Popular Culture

A sociologist and former fashion model takes readers inside the elite global party circuit of models and bottles to reveal how beautiful young wome...

Winston Churchill famously described the political alliance between the US and UK as a ''special relationship'', but throughout the cultural histor...

In recent years queer identities have become increasingly visible in Irish cinema, a shift that can be linked to political, economic and social cha...

The zombie--popular culture's undead darling--shows no signs of stopping. But as it develops to suit changing audience tastes, its characteristi...

From his first year in the majors, George Herman Babe Ruth knew he could profit from celebrity. Babe Ruth Cigars in 1915 marked his first attemp...

Action figures are more than toys or collectibles--they are statements on race, gender, class, body positivity and more. This collection of nine...

Often considered to be in opposition, American popular culture and popular religion are connected, forming and informing new ways of thinking, w...

Vincent van Gogh continues to fascinate more than a century after his death in 1890. Yet how much of what is commonly known about this world-ren...

Winner of the Urban History Association's 2005 Best Book in Non-North American Urban History Award. In traditional Chinese cities, a lively stree...

In recent years, shapeshifting characters in literature, film and television have been on the increase. This has followed the increased use of such...

Consumers today are invested in reality-based media, such as reality television and social media, which in theory draw content from somewhere of...