Popular Culture

Every living American adult likely prized one childhood toy that featured the happy image of an animated cartoon or comic strip character. There is...

The undead are very much alive in contemporary entertainment and lore. Indeed, vampires and zombies have garnered attention in print media, cinema,...

Contributions by Lauren R. Carmacci, Keridiana Chez, Kate Glassman, John Granger, Marie Schilling Grogan, Beatrice Groves, Tolonda Henderson, Nusai...

In a 2019 interview with the webzine DC in the 80s, Jeff Lemire (b. 1976) discusses the comics he read as a child growing up in Essex County, Ontar...

The Poetics of American Song Lyrics is the first collection of academic essays that regards songs as literature and that identifies intersections b...

Samuel L. Clemens lost the 1882 lawsuit declaring his exclusive right to use Mark Twain as a commercial trademark, but he succeeded in the marketpl...

From their beginnings, campuses emerged as hotbeds of traditions and folklore. American college students inhabit a culture with its own slang, stor...

From their beginnings, campuses emerged as hotbeds of traditions and folklore. American college students inhabit a culture with its own slang, stor...

The early 1980s saw a revolution in mainstream comics--in subject matter, artistic integrity, and creators' rights--as new methods of publishing an...

In the 1970s, Northern Soul held a pivotal position in British youth culture. Originating in the English North and Midlands in the late-1960s, by t...

Ranging from the playful, to the fact-filled, and to the thoughtful, this collection tracks the fortunes of Walt Disney's flagship character. From ...

This vibrant 3-volume set explores Banksy's iconic works through the lens of some of his most powerful symbols-rats, monkeys, and children. Whethe...

Over thirty years after his initial ascent to super stardom, Todd McFarlane (b. 1961) remains one of the most popular and contentious comic artists...

Since the magazines first issue in 1964, TeenSets role in popular music journalism has been overlooked and underappreciated. Teen fan magazines, of...

In a world where movie marketers are the stars of the story, Opening Weekend: An Insider's Look at Marketing Hollywood's Hits and Flops recounts Ji...

Tune in to receive unheard-of access, as Brian Levant and Fred Fox Jr. chronicle life on set and examine the evolution of a television show that ma...

Gather your fellowship and retrace the remarkable journey from the Shire to Mordor with this detailed and in-depth exploration of Peter Jacksons ti...

This book offers faculty teaching in public administration and public affairs programs a playbook for using popular culture as a pedagogical tool i...

This book offers faculty teaching in public administration and public affairs programs a playbook for using popular culture as a pedagogical tool i...

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platfo...

Jim OHeir, who played Jerry (or Garry or Larry) on Parks and Recreation and co-hosts the hit podcast Parks and Recollection, brings fans a heartfel...

Jessica Jones made her first Marvel Comics appearance in Alias #1, November 2001, and went on to star in three ongoing series. In 2015 the Netflix ...

Jessica Jones made her first Marvel Comics appearance in Alias #1, November 2001, and went on to star in three ongoing series. In 2015 the Netflix ...

This book diversifies the fields of digital religion studies and Africana religious studies by considering the nuanced intersections between digita...