Popular Culture

This book is the first study of the vampires in silent cinema, presenting a detailed academic yet accessible discussion of the films themselves and...

Popular Culture, Social Media, and the Politics of Identity advances a novel methodological approach pop culture as political object to capture t...

Take an enthralling and richly illustrated trip through the official real-world story of the Barbie dollfrom groundbreaking toy to beacon of female...

Acclaimed visionary and intellectual bell hooks began her exploration of the meaning of love in American culture with the bestselling All About Lov...

For fans of the Netflix sensation comes the self-help book no aspiring viscountess should be without. Grosvenor S...

Combat Death in Contemporary American Culture: Popular Cultural Conceptions of War since World War II explores how war has been portrayed in the Un...

This book deconstructs stereotypes about Black men through the exploration of their vulnerability, drawing attention to their demographic-specific ...

The Routledge Companion to Sound Studies is an extensive volume presenting a comparative and historically informed understanding of the workings of...

Unpacking the Personal Library: The Public and Private Life of Books is an edited collection of essays that ponders the cultural meaning and signif...

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleThis book provides an accessible space for interdisciplinary scholarship and narrative through an a...

Beginning with a quick history of film scoring and then taking the reader backstage to interview a dozen major screen composers, Overhearing Film M...

Moderately Modern wears its thesis on its sleeve. Modern men and women, those thoroughly imbued with modernitys ideas, hopes, and projects, need to...

How can we create more inclusive spaces in the field of dance? This book presents a framework for dance practitioners and researchers working in di...

At the heart of fame is the tricky business of image management. Over the last 115 years, the celebrity autobiography has emerged as a popular and ...

Combat Death in Contemporary American Culture: Popular Cultural Conceptions of War since World War II explores how war has been portrayed in the Un...

Experiencing Jazz, Second Edition, is an integrated textbook with online resources for jazz appreciation and history courses. Through readings, ill...

In this accessible and sophisticated exploration of the nature and workings of social and political power, Haugaard examines the interrelation betw...