suicide rates? Are teens promiscuous becau...

This intricately illustrated and fastidiously researched book unpacks the life of RBG, who herself was larger-than-life. It explores Ruths early da...

Beer and Society: How We Make Beer and Beer Makes Us takes readers on a lively journey through the social, cultural, and economic dimensions of the...

There are over 1,000 McDonald's on French soil. Two Disney theme parks have opened near Paris in the last two decades. And American-inspired vocabu...

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview and holistic analysis of the intersection between tourism and popular culture. It examines current ...

Naked at Lunch is one man's cracklingly witty, compellingly odd and oddly life-affirming journey into the subculture of nudism. Celebrated journali...